Duration:6 Nights / 7 Days
Places Covered:Goa - Mumbai
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrive in Mumbai and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy the day at leisure.
Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 02: Mumbai
After breakfast in the morning, enjoy a half-day morning excursion to Elephanta
caves, a World Heritage Site. Dating back to as long as 7th century, the
cave temples on Elephanta dedicated to Lord Shiva contain some of the most
magnificent sculptures in the Deccan region. The most spectacular is the
Maheshamurti panel, which depicts Shiva as a creator, protector and destroyer.
In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour of the bustling city of Mumbai. Visit
the Gateway of India, built to commemorate the royal visit of George V
and Queen Mary in 1911. Stop by the Dhobi Ghat and the Flora Fountain.
Drive down Marine Drive; pass Chowpatty Beach and the Parsi 'Towers of
Silence'.
Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 03: Mumbai-Goa
After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for
a flight to Goa. Upon arrival check into the hotel. Enjoy the rest of
the day at leisure.
Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 04: Goa
After breakfast in the morning, explore the lovely beaches of north Goa
at Calangute and Anjuna. Play beach volleyball, get a good tan or just
loll around. Later, travel further south to unwind on the beaches in Colva,
Miramar and Bogmallo. Quieter than the shores of north Goa, these palm-fringed
shores promise a calmer time. You have an option of taking a cruise on
river Mondovi in the evening. (This is subject to the weather conditions).
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 : Goa
After breakfast in the morning, enjoy the day at leisure on
the beach or catch up with some sightseeing to churches and monuments,
reflective of the Portuguese, who ruled the land once upon a time.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Goa - Mumbai
After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for a flight to
Mumbai. Upon arrival, check into the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at
leisure.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Depart Mumbai
But there's so much more than the sun, sand and trance. The allure of Goa
is that it remains distinct from the rest of the other Indian states, and
is yet small enough to get hold of and explore in a myriad of different
ways. Its not just the familiar remnants of European colonialism that make
Goa seem so accessible, but rather the prevalence of Christianity and some
form of socio-political progressiveness that tourists most notably Westerners,
can relate to. Goa's lifestyle is best experienced during the winter months
between October and end of February.
