Goa in the eyes of travellers

"Goas coastline provides endless sun drenched crescents of sand. It has a range of mountains and is dotted by various rivers. The land away from the coast is rich in minerals and ores and medicinal springs. Whitewashed chapels and churches that dot the landscape are surrounded by sleepy villages and rice fields. The magnificent scenic beauty and the architectural splendours of its temples, churches and old houses have made Goa a firm favourite with travellers ".

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Climate : Goa has visitors all the year round. The weather gets fairly hot around May and by end of June, Goa receives the full blast of the Indian monsoon with sudden downpours and tropical thunderstorms. However it is also during the monsoon that Goa is probably at its most beautiful, with greenery sprouting all around. .

Best time to visit : October to March

By Air : Goa is well connected by airline services to most major cities in India. All flights to and from Goa operate from the Goa Airport at Dabolim near the port town of Vasco-da-Gama.

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Sao Joao Festival : This festival is celebrated to commemorate Saint John, the Baptist's 'leap of joy' in his mother Elizabeth's womb, when her cousin 'Mother Mary' greeted her. It is observed all over Goa on 24th June. Newly wed sons-in-law celebrate at their mothers-in-law's house. On this occasion the mother presents the daughter a basket full of fruits like jackfruits, mangoes. A procession of village youth wearing crowns of leaves, carrying bottles of Feni advances through the village, ultimately arriving at a well or pond into which they jump along with the sons-in-law.

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