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City in Goa, India
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Ponda is in North Goa. Ponda is geographically at the heart of Goa, has been surrounded by scenic green villages, filled with grand temples rather different from the more crowded coast. It is located some 29 km from Panaji (or Panjim), the state-capital, and the Goa government has called it "the cultural city of Goa".
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Butterfly park and conservatory with over 100 species of free-flying butterflies.
Some 30 km from Panjim.
8 km from Ponda town.
Vasundhra Spice Plantation
Samrat Club organises its annual Sangeet Sammelan (Festival of Song) in memory of 'Master' Dinanath Mangueshkar (the father of the prominent Hindi filmi singer Lata Mangueshkar, also of Goan ancestry) at the Shri Shantadurga Devastan (Shantadurga Temple) in Kavlem, usually around the month of December. This is also in Ponda taluka (sub-district).
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Rusting setting, near the temple heartland of Ponda. GTDC-run. Good value for money. Period of operation: Throughout the year. The total number of rooms are 37 plus there are 2 dormitories.
19 rooms. ₹80 each.
Nineteen rooms. Attached T.V room, non-attached, extra person and extra mattress allowed, Ample parking facility, Play ground available, Children Park in vicinity. (Within 5 km radius of Shantadurga, Ramnathi and Nagueshi Temples ,9 km from Kundaim Industrial Estate, 4 km from Bethora Industrial Estate, 7 km from Madkai Industrial estate.)
40 rooms. All double, single occupancy allowed. 20 are a/c. Facilities: Multi-cuisine restaurant, bar, banqueting facilities for 250 and 30 pax. Swimming pool with health club, children's recreation facilities. Banqueting open air lawn.
16/23 rooms. Non-AC.
Has a restaurant serving tasty food. 24/48 delux rooms.
11/28 rooms, in various classes.
15/30 rooms. Non-AC occupancy, with TV.
11/21 rooms. Non-attached.
25/30 rooms.
Three rooms.
15/24 rooms. Non-attached.
Dormitory accommodation.
Seven rooms.
11/22 rooms.
Three to four bed rooms available.
12 rooms. Best probably to book in advance. Much demand on weekends.
Ponda is connected to Panjim via non-stop mini-bus shuttle bus services that you queue up for at the Kadamba bus terminus in Panjim. 'Local' buses take more time to reach. Margao is also connected by buses to Ponda.
Read in the guidePublic transport being poor in Goa, you can, at best depend on it for linking up between the main-towns. Roads in the village areas are small and narrow.
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