A trip to the land of dreams with the Goa Tour Packages

Goa, the smallest state in India, is situated in the region of Konkan which is in the western part of India. It has the state of Karnataka towards its east and south, Maharashtra in the north and the Arabian Sea towards the west. The river bank of Kushavati which is in Usgalimal is full of the engravings of the Paleolithic age. The Delhi Sultanate had brought Goa under its governance in the year 1312. The influence of the Portuguese rulers is evident in the culture and the architecture of the region. Budget Tour To India brings you the lovely and reasonable Goa Tour Packages to take to around this lovely state in India.

Best time to avail the Goa Tour Packages

The best time to visit Goa is between the months of October and April. The peak time when Goa welcomes visitors is from middle of December to middle of January. There is the Carnival festival which is celebrated from sometime towards the end of February till the first week of March. This is also the time when visitors can enjoy being in Goa.

How to reach Goa?

The international airport in Goa is in Dabolim which is about 30kms away from Panaji, the capital. Domestic flights from Dabolim connect major cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kochi. Vasco da Gama and Margao or Madgaon are the main railway stations of Goa. Trains from major places like Mumbai, Bnagalore, Rajkot, Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram connect can take you to Goa. There s the Londa junction where passengers from northern, eastern and southern India can change and take trains to Madgaon or Vasco da Gama. Apart from these modes of transport the Goa Tour Packages can also take the adventurous soul to Goa on road. Places like Pune, Mangalore, Bangalore, Mysore and Mumbai are connected with Goa by bus services. The buses are air-conditioned and the travel is not hectic at all.

Places where the Goa Tour Packages takes you

There is the Old Goa towards the eastern side of the state where you can see the influence if the Portuguese rulers. Here you can see the Basilica of Bom Jesus which is a magnificent edifice built in the 16^th century. This has been termed one of the World Heritage Monuments. Then there is the Se Cathedral which has five bells one of which is the well known Golden Bell. There are several others churches like the Nunnery of Santa Monica, Church of St. Francis, Viceroy’s Arch, Church of St. Alex and Church of St. Ana and many others. There are also many temples in Goa like the Sree Bhagavati Temle, Brahma Temple, Sree Chndranath, Mahadev Temple, Shree Maha;axmi, Sree Mahalsa and many others. Aprt from churches and temples and even mosques the Goa Tour Packages also give you the fun of enjoy time at the beaches in Goa. The most popular of the beaches in the northern part of Goa is the Calangute Beach. Then is the Baga Beach which is quite close to Calangute. Other beaches in this part are Vagator, Anjuna, Sinquerim and many others. There are also beaches in the southern part of Goa. There are the Arvalem Caves not far away from the Rudreshwar Temple. Goa is also a place where spice plantations can be seen. The Goa Tour Packages takes you to the tropical spice plantation in Keri in Goa, the Pascola spice village which is near to the Mandovi River and also the rustic plantation which is in the north-eastern region of Goa. In the Sai Herbarium you can get aromatic and medicinal plants.