Goa Tour Operators

driver99 · Mar 29th, 2008, 00:59

Is it true that all Goa Tour Operators close for the season on 12th April? I was intending to go out there in the last week of April but was informed by one of the daytrip companies that they all close in Goa after the 12!! I would be grateful if someone could shed some light on this...

thank you!

jcbrum · Mar 29th, 2008, 02:37

If you mean tour operators flying to Goa from the uk,then the last charter flights go out around the 18th April.

John

catpat123 · Mar 30th, 2008, 01:28

We are flying out on the 19th April for one week with Monarch (via Olympic Holidays) and our return flight will be one of the last charters out of there.

driver99 · Mar 30th, 2008, 05:41

I've just realised after reading my post that its kind of misleading...I was refering to the tour operators out in Goa such as the daytripper tours who do the trips to the spice plantations etc. Basically does this mean that the tourist event organisers etc are closed after this time?

alabamagoa · Mar 30th, 2008, 17:05

To be prefectly honest depending on your budgets forget the tour operaters, find yourself a good taxi driver(there are some honest ones)and he will take you all over the place less hassle of having to wait for others and at good rates,

neotraveller · Mar 30th, 2008, 17:52

I would imagine they would still be there till may.
As the indian summer-holiday season starts from apr 15, lots of family crowd is expected.
Thats how it is all over the country, but I dunno abt Goa (if its unbearably hot and nobody goes there!)

When I was there last week at Palolem, they said the beach-shacks close shop from early-may till october.

So I would imagine, April is still tourist season.

driver99 · Mar 31st, 2008, 05:17

Guys thank you for your responses, i had been given the impression that all the tour companies out there close up shop completely...
alabamagoa, does that mean that a taxi driver would be able to take us to the spice plantations directly? Would they still be open? and how much should i expect to pay (on average) for driver's services for 1 day?
thanks again for all your helpful comments!

alabamagoa · Mar 31st, 2008, 10:43

Yes he will take you everywhere and spend the whole day with you so no fear of being stranded anywhere you just have to agree a fair price we have a driver who is realy good depending on how much travelling you do he takes people down south all day and charges rps 1000 12 quidapx

birds · Mar 31st, 2008, 12:02

There is a reliable and careful Goan driver called Aldrin who has been taking tourists around for years. If you like his number let me know.

driver99 · Mar 31st, 2008, 22:39

excellent thank you for the price guide. Also, with the plantations themselves, are they still open for us to visit on our own, i.e. not through the tour guys? I presume they also charge and would I need to organise to see the plantation in advance or can i just turn up? Apologies for the possibly basic questions, but i have 4 days in Goa and really want to make the best of them!!

Mar 29th, 2008, 00:59	#1
driver99 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 7	Goa Tour Operators Is it true that all Goa Tour Operators close for the season on 12th April? I was intending to go out there in the last week of April but was informed by one of the daytrip companies that they all close in Goa after the 12!! I would be grateful if someone could shed some light on this... thank you!

Mar 30th, 2008, 17:05	#5
alabamagoa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: goa Posts: 116	trips To be prefectly honest depending on your budgets forget the tour operaters, find yourself a good taxi driver(there are some honest ones)and he will take you all over the place less hassle of having to wait for others and at good rates,

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Mar 29th, 2008, 02:37	#2
jcbrum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: goa Posts: 127	If you mean tour operators flying to Goa from the uk,then the last charter flights go out around the 18th April. John

Mar 30th, 2008, 01:28	#3
catpat123 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 33	We are flying out on the 19th April for one week with Monarch (via Olympic Holidays) and our return flight will be one of the last charters out of there.

Mar 30th, 2008, 05:41	#4
driver99 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 7	I've just realised after reading my post that its kind of misleading...I was refering to the tour operators out in Goa such as the daytripper tours who do the trips to the spice plantations etc. Basically does this mean that the tourist event organisers etc are closed after this time?

Mar 30th, 2008, 17:52	#6
neotraveller Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: India Posts: 42	I would imagine they would still be there till may. As the indian summer-holiday season starts from apr 15, lots of family crowd is expected. Thats how it is all over the country, but I dunno abt Goa (if its unbearably hot and nobody goes there!) When I was there last week at Palolem, they said the beach-shacks close shop from early-may till october. So I would imagine, April is still tourist season.

Mar 31st, 2008, 05:17	#7
driver99 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 7	Guys thank you for your responses, i had been given the impression that all the tour companies out there close up shop completely... alabamagoa, does that mean that a taxi driver would be able to take us to the spice plantations directly? Would they still be open? and how much should i expect to pay (on average) for driver's services for 1 day? thanks again for all your helpful comments!

Mar 31st, 2008, 10:43	#8
alabamagoa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: goa Posts: 116	Yes he will take you everywhere and spend the whole day with you so no fear of being stranded anywhere you just have to agree a fair price we have a driver who is realy good depending on how much travelling you do he takes people down south all day and charges rps 1000 12 quidapx

Mar 31st, 2008, 12:02	#9
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 646	There is a reliable and careful Goan driver called Aldrin who has been taking tourists around for years. If you like his number let me know.

Mar 31st, 2008, 22:39	#10
driver99 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 7	excellent thank you for the price guide. Also, with the plantations themselves, are they still open for us to visit on our own, i.e. not through the tour guys? I presume they also charge and would I need to organise to see the plantation in advance or can i just turn up? Apologies for the possibly basic questions, but i have 4 days in Goa and really want to make the best of them!!

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