Saligao Village Saunter by Make It Happen
Overview
Inclusions
- Coffee and/or Tea - High Tea hosted at beautiful Indo-Portuguese Home by the owners of house
What to expect
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Pass By: Saligao, Saligao, Bardez, North Goa District, Goa
Explore Saligao, one of the more prosperous villages of Goa, owing to the business acumen of its early settlers. The architectural aesthetics of Saligao today reflect the creative style of some of the renowned artists of Goa who have chosen to live a splendid village lifestyle.
Pass By: Goa, Goa
Visit Goa’s only Gothic style church.
Breeze through the wards of Saligao village flanked by fields and elaborate Indo-Portuguese homes.
Explore contemporary Goan art and architecture.
High Tea at a heritage home.
Stop At: Saligao, Goa, India
We will be exploring the beautiful village wards of Saligao which form the residential area of the village that consist of splendid Indo-Portuguese homes, a chapel, a cemetery and paddy fields overlooking a hill.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Saligao, Saligao, Bardez, North Goa District, Goa
We will visiting a beautiful Indo-Portuguese home for High-Tea hosted by the owners of the house and a show around of the beautiful property
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Saligao Institute, near St. Cajetan's Chapel, Cantare, Arrarim, Saligao, Goa 403511, India
Saligao Institute highlighting the prosperity of the village is prominent landmark.
Saligao Institute is located in the residential words flanked by Indo-Portuguese mansions. The narrow walking lanes are colourful, splendid and a sight to behold.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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It’s great to see such walking tours in India, especially one that tries to bring out lesser known parts and history of Goa! This was our third tour with MakeItHappen, having done Old Goa and Divar island previously. We were hosted on this tour by Vaishnavi, a wonderful storyteller, who is also q...
It’s great to see such walking tours in India, especially one that tries to bring out lesser known parts and history of Goa! This was our third tour with MakeItHappen, having done Old Goa and Divar island previously. We were hosted on this tour by Vaishnavi, a wonderful storyteller, who is also quite knowledgeable about Saligao. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour interspersed with interesting personal anecdotes from her days of growing up in and around the area(thanks for sharing those with us, Vaishnavi!). The tour ended with a high tea at a historic villa - its current owners are so gracious opening it to tourists, letting us soak in the rich history of the place! Kudos to MakeItHappen for putting this together and looking forward to participate in their other tours too!Make it happen is the go to place for tours in Goa! We had storyteller (Guide) Amreen show us around the church and Saligao village. She was incredibly informative and interesting! Amreen is a historian and nature enthusiast, so was able to explain the history of the area very well while keeping...
Make it happen is the go to place for tours in Goa! We had storyteller (Guide) Amreen show us around the church and Saligao village. She was incredibly informative and interesting! Amreen is a historian and nature enthusiast, so was able to explain the history of the area very well while keeping the tour fun and engaging. Seeing the De Souza house along with its history was so cool and the tea/coffee was really good! If you are visiting Goa, Make it Happen tour is a must! I can't recommend this tour enough! ( We even booked another make it happen tour for the next day because we loved it so much!)As usual, only the most well curated, informative and well planned walking tours with Make It Happen. Every single story, location, is so carefully picked out, you're not over burdened with info, it's just the right amount of storytelling with great guides like Amreen! We live in Goa and we've al...
As usual, only the most well curated, informative and well planned walking tours with Make It Happen. Every single story, location, is so carefully picked out, you're not over burdened with info, it's just the right amount of storytelling with great guides like Amreen! We live in Goa and we've already done 4!I had traveled to Goa for a weekend in December and wanted to do something experiential and offbeat. A friend suggested I check out Make It Happen and their excursions around Goa seemed perfect for me. The Saligao Village Saunter turned out to be a wholesome experience as we explored a quaint pa...
I had traveled to Goa for a weekend in December and wanted to do something experiential and offbeat. A friend suggested I check out Make It Happen and their excursions around Goa seemed perfect for me. The Saligao Village Saunter turned out to be a wholesome experience as we explored a quaint part of Goa that not many people consciously explore. Abhijith, who led the experience, was energetic, warm and welcoming. I am definitely signing up for more local experiences with Make It Happen whenever I’m back in Goa.Had a delightful and insightful walking-tour of Saligao’s serene interior landscapes…Amreen’s knowledge of the local histories and stories of rural Goa, interspersed with fascinating local legends, myths and folktales was amazing! Her passion for history made the walk all the more immersive and m...
Had a delightful and insightful walking-tour of Saligao’s serene interior landscapes…Amreen’s knowledge of the local histories and stories of rural Goa, interspersed with fascinating local legends, myths and folktales was amazing! Her passion for history made the walk all the more immersive and memorable. I especially appreciated how Amreen guided us through stories behind local fauna, architecture, food, botanical and other religio-cultural heritage; we also had a delectable high-tea in a historic Portuguese vivenda conversing with the inhabitants and relishing baked delicacies…all this while walking through Saligao and unearthing it’s many layers of history from the Portuguese to the contemporary times! Being an anthropologist, I was especially enthralled…would highly recommend this tour to everyone. Many thanks, Amreen, and Make it Happen!I absolutely loved this walking tour. I learnt a lot about the Saligao community, chapels, the architecture of old Portuguese houses in the community. I had a wonderful time at the beautiful Portuguese house that we visited at the end of the walking tour.
I absolutely loved this walking tour. I learnt a lot about the Saligao community, chapels, the architecture of old Portuguese houses in the community. I had a wonderful time at the beautiful Portuguese house that we visited at the end of the walking tour.