About Vasco-da Gama
Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines, Portugal at a time when Europeans were heavily investing in discovering a sea-route to India. He found a sea route and named it by his own name Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama, 29-km by road southwest of Panjim, sits on the narrow western tip of the Marmagoa (also known as Mormugao) peninsula, overlooking the mouth of the Zuari River. Today it is as busy as Old Goa might have been at its height of commercial activity. The only usual reasons for tourists to come to Vasco is to catch a bus to Dabolim airport, or the Bogmalo beach that lies 8-km southeast. Its city center is dominated by imposing multi-storied buildings and a church. The buildings which were designed to carry political activity now stand to entertain the tourists. Vasco da Gama is a very neat & clean coastal town. The colourful and cordial ambiance only add to the flavour. So wherever you come from, Vasco is one place where you will feel perfectly at home.

Major Tourist Attractions of Vasco-da Gama

Mormugao Port The Naval Aviation Museum Bogmalo Beach

Pilot Point Japanese Garden

Shopping
Handicrafts Emporium (Dabolim Airport), Silk Emporium, Shopping Arcade. But more than the shopping items, it's the composite shopping experience in Goa that will leave you mesmerized.

Climate of Vasco da Gama
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How To Reach Vasco da Gama
Rail - Vasco is laid out in a grid, bordered by Marmagao bay to the north, and by the railway line on its southern side. Apart from the cluster of oil storage tanks, the town's most prominent landmark is the railway station at the south end of the main Dr. Rajendra Prasad Avenue.

Road - Arriving by bus from Panjim or Margao, you'll be dropped off at the Interstate Kadamba Terminus, 3-km east of the town centre. Local minibuses ferry passengers from here to the more central market bus stand.

Air - Dabolim, Goa's airport, lies on top of a rocky plateau, 4-km southeast of Vasco da Gama. A large new civilian terminal was recently constructed at this naval aerodrome to accommodate Goa's rapidly increasing air traffic, but to avoid delays aim to check in well in advance.