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Dec 2023
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Senior Travel to Goa with True Joy Trave...

SAIF & FAIZA
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Tanushree Tyagi

Vijay Prakash 

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Saakshi Rajat - a traveller and co-founder at True Joy Travels, as she takes us to Goa with seniors!∂

Today's destination: Goa!!

Nearest Airport: Dabolim Airport, GOI

Nearest Railway Station: Karmali Railway Station, KRMI

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: July

Length of the itinerary: 5 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

  • Saakshi starts off with an overview of True Joy travels - a luxury travel service company for seniors, their USP and objectives. You can check out more on the social media handles of TJT linked below. 
  • We discuss the planning and considerations that go into curating the trip and itinerary for seniors, origin story of TJT. 
  • The points of interest include a visit to 
    • A heritage walk to Fontainhas -  the latin quarter of Old Goa
    • A visit to Basilica of Bom Jesus and Se Cathedral 
    • A visit to some popular beaches
    • A trip to Chorao island and Salim Ali bird sanctuary
    • A boat ride around the mangroves of Chorao island
    • A visit to a local’s home and cooking session
    • A stop at Konkani canteen for goan thalis
    • A visit to a casino
    • A stop over at fort Aguada and the beach
  • We wrap up the discussion with upcoming trips and contact info for True Joy Travels  

Links:

Link to TJT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truejoytravels/

Link to Saakshi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saakshirajat/

Link to TJT’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyk7iRYo0Q3l-NreJMjY94A

Saakshi’s previous episode on Majuli: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16TwAz8XY5luMwv3yYsO9r?si=3QfbEnXqRRetZ5bjXa8BvA

Other episodes on Goa: 

Riverside Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HeHcX8FwaKiDHge99x5NX

Islands of Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RDLi8SRHdd14TvngVl61H?si=jz8a856xSR-h8nvYNO7csA

Susegad Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SrAaNTHCZfJ4KyuFjY1Tq?si=Nj6tJirJTmyzpCCQ8e-L9A

Roadtrip to Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qVIaTJi9aVGkG306w94jW?si=swG6hsIARuiFP5n1e194cw

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