GOA TOURS

Goa a tiny emerald land on the west coast of India is situated between the borders of Maharashtra nd Karnataka. Goa has emerged as on e of the most developed States in India. The State is bestowed by nature with lovely coastal tracks along the Arabian Sea and beautiful hill ranges of Western Ghats. The soil structure is predominantly lateritic and the coastal tracks are however alluvial flat. Since the arrival of the Hippies in the sixties, Goa has been a major destination on the itinerary of international and domestic tourists.

The tourist season in Goa begins in late September and carries on through early March. The weather in these months is usually dry and pleasantly cool. Then 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.

The state has an area of 3702 Sq. Kms. Goa the 25th state of India lies in the Konkan Coast 600 Kms south of Mumbai and 300 Kms North of Mangalore. Goa is divided into 11 talukas with Panaji being its capital. The eleven talukas are Tiswadi, Bardez, Salcette, Ponda, Marmagoa, Bicholim, Sattari, Pernem, Quepem, Sanguem and Canacona. There are six important rivers namely Mandovi, Zuari, Sal Terekhol, Chapora and Talpona among these Mandovi & Zuari rivers are longest. Sonsogod is the highest mountain in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats.

Goa Climate

Goa has a tropical climate characterized by balmy weather for much of the year with heavy monsoon rains just after the summer months from March to May. The humidity is at its highest in the summer and quite low from September to early March. The temperature ranges from a pleasant 20°C during winter to a warm 35°C in summer.

Languages Spoken

English is widely spoken and understood in urban areas and to a lesser extent in the rural areas. Konkani, the official language, is most commonly used in day to day life.

Marathi and Hindi, the national language are also understood by most of the population. Portuguese once very popular all over the state, has rapidly declined since liberation in 1961 and today is used mostly by the elderly generation.