With Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan around the corner, August has three long weekends. Indian travelers, after staying home for almost two years, want to make the most of it by planning short getaways in advance.
A monsoon canvas of cliff jumping, trails, and treks, with Gaud Saraswat cuisine to promote a Goa that revels in its culture to create a vista that brings you the best of tradition, folklore in the most exquisite lap of mother nature.
Goa’s dining scene may sober down at this time of the year, but it’s a great time to dive into the local Gaud Saraswat cuisine. The dining experience here is often curated at the Ricemill Café in Morjim, or at homes and villas, so as to serve meals fresh and warm to preserve the flavours.
All taxis in Goa must come on a single app so that tourists get a better experience, state Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said. He said the sector needs to adopt new technology so that operations can be streamlined
The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC)recently launched the Monsoon Trekking programme to boost tourism in hinterland areas. Tourist guides will be trained by the GTDC and the Forest Department, and that only certified guides will be permitted to accompany tourists.
Sao Joao is celebrated with great pomp across the state. The festivity takes on a colour of its own with Goans wearing headgears called ‘kopel’, adorned with fresh flowers and sometimes even fruit and chanting out ‘Viva Re Sao Joao’.
Goa has no dearth of bars. Rather, when you’re visiting the sunshine state, you’re likely to be spoilt for choice when looking for a cocktail. But how do you sift through the many options and find the ones that really stand out?
Many participated in the recently held festival of mangoes ‘Ambeachem fest’ at the MontFort Academy, Corlim, Old Goa – a unique festivals which highlights and celebrates Goa’s culture and knowledge.
A slew of new menus, from Japanese yakitori to Goan-inspired modern flavours, have popped up in some of Goa’s most popular neighbourhoods. Here’s this season’s freshest tables.
The Shigmo Festival is one among the most important holidays celebrated by the Hindu community in Goa. This fest is really the local variant of the Indian Holi and consists of two parts.
