We started our Goa trip on 1st November 2012 by 4AM. Route: Bangalore — Tumkur — Chitradurga — Davangere — Hubli — Dharwad — Molem — Ponda -Goa. I took Karwar route for returning- Goa — Karwar — Yellapur — Hubli — Davangere — Chitradurga -Tumkur — Bangalore. After Darwad, road is not in good condition, so I suggest Karwar route for Goa trip from Bangalore.
Due to Cyclone Neelam, it was raining for the first 580 kilometers and we dropped our plan to visit Doodh Sagar waterfalls on first day and we went directly to Old Goa.
Let us start our photo journey here — Let us first explore the old churches of Old Goa.
Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. This world heritage monument holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier.
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Old Goa
Se Cathedral, Old Goa
Santa Monica Church, Old Goa
Church of Lady of Rosary, Old Goa.The Church of Lady of Rosary stands on the top of the western side of the Holy hill or Monte Santo overlooking the Mandovi river and Divar Island.
Ruins of St Augustine Church at Old Goa. The ruins of 46-metre high Bell Tower without the bell can be seen from some distance and attract attention of visitors.
Ruins of St Augustine Church, Old Goa
Baga beach has all kinds of water sports
Fishermen @Baga Creek
Vagator beach view
Ozran Beach, more commonly known as Little Vagator Beach
Big Vagator Beach. You can view Chapora fort from Big Vagator beach.
Big Vagator Beach
Little Vagator view from Chapora fort
Chapora fort
Anjuna beach
Fort Aguada and its lighthouse is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea.
Fort Aguada was built by the Portuguese in the early 17th century
Sunset at Sinquerim Beach
Then was the trip to Dudh Sagar waterfalls(~60km from Panjim). We drove to Colem and took Jeep Taxi from there. We have to cross 2 rivers. Due to Cyclone Neelam, water level was high and crossing second river was very risky.
A round of applause for the Jeep driver for successfully crossing the river
All the drivers (and passengers) were not so lucky!
Mahindra Bolero was the most successful vehicle there in crossing the river.
Due to uncertainty of water level after 1 hour, we didn’t cross this river and so didn’t see Dudh Sagar falls.
Dona Paula Beach, Panjim, North Goa
Dona Paula Jetty
Miramar beach
Pomfret
Evening cruise in Mandovi river
St. Alex Church @Calangute, North Goa
Calangute beach
Near Vasco Shipyard
Palolem beach, South Goa. If you use GPS for navigation, search for Cancona first and ask local people for direction to beach
