Goa's hills that make your heart skip a beat

HILLS ARE CALLING

Every hill has a story and every climb has a journey. So if you want to know these stories, take a break and bask in the beauty of these hills in Goa's Western Ghats.

SOSOGAD

Sosogad or Sonsogor in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is the highest peak in Goa at an elevation of 1,026 metres (3,366 feet) above sea level.

VAGHERI

This hill at 726 metres, also in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, is known as the abode of the tiger.

RAVAN DONGOR

This hill, approximately 800 metres above mean sea level, with three peak points, overlooks the village of Verlem in Netravali, Sanguem taluka, of South Goa.

CHANDRANATH PARVAT

The Chandranath Hill lies in Paroda on the Margao to Quepem route in South Goa and is home to the Chandreshwar Bhootnath temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

SIDDHANATH PARVAT

Located 1250 feet above sea level, this hill provides some of the most mesmerising views of Borim village from the top. It is situated at a distance of 6.5 kilometres from Ponda in South Goa.

MORLEM GAD

Situated in Sattari taluka, this hill, lies more than 600 m above mean sea level; and the best time to be here is in the rainy season when one can see some of the most memerising views.

HULAN DONGOR

This is one of the smaller peaks of the Western Ghats in remote Kumthal, a small hamlet in Caranzol village of Sattari taluka.

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