Ponda Temples and Spice Plantations Stay
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This Ponda temples and spice plantation tour covers three days and two nights in Ponda, Goa. It visits the Mangueshi, Mahalsa, Shanta Durga and Ramnath temples, a mosque of about 1560 and a spice plantation. It suits travellers who want a quiet, inland side of Goa, best from October to March.
Travellers who like temples and gardens, want one hotel for two nights and are happy to skip the beach
Highlights
Good to know
No beach time
The route stays inland around Ponda, so the sea is not part of this tripDress
Cover shoulders and knees at the temples and the mosqueOne hotel
Both nights are in Ponda, so there is no packing between daysMonsoon
Heavy rain falls from June to September, which makes the outdoor stops harderDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Safa Masjid
Arrive at Dabolim, drive to Ponda and see the Safa Masjid
- 1Meet your driver at Goa International Airport, Dabolim
- 2Drive about 28 km east to Ponda
- 3Check in and rest
- 4If time allows, visit the Safa Masjid, about 2 km from the town centre
- 5Evening free
- Mangueshi Temple
- Mahalsa Temple, Mardol
- Shanta Durga Temple, Kavale
- Ramnath temple complex
Mangueshi, Mahalsa and Shanta Durga temples, and Ramnath
- 1Begin at the Mangueshi Temple at Priol, where the deity arrived in 1560
- 2Walk on to the Mahalsa Temple at Mardol, a short hop away
- 3Continue to the Shanta Durga Temple at Kavale, finished in 1738
- 4Close the circuit at the Ramnath complex, five temples in one compound
- 5Back at the hotel for the evening
- Spice plantation walk
- Herbal tea and plantation meal
Spice plantation walk and departure
- 1Morning at a spice plantation in the Ponda area, such as the Savoi area about 15 km from Ponda
- 2Guided walk among pepper, chilli, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom
- 3Herbal tea and, if you wish, a plantation meal
- 4Drive to Dabolim airport for your flight
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Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 4, 2026Ponda — Days 1-3 of this trip
Jatra at the Mangueshi Temple, Priol
festivalUsually late January or February, in the month of Magha. In 2025 it ran from 4 to 12 February. No 2027 schedule found.
A nine-day temple festival at Priol with palanquin processions, a boat procession and a closing chariot procession, run from Ratha Saptami to Magh Purnima.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesJatra at the Shanta Durga Temple, Kavale
festivalUsually February. The 2021 festival ran from 12 to 20 February, with the main procession on 16 February. No 2027 schedule found.
An annual temple festival at Kavale with a palanquin and chariot procession of the goddess, held around Magha Shuddha Panchami.
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