GOA SHORE EXCURSIONS: OLD GOA CHURCHES, SPICE PLANTATION & PANJIM LATIN QUARTER

Ships dock at Mormugao. Goa was a Portuguese colony for 450 years, and you see it in the churches, houses and food.

Route 1: Old Goa and Panjim (about 4.5 hours)

• Basilica of Bom Jesus, which holds the body of St Francis Xavier, and the huge Se Cathedral across the road. Both are World Heritage sites.
• Fontainhas, the old Latin quarter of Panjim, with yellow, blue and red Portuguese houses.

Route 2: Spice farm and temple (about 5 hours)

The Shanta Durga temple, a working spice plantation with a guided walk and Goan lunch on banana leaves, and a short stop in Panjim.

Churches and temples need covered shoulders and knees.

How these shore excursions work

• Private tour for your group only, from a few people in a van up to a full coach.
• An English-speaking local guide meets you at the cruise terminal (or at the tender pier if your ship anchors).
• We plan the day around your ship's times and bring you back well before all-aboard.
• Send us your ship name, port date and docking hours, and we fit the route to them.

Included

• English-speaking local guide
• Private vehicle with driver
• Entrance tickets and boat rides in the route you choose

Not included

• Lunch and drinks, unless we agree on a lunch stop in the price
• Tips for the guide and driver

Price

The price per person depends on your group size and the route. Tell us your ship, date and number of people and we will send a plan and a price.

More in India: all India shore excursions. Other ports: Kochi (Cochin), Mumbai. Or see all our cruise port tours in Asia.