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Goa |
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known as "Pearl of the
Orient" and a "Tourist Paradise", the state of Goa is located on the
western coast of India in the coastal belt known as Konkan. The
magnificent scenic beauty and the architectural splendours of its
temples, churches and old houses have made Goa a firm favourite with
travellers around the world.
For most of the people
heading towards Goa, it is one long beach. But once they are there
they realize this folly of them. Goa is a state though a small one
and there is a large number of famous beaches, many towns and a good
network of roads. It is a state of seven rivers and their estuaries,
there are hills with lush green vegetation, and most of the tourists
are needed to cover large distances to move from one place to other.
Goa has a total coastline of 125 km and that makes people believe
that it is a long big beach however illusionary it is. |
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Area: 3702 sq.km. |
Altitude : Sea Level |
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +5.3 |
Rain Fall: 26 inch |
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Temp (summer): 25-45 °C |
Temp (winter): 3-11 °C |
STD/ISD : Yes |
Internet: Yes |
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230-240V 50HZ |
Open: Always |
STD Code: 0832 |
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Wild Life |
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Foxes, wild boars and
migratory birds are found in the jungles of Goa. The avifauna
includes kingfishers, mynas and parrots. Numerous types of fish are
also caught off the coast of Goa and in its rivers. Crabs, lobsters,
shrimps, jellyfish, oysters and catfish form some of the piscine
catch. Goa also has a high snake population, which keeps the rodent
population in control. |
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Place to Visit |
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Goa has many famous
National Parks, including the renowned Salim Ali bird sanctuary.
Other wildlife sanctuaries include the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary,
Molem Wildlife Sanctuary, Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Madei Wildlife
Sanctuary, Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Mahaveer Wildlife
Sanctuaryand the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary located on the island of
Chorao. |
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40 lovely beaches,
most of them pollution free, though not all of them as safe as
swimmers would wish. The most developed beach segment is the Calangute - Baga - Anjuna belt in the Bardesh subdivision north of
Panaji. The north Goa beaches in Pernem subdivision are delightfully
primitive and untouched: Keri beach (with Tiracol and an ancient
Portuguese fort on the other bank); Arambol (also known as Harmal);
Mandrem (a toddy tappers' and palm distillers' hamlet with two
little beaches: Lemos and Asvem) and Morji. The Chapora river
demarcates the Bardesh subdivision, the home ground of several
beaches: Chapora, Anjuna, Baga, Calangute, Candolim, Sinquerim and
an inner beach, Quegdevelim, one of the few rocky beaches in Goa and
also a shell collectors haven. Caranzalem, Marvel, Dona Paula,
Bambolim and Siridao, all in close proximity to Mormugao harbor. The
Mormugao subdivision has a string of excellent beaches, like Bogmalo,
Issorcim, Cola (a rich spawning ground for fish and crustaceans),
Pale, Velsao, and Cansaulim. They are Gaudalim, Colva (Goa's largest
beach), Benaulim, Mobor, Varca, Carmona, and Cavelossim, the latter
now overcrowded with new hotels. There are also in the same
subdivision of Canacona, the Palolem, Colamba, Talpona and Galgibaga
beaches. |
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How to Go there? |
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Nearest Airport
Dabolim Airport connected with Delhi, Mumbai and major cities in
India and abroad. |
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Nearest Rail Station:
Train Stations are Panaji, Pernem, Tivim, Karmali, Margao, Canacona |
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Goa is also connected
via Mumbai by Road. |
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