Ponda

Worth seeing in and around Ponda

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Safa Masjid

   The Safa Mosque, also known as the Safa Shahouri Mosque, is a mosque located at Ponda within Goa, India. The mosque has a complex consisting of garden and fountains.

   900 m · mosque in Goa · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Indian Institute of Technology Goa

   Indian Institute of Technology Goa is an autonomous public university located in Goa and an institute of National Importance. Ever since an IIT was allotted to Goa by the Central government in 2014, the new Indian Institute of Technology at Goa started functioning from July, 2016 in a temporary campus housed at Goa Engineering College.

   4 km · autonomous premier engineering and technology university located in Goa · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Big Foot Museum

   Big Foot Museum is a museum and theme park in the village of Loutolim in southern Goa, India, dedicated to rural Goan life. It was founded and run by the artist Maendra Alvares.

   7.4 km · museum and theme park in Goa, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ponda Fort

   The Ponda Fort is located near Ponda, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. The present structure is a modern reconstruction on this location and converted into a park.

   2.3 km · restored ancient fort · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ramnathi

   The Ramnathi Temple is located in Ramnathim, Bandivade in Goa. The primary worshippers come from the social classes Goud Saraswat Brahmins belonging to Gokarn Math, & Kashi Mutt, Daivadnya Brahmin and Vaishyas.

   2.9 km · Hindu temple in Goa · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Mahalasa Narayani Temple

   Mahalasa Narayani Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Mohini as Mahalasa, located in Mardol, Ponda, in the Indian state of Goa.

   5.6 km · Hindu Temple in Mardol, Goa · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Goa Engineering College

   Goa Engineering College or Goa College of Engineering is a public college in Goa, India, offering courses in engineering disciplines and affiliated to Goa University. Founded in 1967 and situated at Farmagudi plateau, Ponda, it is the oldest engineering college in Goa, with over 2,200 students.

   3.7 km · government engineering college in Goa · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ponda

Airports

Goa Dabolim (GOI), 19 km · Manohar (GOX), 41 km · Mangaluru (IXE), 288 km

• Mopa → Ponda

  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · ₹435–540
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• Mangaluru → Ponda

  291 km · quickest by road, 6h 27m · ₹2,260–2,820
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• Pune → Ponda

  347 km · quickest by air, 4h 38m · ₹5,500–8,420
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