Seeing some jungle in Goa

Dantes · Oct 15th, 2009, 04:28

Interested in staying in Goa for a few days in late November. Any recommendations on interesting locations and guest houses/bungalows? Would like to see some jungle and maybe do some scenic day hikes.

Beaches are nice too but not as important. More interested in getting out in nature rather than the party scene.

delhiwala · Oct 16th, 2009, 01:29

Bondla wildlife sanctuary.....

GoanCanuck · Oct 16th, 2009, 01:51

The Dudhsagar waterfalls is a great place to get some sunshine and do some hiking. Another great place is the Tiracol fort. Plenty of trails to explore in this area.

gobbledegeek · Oct 16th, 2009, 02:00

There is a Sattari and Mhadei wildlife sanctuary. Not sure if you can hike as this will be Tiger country. If you travel to Goa by train you will see the dense forest region beginning from NewCastle station. I have always been tempted to disembark there and walk till dudhsagar falls. You may want to catch a train that reaches newcastle early morning and disembark if you feel adventurous. For overnight treks leopards will always be something to watch out for in this region with the human habitat pressure building up..

Someone with actual experience of forest treks in Goa might have better advice.

Cheers

roobob · Oct 18th, 2009, 18:21

check out Wildernest website - looks just what you are looking for.

pankajrlad · Oct 28th, 2009, 03:11

Wildernest is a nice resort to be at.http://www.wildernest-goa.com/.

You may also try www.canopygoa.com for nature excursions.

birds · Oct 28th, 2009, 14:50

I know the guys from both Wildernest and Canopy and both come highly recommended.

Nirmal from Wildernest is one of the great naturalists in Goa who often finds new species! He is also very active on WildGoa (see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildgoa).

beeblebrox · Nov 1st, 2009, 11:54

Yep...you can get down at Castle Rock station on Karnataka side and trek to Dudhsagar falls...but I would recommend that more during monsoons when there is good amount of water in falls...and the forests are at their greenest :-)

Oct 15th, 2009, 04:28	#1
Dantes Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: British Columbia Posts: 7	Seeing some jungle in Goa Interested in staying in Goa for a few days in late November. Any recommendations on interesting locations and guest houses/bungalows? Would like to see some jungle and maybe do some scenic day hikes. Beaches are nice too but not as important. More interested in getting out in nature rather than the party scene.

Oct 16th, 2009, 01:29	#2
delhiwala IM what IM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indeyah ! Posts: 4,817	Bondla wildlife sanctuary..... __________________ Travel only with thy equals or thy betters; if there are none, travel alone. - The Dhammapada

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birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 1,062	I know the guys from both Wildernest and Canopy and both come highly recommended. Nirmal from Wildernest is one of the great naturalists in Goa who often finds new species! He is also very active on WildGoa (see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildgoa). __________________ Of the estimated 500 million dogs in the world, approximately 75% are strays, of which about 25 million live in India.

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Oct 16th, 2009, 01:51	#3
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,398	The Dudhsagar waterfalls is a great place to get some sunshine and do some hiking. Another great place is the Tiracol fort. Plenty of trails to explore in this area.

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gobbledegeek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pune, india Posts: 280	There is a Sattari and Mhadei wildlife sanctuary. Not sure if you can hike as this will be Tiger country. If you travel to Goa by train you will see the dense forest region beginning from NewCastle station. I have always been tempted to disembark there and walk till dudhsagar falls. You may want to catch a train that reaches newcastle early morning and disembark if you feel adventurous. For overnight treks leopards will always be something to watch out for in this region with the human habitat pressure building up.. Someone with actual experience of forest treks in Goa might have better advice. Cheers

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roobob Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 16	check out Wildernest website - looks just what you are looking for.

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pankajrlad Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Goa Posts: 2	Wildernest is a nice resort to be at.http://www.wildernest-goa.com/. You may also try www.canopygoa.com for nature excursions.

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beeblebrox Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 7	Yep...you can get down at Castle Rock station on Karnataka side and trek to Dudhsagar falls...but I would recommend that more during monsoons when there is good amount of water in falls...and the forests are at their greenest :-)