Explore the Best of North Goa by Car (Guided Full Day City Sightseeing Tour)
Description
Experience the city of sun, sand and beaches like never before on this tour which is a fine blend of sophisticated Catholic and Portuguese architecture, beautiful Indo-Portuguese buildings, old Goa's churches which are part of World Heritage sites and off-course some stunning beaches. Walk through the history that they represent from where they stand on this private guided sightseeing tour by car and delight with amazing highlights that provides you glimpses of vintage city. 1. Discover Old Goa which mostly designed by Portuguese or Italian architects & architecture style ranges from Baroque to Renaissance. 2. Explore Portuguese influenced happening Panjim Church, Fontainhas Neighbourhood & Lord Hanuman situated on top of of Altinho hillock. 3. Explore a offbeat ship-shaped museum showcasing region's cultural & architectural history of beautiful Indo-Portuguese era. 4. Visit well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese Fort Aguada and Reis Magos Forts, Candolim and Sinquerim Beaches
Tour Options
Itinerary
Our tour start from the Panjim Church
Next we wil discover the Fontainhas Neighborhood
We will also explore the hiltop Maruti Temple
Explore the historic Churches of Old Goa and experience the glimpse of Portuguese Era by visiting these Churches which were mostly designed by Portuguese or Italian architects and the architecture style ranges from Baroque to Renaissance.
Explore Basilica of Bom Jesus ancient looking red building which has the grand Baroque structure is a mix of Corinthian, Doric and other styles of architecture prevalent then in the European world.
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its brilliantly preserved buildings and inside of Church of St. Francis of Assisi features fine decorative frescoes, and paintings on wood showing the life of St Francis of Assisi.
Visit the Sé Cathedral which said to be bigger than any church in Portugal and also believed to be Asia’s largest Church.
Discover the Statue Of Jesus, Adil Shah Palace Gateway, Viceroy’s Arch and Church of St Cajetan with the excellent views of the Mandovi River and Divar Island.
Visit the well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, along with a lighthouse where famous Bollywood movies are shooted
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
There will be additional pickup and drop charges beyond the Panjim city limit.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(44)
very good experience tried feni at martins bar
The tour was great. Joe was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable of all the itinerary stops and the history behind them. Also he customized it to our liking and we had a wonderful time. The driver with him was also very helpful.
I took this tour with my husband, mother-in-law and 7 year old daughter. So quite an age range the cater for! Joachim was our tour guide and he adapted to all our needs. It was a fantastic way to get a feel for Goa - from the port to hearing the stories of how life was/is in to the temple to the churches. We were extremely fortunate to attend a temple as prayers were taking place and receive blessings from the Swami. As we went to see the Cardinal’s residency, the Archbishop was there and was gracious to allow us the opportunity of a greeting with him. Then throughout the tour Jo’s knowledge and passion meant we learnt so much in a short space of time. Can’t thank him and our driver Vinod enough. My mother-in-law said the tour was an 11 out of 10! High praise indeed!
Nice tour guide and driver. The stops were pleasant. This is a great half day (four hour) tour. Nice experience for a solo traveler.
Tour guide, Joa was great. Very friendly, informative and accommodating. Tour operator, Yo Tours, were not great as the additional charge due to pick up location was told after booking despite putting the details during the booking. The driver provided by the tour operator was terrible as he tried taking the payment for the day as a tip and then told both operator and tour guide that we didn't pay him, which lead to all 3 calling me, for this reason I have a negative overall opinion.
We spent the best of days, thanks to our guide Joaquim and his driver. Along the way we discovered that we had already seen the upcoming sights with a previous tour and spontaneously Joaquim suggested an alternative route which proved to be spectacular and interesting. Highly recommended. Truly a taylor-made tour. Thank you!
The tour guide and car did not show up on Apr25 and there was no communication from the tour operator Yo Tours on the day. This is despite I calling them and confirming the booking on Apr22. When the operator was contacted on Apr25 morning, they promised to come back and nothing happened afterwards
The tour guide, Jovan is very friendly and thoughtful. He flexibly rearranged the itinerary to avoid long queue for the exposition of St. Francis Xavier relic in old Goa. He was always taking care of our safety when walking outside. Also, he made us happy with jokes taking a lot of photos. The car was very clean and air conditioned comfortably. The driver drove gently all the way. We were very satisfied with the tour. Thank you!
I didn't like it because the guide didn't know the entire program of the visit: I didn't know all the places we should visit like the Maruti Temple, the Basilica of Bom Jesus, the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Cajetan Church (4 of 9 locations) and also did not know that should offer water and snacks during the visit. It took me to constantly ask and the guide to contact the company by phone so that we could have the complete visit. It was all so poorly organized that after my insistence we went to the Maruti Temple but we arrived at 15:00 when the temple only opened at 16:00. A deception.
The guide Joachim and the driver Mohammed both were great. Jo was excellent with his history and knowledge. What ever we saw was all so good cant chose anything.
