Guided Temple Tour of Goa

Take a tour of the temples of Goa with an expert guide and visit the ancient temples like Tamdi Surla Mahadev Temple, Mangeshi Temple, and Saptakoteshwar Temple. 

Highlights

• Explore the ancient temple of Tambdi Surla, a 12th-century temple with an expert archaeologist.
• Visit Saptakoteshwar temple, which was destroyed by Bahamani Sultanates. 
• Understand the reason behind the change of location of Mangeshi temple. 
• Complimentary lunch during the tour.

Detailed Overview

• The Goan Temple Tour is a guided tour of the remarkable collection of treasures in the form of temples built in a unique style of architecture. Explore these temples in the company of an archaeologist to appreciate this mix of ancient ones that escaped the wrath of the Portuguese and a set of temples rebuilt after they left India. In this Goan temple tour, we will visit the Mahadev temple at Tamdi Surla, which was built in Hemad-Panti style, the popular Mangeshi temple, and the unique Shiva temple at Saptakoteshwar. This is an all-inclusive trip where we take care of transport, lunch, activities, and the services of an archaeologist.

Itinerary

• The driver will receive you from the hotel or residence in Goa city limits at 8:00 AM.
• The archaeologist guide and host for the tour will meet you here, and after a quick introduction, the tour will start.
• The first stop for the tour will be Saptakoteshwar temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva. This form of Shiva was the major deity of the Kadamba dynasty, and it was destroyed by the Bahamani Sultanates and restored by the Vijayanagara Empire.
• Be driven to Tamdi Surla ancient Mahadev temple, which is of the 12th century. This is a stone temple built in the Hemad-Panti style of architecture. 
• During the tour, have lunch at a local eatery.
• Next, you will be visiting the Mangeshi temple, which used to be in a different location at Cortalem, but it was moved to this location when the Portuguese started destroying the Hindu temples in the region.
• This temple has a unique 7-story structure for lighting lamps, and now even weddings are being conducted at this temple.
• In the end, you are dropped back to the hotel/residence in Goa city limits approximately by 5:00 PM.