The beach capital of India, Goa is perhaps the best state to rejuvenate your mind, body and soul. The state has a heart pleasing aura that lets you relax. From its pristine beaches to ancient history, from its delectable sea food to pulsating nightlife – Goa has every charm to hypnotize vacationers. The state has more than its fair share of beaches where you can sit all day long while cherishing perfect sunrise and sunset views. Many vacationers also flock here to explore its dramatic underwater world by partaking in some heart pumping water activities.
Beaches of Goa are clear winners, luring vacationers from all over the world.
Calangute Beach remains the most popular beach of North Goa. The beach remains busy all day long with happy locals and travellers enjoying waves and water activities. During evening hours, a string of beachside restaurants light up the beach, making it a perfect place to party.
Baga Beach is also highly popular due to long list of nightclubs dotted here like Britto's, Tito's and Mambos.
Anjuna beach is loved by serenity seekers wanting to escape the crowds.
Goa has the fascinating well-preserved 17 century Portuguese fort Aguada here. This fort on the Sinquerim Beach was built by Portuguese as their defence against Dutch and Marathas. It is nestling with thick battlements and houses a 13 metre high lighthouse.
Chapora Fort is another historic wonder captured in many movies due to its incredible location.
Basilica of Bom Jesus is a renowned church in Goa underlining the existence of Portuguese in its history. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has marble floor adorned with precious stones.
Goa is popular among the devotees of sea food. Travellers can relish Konkani, Hindu, Portuguese and Catholic cuisines here. Seafood and rice are loved by the locals of Goa. Every restaurant here serves a variety of seafood like prawns, lobsters, crabs, pomfret fish, etc.
Goa’s shopping scene is relaxed. Here you can enjoy visiting local markets run by jovial vendors. Mapusa Market of Goa is perfect to buy antiques, textiles, traditional handicrafts, etc. Anjuna Flea Market promises ample of fun with lively music and all kinds of Goan souvenirs. Calangute Market Square remains extremely busy with locals and vacationers visiting the beach. The market sells everything from ornaments to beachwear, textiles and carpets.
Goa International Airport located at Dabolim connects the state with all worldwide destinations. Goa has two railheads - Madgaon and Thivim, which make train travel to the state easy. One can also plan a road trip to Goa as the roads are well maintained and nestle with ample of greenery.
MarcoFrance1965
UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE !
I just came back from a 12 days Rajasthan tour. It was just myself and my 14 year olde daughter. I found Caper surfing the web and had non suggestion from friends and had never read comments or reviews about it. Totally "blind-choice". I was very lucky. The organization was really excellent. The agent that followed us, Mr. Praveen Juyal did a great job. I decided our itinerary and he punctually gave me suggestions on the best management of my choices. The hotel choice was fine and confirmed expectations. We had tour guides in every site seeing location and they were all extremely professional, very punctual and really kind and polite.
But I must say that what made the trip even better was our driver; Mr. Deshraj.
One of those persons that you really wish you could meet once in your life. Not only an excellent driver but always helpful, respectful and friendly. He explained us many things about Indian life along the journey and sometimes stopped for short breaks in beautiful places on the road that were not even mentioned in the guide books. My only regret is that at the end of the trip I didn't have much money left and I left a tip probably not adeguate for the kind of service but I will definitely send him try to sort this maybe in a next trip. Thank you very much Caper and Deshraj.
Dreamer802943
A Memorable Trip
We recently concluded a 12 day driving tour of New Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan with Caper Travel. It was most enjoyable !! The logistics arrangements were excellent - from tour planning , hotel selection , vehicle condition to driver. Mr Alok handled the planning, and Mr Vikram was our Tempo driver throughout the journey. Mr Vikram was very helpful , accommodating and patient throughout the tour, despite long hours of driving on the roads ( not to mention India traffic}. We would not hesitate to recommend Caper to our fellow travellers who are thinking of visiting India. Thank You Caper !
goochie33, London, United Kingdom
Golden triangle goa and mumbia
Just come back from an amazing 2 week trip to India. First we done the golden triangle which we chose to do the train trip from Delhi to Agra a must you have to do if not just for the experience. All the cities were wonderful but be prepared to see lots of temple one seems to run into another but wow the taj was my highlight along with the Hindu temple in Delhi. The driving the cows the dogs are everywhere are all an experience. Goa was beautiful we stayed at the taj exotica. In mumbia we done a city tour and ended our trip in the taj for afternoon tea another must. It is a exhilarating trip but one I will never forget. From booking with Manika to all the drivers and guides they were always there to meet us from the airport and hotels on time. They really looked after us thank you all.
Aileen M
Wonderful trip
We have just returned from our first trip to India and we must say it was absolutely fascinating. The itinerary was first class and covered everything we could have wished for. On arrival we were met by a very nice rep and driver who took us to our hotel and sorted out the necessary paperwork with us. We had our driver Vishan for our time in the north and he was terrific, kept the vehicle spotless and kept us supplied with water. We then flew to the south of India and met up with our driver Suhdeer who again was very nice and very informative about things as we drove along. The guides we had on all our trips were excellent and again very informative.
The only down side to it all was that in our package we paid for the drivers accommodation, food and allowance only to find out that the drivers don’t receive this money and if they want accommodation they have to pay for it themselves. We ended up paying one of our drivers an amount for the nights that we had him for him to get somewhere to sleep and food as we were concerned that if he slept in his car he wouldn’t be rested enough to take on the next day driving for 4-5 hours.
All in all Caper Travel are excellent in their planning and can’t fault them for that.
Urquiola, New York City, New York
Caper travel
Recently traveled to India on a private guided tour with Caper Travel. Ms. Mumtaz Khan worked with me on arranging my itinerary.
She was always available to answer all my concerns immediately. On my arrival in Delhi I was welcome with warm smile at the airport by a young gentleman name Kapol Joshi . My experience with the company was amazing and I would highly recommend to anyone traveling to India.
I would also like to mention the personal attention I received at Amritsar by Aman Shara and his lovely wife who welcomed me and my son to their home
and soon to open their beautiful hotel.