Goa Highlights in a Week
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Overnight stops in day orderOverview
Over six nights, this 7 day Goa tour package splits your stay between Candolim (two), Panaji (one), Margao (one) and Palolem with Patnem (two). A private car from Dabolim airport links the stops, starting with Fort Aguada, Fontainhas and the UNESCO-listed Old Goa churches and ending on the southern bays. The most comfortable months are November to February.
First-time visitors who want Goa's forts, churches and both coasts in one week, and don't mind changing hotel four times
Highlights
Good to know
Hotel changes
You move hotels four times, so each morning starts with packing, but no drive is longer than about 1.5 hoursChurch steps
Getting up to the Panaji church means 78 steps; shoes with a good grip helpMonsoon
Heavy rain falls from June to September, and beaches and boat trips are affectedDress
Cover shoulders and knees at churches and temples; swimwear is for the sand onlyDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Candolim beach walk
Land at Dabolim, then check in at Candolim
- 1Your driver greets you at Dabolim airport
- 2Head roughly 33 km north to Candolim
- 3Check in and unwind
- 4A first stroll along Candolim beach if there is still daylight
- Fort Aguada
- Aguada lighthouse
- Old Aguada jail museum
- Sinquerim beach
Fort Aguada and the Sinquerim shore
- 1Spend the morning at Fort Aguada, finished in 1612 where the Mandovi meets the sea
- 2Take in the lighthouse, the old spring-fed water tank and the former jail, now a museum
- 3Then descend to Sinquerim beach beneath the fort
- 4Free afternoon on Candolim beach
- Fontainhas Latin Quarter
- Immaculate Conception Church
- Basilica of Bom Jesus
- Sé Cathedral
- Mandovi river cruise (optional)
Fontainhas in Panaji, then the Old Goa churches
- 1Travel 15 to 18 km south to Panaji
- 2Stroll the tiled streets of Fontainhas, then go up to the white church overlooking the town square
- 3In the afternoon, head about 10 km east to Old Goa to see the Basilica of Bom Jesus and the Sé Cathedral
- 4Spend the night back in Panaji, with an optional Mandovi river cruise
- Church of the Holy Spirit
- Municipal Garden
- Margao municipal market
- Colva beach
Margao's market and church, then Colva
- 1Roughly 33 km south lies Margao
- 2Visit the Church of the Holy Spirit on Largo de Igreja and the Municipal Garden
- 3Wander through the municipal market, where spices and household goods are sold
- 4Finish at Colva beach, about 6 km away, in the late afternoon
- Palolem crescent bay
- Colomb Bay
South to Palolem's crescent bay
- 1Drive about 40 km south to the Canacona area
- 2Check in near Palolem or Patnem
- 3Afternoon on the crescent bay with its fishing boats and beach huts
- 4Sunset at the shore
- Butterfly Beach
- Patnem beach
- Dolphin-spotting trip (optional)
Butterfly Beach and quiet Patnem
- 1Take a boat from Palolem to Butterfly Beach in the morning, with the fare and timing agreed with the operator that day
- 2Dolphin-spotting outings also start from the beach
- 3Patnem is 2 to 3 km south, on foot or by ride
- 4Afternoon free on the sand
- Last beach walk
Last morning and departure from Dabolim
- 1Have breakfast and take one more beach walk
- 2After check-out, the car heads roughly 64 km north to Dabolim airport, so leave extra time for traffic
- 3The transfer finishes at the departure terminal
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 4, 2026Panaji (with Fontainhas) — Days 3-4 of this trip
Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Panaji
festivalPanaji's hilltop church is lit up for its patronal feast on 8 December, after a nine-day novena, with a fair on the square below.
Fontainhas Festival of Arts
culturalUsually in February. No dates for 2027 were found.
A yearly arts festival in Fontainhas with music, dance and art programmes, run to build awareness of Goan heritage among younger people.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesEvents are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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