Upon arrival in Goa – the guests will be met & transferred to the hotel.
Afternoon at leisure for own activities.
Full day at leisure for own activities.

Goa's 450 years under Portuguese domination produced a unique, syncretic blend of East and West. The stretches of silver sand wetted by a rush of blue waters, the sky mirroring the sea below, the strumming of guitars from distant taverns, white churches resting against green paddy fields and coconut groves, long nights spent over brewed feni, longer days of sun, sand and sea.
Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.

Goa

Full day Conference

Dinner.

Overnight at hotel.

Morning Breakfast at the Coffee shop.

Full day sightseeing of Goa – Spice plantation, Churches of Old Goa, Mangushi temple, Dona Paula.

Morning visit the Spice plantations.

Hidden away from the tourist hotspots of Goa are huge spice plantations that produce many of Goa's fantastic aromatic spices. Once at the plantation you will either make your way over the river way by bridge or by boat depending on the season, once on firm land you will be welcomed with a cup of herbal tea and a leaflet briefing you about the plantation.

A guide will then take you on a tour of the plantation which will last about one hour, the guide will explain about all the spices and plants you discover and tell you about their medcicinal properties. Black pepper, cardamon, nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, chillies, coriander and all spice are just some of the spice plants you will find in the plantation. Varieties of Cashew trees, betelnut palm trees and some tropical fruits like Star fruit, Custard apples, Papaya, Bananas, Pineapples and the Citrus fruits are also found in the grounds.

There is the chance to see a kingfisher dive into the water, watch the monkeys playing in the trees, and watch one of the staff climb the trees and swing from tree to tree, as this is how the fruit is collected, the normally cover 60 trees, swinging from one to another without going back to earth.

After you tour round the plantation, you will be served lunch in an open air restaurant by the riverside, the lunch is a very tasty local meal served on a banana leaf, accompanied by a sweet dish and a tipple of cashew feni (Goan speciality), or Urraq (a light version of feni). While relaxing with your lunch, you might get glimpse of a few of the nearly 80 species of birds that have been sighted within the plantation, birds of paradise, cuckoos, koel, cousals, owls, maina, horn bills, pittas, parrots and large eagles are just a few of the birds living around the grounds.

Old Goa is known as the spiritual heart of Portuguese Goa, it receives a stead flow of tourists, but not too many to spoil this beautiful peaceful churchlined town.

Occasionally you might be lucky enough to see a great pilgrimage to the tomb of St Francis Xavier in the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The Se Cathedral, the largest of the churches here, it was built in the first quarter of the 17th century. Inside it has richly guilded panels in the main altar showing the martyrdom of the saint. The buildings in the center of Old Goa are surrounded by oddly shaped trees that curve their way upto the sky, they make great pictures with the clear blue skys of India as a backdrop.

Located about 21 km from Panaji, the Mangueshi temple stands tall amidst the scores of Hindu temple that dot the Goan landscape. One of the survivors of the destruction unleashed by the Portuguese, the Manguesh temple was originally located at Kushasthali (present day Cortalim). With the threat of persecution looming, the linga was transferred from the original temple to the present location at Priol, then a part of the dominions of Sultan Adil Shah.

The architecture of the Mangesh temple reflects an amalgamation of Hindu, Christian and Muslim styles of construction. Lord Manguesh is an incarnation of Lord Shiva and the Shivalinga inside the fluorite designed sanctum is flanked by dwarpalas (guards). During the annual Jatra held in January, the temple is illuminated brightly and the deity is taken out in a palanquin and paraded in huge chariots.

Evening Dinner at hotel the hotel.

Overnight at hotel

Goa – Mumbai

Morning breakfast at the hotel.

Rest of the morning at leisure for own activities.

Late morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Delhi / Goa.
Overnight at hotel.