FROM AROUND GOA
CELEBRATING 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TELESCOPE
Angriya: India’s first luxury cruise ship from Mumbai to Goa
Konkani film wins Best Regional Film at Karnataka State Film Awards
Sean Kingston to perform live in Goa at Oktoberfest Goa
A feast of classical music
Chaturang Theatre Festival to be held in Kala Academy
Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
On the western tip of the island of Chorao along River Mandovi, mangrove swamps cover this bird-watchers’ paradise aptly named after India’s best-known ornithologist.
This is Goa’s only bird sanctuary, 1.8 Sq Km in area. A variety of local and migratory birds can be found on this island.
From Panaji , one needs to take a bus or a cab to the Ribandar ferry wharf and then take a ferry across the Mandovi river to the island of Chorao. The sanctuary is within walking distance from the ferry wharf at Chorao.
Open throughout the year, the sanctuary can be visited with the permission of the Chief Wild Life Warden, Forest Department, Junta House, Panaji. Apart from a rich variety of coastal birds, one may spot flying foxes, jackals and crocodiles.
The area consists of mangrove vegetation. Mangrove ecosystems are among the most productive ones known to us. They provide refuge and breeding grounds for several varieties of fish and insects which fall at the base of the food-chain.
The “Mangrove Scrub” type of vegetation that is found here occurs in small isolated areas along the banks of Mandovi and Mapusa rivers and also along the Cumbarjua canal. Read More+
Weekend Gateways
October 15, 2016Mandovi River
October 18, 2016Galgibag Beach Goa
November 11, 2016Shree Shantadurga temple, Kavlem, Ponda
October 21, 2016Baga Beach
October 25, 2016San Thome Museum
October 19, 2016Arvalem Waterfall, Goa
November 11, 2016Shri Nageshi Maharudra Temple
November 10, 2016Gallery Attic
October 17, 2016Zuari River
October 19, 2016Splashdown Waterpark
October 18, 2016Xendrem Beach Goa
November 11, 2016Shri Mahalasa Temple, Mardol
October 25, 2016Museum of Christian Art
October 18, 2016Chapora River Goa India
October 21, 2016Palacio do deao
November 11, 2016Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa
November 8, 2016Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts
October 21, 2016Calangute Beach
October 19, 2016Ladki Falls, Surla
October 25, 2016Indian Naval Aviation Museum
October 19, 2016Vazra Sakla Falls
October 19, 2016Sada waterfall
October 21, 2016Agonda Beach
October 22, 2016Chapora Fort
October 17, 2016Sal River Goa
October 21, 2016Candolim Beach
October 22, 2016Cabo De Rama Fort
November 11, 2016Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim
October 21, 2016Silva Mansion
October 19, 2016Dudhsagar Waterfalls
October 24, 2016Reis Magos Fort
November 11, 2016Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa
November 10, 2016Gitanjali Art Gallery
October 21, 2016Vagator Beach
October 21, 2016Palolem Beach
WHERE TO STAY?
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September 8, 2016 Goa Casitas
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September 8, 2016 Independent villa at Aguada Anchorage
