Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Mangrove and mudflat at the mouth of the Mandovi.
- Where
- Chorao, Goa, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 15.5162, 73.8543
Get the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Goa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Goa State Museum 3.2 km
Fourteen galleries in Panaji, including a rotating Lamp of Judgement that decided cases by turning.
Fontainhas 3.4 km
The Latin quarter, repainted every monsoon.
Reis Magos Fort 5.3 km
Restored properly, and the best view of the Mandovi.
Divar Island 5.3 km
A ferry, and Goa as it was fifty years ago.
Miramar 6.2 km
The beach at Panjim, and one of the most visited in Goa.
Se Cathedral 6.4 km
The largest church in Asia, built over eighty years, with a bell said to have tolled for the Inquisition.
Basilica of Bom Jesus 6.4 km
Holds the body of Francis Xavier, exposed to view once a decade, in a church whose laterite has never been plastered.
Fort Aguada 9.1 km
A Portuguese fort of 1612 with a freshwater spring inside it, which is what its name means and why ships stopped.
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Questions
Where is Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary?
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is in Chorao, Goa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Goa State Museum (3.2 km), Fontainhas (3.4 km), Reis Magos Fort (5.3 km).
How do I get the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Goa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Goa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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