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Big Foot: This private museum that depicts the day-to-day life

of native Goans is a brainchild of Maendra Jocelino Araujo

Alvares. The museum consists of a replica of a typical Goan

village with miniature houses, a famous Goan music school

(Escola da Musica), fenny distillery and many more native

Goan artifacts.

A major attraction of this museum is a 14 meter sculpture of

Sant Mirabai built in just 30 days. The sculpture and its creator

Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alvares have made their way into the

‘Limca Book of Records’ for being the longest laterite sculpture

in India. One more interesting fact is this museum is also called

as Big Foot, for a footprint on a rock that is worshipped by the

people here. Based on the name there is a Big Foot dance floor,

Big Foot restaurant, Big Foot cross and a spring known as Boca

da Vaca that has medicinal values.

Goa Chitra: This museum has the largest collection-over 4000

artefacts-focusing on Goa's traditional agrarian technology

and lifestyle.

Goa Chitra is based in the coastal Goan village of Benaulim. It

was founded and is run (2010) by the artist-curator-restorer

Victor-Hugo Gomes. TimeOut Mumbai has described the

museum as "[o]ne of Goa's most charming attractions" and adds

that "this little rural complex houses thousands of traditional

implements, vessels and tools that evolved over centuries in the

agrarian heartland of Goa in the service of farming and other

traditional trades".

Package Cost:

Price per person

No of Guests

INR USD

1 - 2 Guests

4800/- 78

3 - 5 Guests

3400/- 55

6 - 9 Guests

2900/- 48

10 Guests and Above

2400/- 40

Package Inclusion:

Pickup from South Goa Hotels Only

Air-conditioned transport

Lunch on Direct Payment