Goa
is one of India's special tourist places that can boast of fantastic weather,
fabulous beaches, wonderful people, mouth-watering cuisine, forts.
There
are beaches far from human habitation with very basic or sometimes no facility
for accommodation. Then there are some with ultra modern comforts like internet
cafes, massage centers, gyms, swimming pools, night clubs, etc. With such an enormous
choice, one might feel confused about which one to take.
Anjuna Beach
Anjuna,
18 kms from Panaji is a popular beach area adjacent to Chapora fort- it was the
haunt of the flower generation in the sixties - and is still popular with the
younger generation.
Calangute Beach
Calangute is the beach to
which everyone heads for the moment they land in Goa. So it is natural that it
is overcrowded in both in peak and off seasons.
Dona Paula Beach
7
kms from Panaji. An idyllic picturesque spot. Command a fine view of the Zuari
river and Mormugao Harbour. Water scootering facilities are available here.
Arambol
Beach
Arambol Beach is 50 kms from Panaji. A unique beach in the North
Goa, is both rocky and sandy beach and much sought after.
Palolem Beach
It’s
a beach of white sand facing a blue bay between two headlands. The little wooded
islands on the northern headland look interesting but as we’ve never ventured
onto any of them we don’t know what landing on them would be like.
Agonda
Beach
If you continue driving towards Panaji from Palolem, the next beach
is Agonda. It’s long and lonely, fringed with palms and casuarinas and dominated
by a large hill to the south.
Vagator Beach
This beautiful beach
is located about 22 Kms from Panaji and is situated in Bardez taluka. This is
part of a 30 km stretch of beach coastline along the west coast of Goa by the
arabian sea that begins at Fort Aguada continues as Sinquerim beach.
Miramar
Beach
This beautiful beach is located about 3kms from Panaji. It lies adjoining
the estuary of the river Mandovi as it opens into the Arabian sea. It was originally
known as the "Gasper Dias Beach".
Colva Beach
This
is the most important beach in the south circuit equipped with all modern amenities
like air-conditioned resort complexes, tourist cottages, discos, seashell artefact
stalls, refreshment stalls, eateries, guest houses, expanding the village enormously.
