GOA trip plan?

Question

I am palnning got GOA trip( with my wife).Please answer my queries:
1. How many days minimum is required.
2. Which area to stay so that it is accessible from everywhere
2. Good place to stay( I prefer to be near some good beach in a cottage with 3 star category) & cost approximately
4. What to see & enjoy

Answer 1

i always stayed in benaulim, south goa, about 6 km from margao,
south of colva

benaulim itself is a quiet place, not much nightlife, but you can easily rent a bike or taxi for sightseeing


lotus suites
- 2 minutes away from the beach
- bedroom, living room, kitchen
- price around 1500 rs, depends on season
- good indian food at reasonable prices
http://www.lotussuitesgoa.com/index1.htm


royal palms
- 12 minutes walk to the beach
- bedroom, living room
- price around 1000 rs, depends on season
- food more according to the taste of foreign tourists
http://www.royalresorts.com.au/resorts/royal_goan_beach_club_at_royal_palms.php

Answer 2

i would suggest u to stay in goa for min three days .thats just to see goa thru tours available every where .
where ever u stay it will be better to stay near panaji so u can have easy access to the market and food variety there .
other wise there r tour operators available to pick and drop u to ur hotel anywhere.
the various churches and beaches r famous there. and dont forget the fenny drink if at all u drink .
but over all u should have some more time to relax and enjoy the beaches so give two days more if possible
also the best season is the july / august as that is off season and u will get good discount prices.
the peak is in decenber jan during new yr and christmas when u dont get booking so easily .

Answer 3

The temple town of Rameswaram in state of Tamil Nadu, is an island in the Gulf of Mannar off the tip of the peninsula. It’s a place of legend: the place where Lord Rama and his monkey army built the bridge to Ravana’s Lanka to rescue Sita, as per the epic Ramayana. This is also the place where Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu asked forgiveness from Shiva for killing his follower Ravana. And so, Rameswaram is sacred for both the Shaivite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism.

The Ramanathaswami Temple is about a hundred meters from the shore. It marks the place where Rama is said to have earned Shiva’s forgiveness for killing Ravana. The temple is huge with a 54meter high gopuram and a corridor that is 1220meters long, lined with 1200 huge granite pillars. The Agni Teertham is when devotees purify themselves in the seawater around. The temple complex has 22 wells, each of which is supposed to have different tasting water. Gandamadham Parvatham is the highest point in the island. The hall has a wheel (chakra) which bears a footprint believed to be Rama’s.

8km from Rameswaram is the southern tip of the island called Dhanushkodi after Rama’s bow. The boulders around are believed to be from the bridge that Rama’s monkey army built to get across to the errant Ravana’s Lanka. Devastated by a cyclone in 1964, all that remains here is an ancient temple and its idols of figures from the epic.

Rameswaram is not only a pilgrimage. The Kurusadai Islands west of the Pamban Bridge are of great interest to marine biologists as is the entire area around here. The gulf has been declared a biosphere reserve. The coral reefs are beautiful and home to lots of sea-creatures. Boat rides to the islands can be arranged from Mandapam.

The district headquarters at Ramanathapuram (55 km) are to be visited for the Ramvilas Palace of Sethupati kings. The walls are very entertaining, with oil portraits of the kings and murals of such sundry occasions as battles with Marathas and business meetings with the Brits!

Erwadi (21 km) is a place of pilgrimage for Muslims. It has the tomb of Ibrahim Syed Aulia. An annual festival in memory of the saint is held every December.

Uthirakosamangai has a statue of Shiva carved out of emerald and attracts lots of pilgrims.

Kanchirankullam (35 km) is a water bird sanctuary and is home to many species throughout the year. The season is from November to February.

Valinokkam (90 km) is a seaside village largely untouched by consumerism and 'tourism’. The water is clear and clean and ideal for swimming.

The seaside is peppered with little stalls selling wares of seashell art; corals, conches and palm leaf drawings are available around the beach.

It’s hot and humid here all through the year and summer and winter temperatures don’t vary by much. However, the months of Jan/Feb are more comfortable than May/ June.

Getting There: The nearest airport is at Madurai (167 km), which is linked to major cities in the country by domestic airlines. The railway station receives meter gauge trains from Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Thanjavur and Chennai, which in turn are connected to the rest of the country. Rameswaram is well connected to all the main towns in Tamil Nadu by road as well . Chennai is quite a distance by road (666km); Madurai is the nearest big town (167 km). The Pamban Bridge connects Rameswaram to the mainland.