Day 01: Mumbai
Arrive in Mumbai and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 02: Mumbai
After breakfast in the morning, enjoy a half day morning excursion to Elephanta, a World Heritage Site. Dating back to the 7th century, the cave temples on Elephanta dedicated to Lord Shiva contain some of the most magnificent sculptures in the Deccan region. The most spectacular is the Maheshamurti panel, which depicts Shiva as a creator, protector and destroyer. In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour of the bustling city of Mumbai. Visit the Gateway of India, built to commemorate the royal visit of George V and Queen Mary in 1911. Stop by the Dhobi Ghat and the Flora Fountain. Drive down Marine Drive, pass Chowpatty Beach and the Parsi 'Towers of Silence'. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day03: Mumbai - Goa: 1hr by air
After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for a flight to Goa. Upon arrival check into the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 04: Goa
After breakfast in the morning, explore the lovely beaches of north Goa at Calangute and Anjuna. Play beach volleyball, get a good tan or just loll around. Later, travel further south to unwind on the beaches in Colva, Miramar and Bogmallo. Quieter than the shores of north Goa, these palm-fringed shores promise a calmer time. You have an option of taking a cruise on river Mandovi in the evening. (This is subject to the weather conditions). Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 05: Goa
After breakfast in the morning, enjoy the day at leisure on the beach or catch up with some sightseeing to churches and monuments, reflective of the Portuguese, who ruled the land once upon a time. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 06: Goa - Mumbai: 1 hr by air
After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for a flight to Mumbai. Upon arrival, check into the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 07: Depart Mumbai
After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for flight to onward destination.


But there's so much more than the sun, sand and trance. The allure of Goa is that it remains distinct from the rest of the other Indian states, and is yet small enough to get hold of and explore in a myriad of different ways. Its not just the familiar remnants of European colonialism that make Goa seem so accessible, but rather the prevalence of Christianity and some form of socio-political progressiveness that tourists most notably Westeners, can relate to. Goa's lifestyle is best experienced during the winter months between October and end of February.