Teracol Fort Goa

North of Arambol, the sinuous coast road climbs to the top of a rocky, undulating plateau, then winds down through a swathe of thick woodland to join the river Arondem,

which it then follows for 4km through a landscape of vivid paddy fields, coconut plantations and temple towers protruding from scruffy red brick villages.

The tiny enclave of Terakol, the northernmost tip of Goa, is reached via a clapped-out car ferry from the hamlet of Querim, 42-km from Panjim.

The Fort
It was a key Portuguese fort for the defense of Goa, on the north side of the estuary of the Teracol River, the most northern boundary of Goa.

How To Get There
By Road
The few visitors that venture up to Teracol tend to do so by renting a motorbike and heading back at the end of the day to the relative comfort of Calangute or Baga.

If one runs out of fuel, the nearest service station is at Arambol.

One of GTDC's daily tours from Panjim comes up here, as does one daily Kadamba bus from the capital; alternatively, the 7.00 am bus from Siolim, on the Chapora river, pulls in at the Querim ferry an hour later.

Places To Stay
Accommodation is limited to the Posh Hotel Tirakhol Fort Heritage. The restaurant downstairs offers seafood, Indian and Chinese dishes, as well as beer.