Raj Bhavan in association with  GTDC launches Historic Raj Bhavan

Darshans  today

·        Doors  of Raj Bhavan  open to locals and  tourists from 5^th January

·        Tours to be  conducted thrice a week

·        On-line and prior bookings mandatory

Panjim,  Jan 4: The Hon’ble Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinha  today inaugurated  the historic Raj Bhavan Tours entitled Raj Bhavan Darshan for visitors at the Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula.

The inauguration amidst much fanfare also saw in attendance the Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Mr. Manohar Ajgaonkar, Hon’ble Chairman, Mr. Dayanand Sopte and a host  of other dignitaries and  officials.

Following the inauguration  today, Raj Bhavan  tours for  visitors will commence from 5^th January  2019. Both tourists and  locals can now visit the Raj Bhavan for a glimpse  of its heritage  and  history, mesmerizing  views, green  gardens  and  a peep into the  various initiatives introduced by the Hon’ble Governor  in  solid waste management, water harvesting, solar energy etc.  The tours will be open  to the general public only on Fridays, Saturdays  and  Sundays.

The tours will be conducted  in two batches, each batch  comprising of 50 visitors.

 The  tours will  commence  for the first batch of 50  from 2:30 p.m. till 4:00 p.m. and second batch of 50 visitors from 4:00 p.m. till 6:30 p.m.  The entire tour will be   conducted by Goa Tourism Development Corporation. Bookings for the Raj Bhavan Darshan  will only be done  on-line https://bookings.rajbhavan.goa.gov.in.

Prior registration on the portal at least 3 days before the date of visit  is essential and entry will be subject to police verification. On  booking, visitors  will receive  a confirmation of the same via SMS/e-mail. Entry fee has been fixed at Rs.300/- per person and payment has to be made online at the time of booking.