
Nagoa Hoka Palm Grove
Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
The branching Hoka palm — found in India only on Diu — shading the lanes behind Nagoa, an African import of the Portuguese centuries and the island's botanical signature.
Why visit: A tree that grows nowhere else in India, at Diu's most famous beach.
- ›Branching Hoka palms
- ›Grove lanes
- ›Nagoa beach
- ›Toddy lore
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Best time
Oct–Mar
Entry fee
Free
Est. budget
₹100–300
Duration
1 hr
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