13-15 September 2013: Goa Agenda 13 September 2013 (Friday) 1200 hrs Check in Fortune Regina Select, Candolim Goa (A premier 5 star leisure hotel situated in Candolim, North Goa, it is barely 600 meters from the Candolim Beach and offers 102 elegantly decorated rooms to choose from offering a serene view of the Goan countryside. The 5 star facility starts with a wood crafted reception that welcomes you to the warmth and hospitality of the hotel which also had a large multicuisine restaurant, a poolside restaurant and a fabulous lounge bar. This hotel is located conveniently at one of the busiest beach roads in town, with all the other popular beaches merely 10 minutes away) 1230 hrs Networking & Ice Breaker by Off Trail Adventure Team (Off Trail Adventure encourages people to get back to nature by joining into different nature based events such as trekking, rock climbing, river crossing, cycling, river rafting etc…As nature lovers having passion for environment, it believes in practicing and promoting non polluting adventure events. Going by its nomenclature, it explores the remotest of hinterlands not traversed before. Its motto is to “Add a bit of adventure to your life”; its vision “to help people to become nature lovers” and their goal, “To take adventure to the Masses") 1300 hrs Lunch @ Hotel 1445 hrs Leave for Aguada Lighthouse Helipad 1500 hrs Session on Teams at Aguada Lighthouse Helipad Fort Aguada and its lighthouse is a well-preserved seventeenth century Portuguese fort standing on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. The fort was constructed in 1613 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. It was initially tasked with defense of shipping and the nearby Bardez sub district. On the fort stands a four- storey Portuguese lighthouse, erected in 1864 and the oldest of its kind in Asia. It was once the grandstand of 79 cannons. It has the capacity of storing 2,376,000 gallons of water, one of the biggest freshwater storages of the time in whole of Asia. During the Salazar Administration, Fort Aguada was repurposed for use as a prison primarily, some claim, for Salazar's political opponents. Many of its inmates are Western tourists serving time for drug-related crimes. 1730 hrs Trek and Photo Capturing Session to Sunset Point at Aguada 1900 hrs Return back to Hotel 1915 hrs Leisure time 2015 hrs Leave hotel 2030 hrs Night out at Sinq Beach Club Located in Sinquerim, Goa, near the Taj Holiday Village, The theme of the place is very upbeat and uber trendy while at the same time calm and relaxing. The property is a combination of entertainment zones - a nightclub, a contemporary Goan Tavern, a poolside deck and lounge - all rolled to create the ultimate party venue. One can choose to party away in the snazzy nightclub or laze around in the outdoor lounge over a few drinks or beat the heat in the pool. For foodies, the Poolside Deck dishes up wood fire pizzas and barbeque fare. 14 September 2013 (Saturday) 0600 hrs Sunrise Session at the Candolim Beach (Games, Yoga, Stretching, Breathing) (Candolim is a census town in North Goa and is situated just south of the famous Calangute beach and is popular tourist destination. Beginning at Fort Aguada and merging with Calangute beach towards the end, it is one of the longest beaches in the state and is located in the Bardez Taluka. What adds to the scenic beauty of the sand and sea are the scrub covered dunes at the back of the beach quite popular with tourists. Though the beach is close to bustling Calangute beach, life is rather laid back at Candolim. Another interesting feature is the ship River Princess which has been stuck at the shores since 2000) 0830 hrs Breakfast 0930 hrs Session on Conflict Management by Yi office bearers 1130 hrs Tea Break 1145 hrs Learning Session on Environment by Nirmal Kulkarni* / Rajan Kerkar* 1330 hrs Lunch 1430 hrs Drive to Verna for Offsite Visit 1530 hrs Visit to Printing Press of Herald Publications established in 1900 Herald Group is Goa’s most diversified media house and poised to grow exponentially. Herald, Goa’s oldest newspaper, is also by far the largest-selling daily English newspaper in the state and the most widely read with a reputation for being fiercely independent. Established as the Portuguese language newspaper in the year 1900, its English avatar took birth in 1983. In a media space dominated by mining interests, paid news template, Herald whose only interest is the public interest is the paper people trust. 1800 hrs Drive back to Panaji to the Boat Jetty 1900 hrs Boat Cruise, Cocktails & Dinner and Entertainment Royal Cruise Goa is the most known evening cruises with entertainment on board with live music, DJ's & performing artist in Goa. Evenings can be spent with family and friends at the same time you get to have a ferry ride, which can be quite relaxing. Royal Cruise Goa river cruise, takes you on a boat trip around the Panjim city in the evenings. That is the time when you find the whole city is illuminated and that definitely gives it a very classy look. The vessels are designed to carry passenger for pleasure cruises along river and has two decks. The top deck is where passengers can have a view of surrounding areas. The vessel has a kitchen and a bar counter that serves mouth-watering snacks. 2200 hrs Depart to hotel and end of day two 15 September 2013 (Sunday) 0600 hrs Morning Walk along the Quegdevelim Beach, Reis Magos, Goa 0830 hrs Breakfast & Leave to Reis Magos Fort 1000 hrs Heritage Walk at Reis Magos Fort by Arch Gerard da Cunha Predating Fort Aguada by half a century, a second, smaller fort that crowns the headland jutting into the narrowest stretch of the Mandovi, almost facing Panjim, is the Reis Magos Fort. This Fort, surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary. The fort formerly accommodated viceroys and other dignitaries newly arrived from, or en route to, Lisbon, and in the early eighteenth century proved a linchpin in the wars against the Hindu Marathas and the bastion was used as a prison. 1200 hrs Back to Hotel 1230 hrs Summing Up and Closing Session 1330 hrs Lunch & Check Out .