I just realized that many of you would be interested in the route we followed from Bangalore to Goa and how was the road condition. So, here is brief information on the road from Bangalore to Goa. The road was lousy in most parts.
Route we followed
Neelmanagala – Tumkur- Shimoga- Sagar- Jog Falls – Honnavar – Karwar - Margao.
Distance, around 570 km.
The road was bad in stretches before Shimoga (after tarikere), then after jog falls and then after Honnavar.
Detailed road plan
Bangalore – Tumkur (NH4)
Tumkur – Tiptur – Arsikere – Kadur – Tarkere – Shimoga – Sagar – Honavar (NH206)
Honavar – Kumta – Ankola – Karwar (NH17)
Karwar – Galgibaga – Palolem – Agonda – Margao - Colva – Panjim – Calangute Baga – Anjum - Morjim - Ashwem
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Goa Beach Guide
Here is my take on goa beaches starting from south.
Palolem: Palolem is the southernmost of Goa’s developed beaches. This is a lovely crescent-shaped beach, mostly visited by foreigners. When I went in November a lot of beach huts were functional and were available quite cheap. You would be amazed by the number of foreigners here and it seems they are living here since ages. The market next to the beach is also worth a look. There is also a dolphin-spotting rides available at this place, so plan your visit to the place accordingly as evening and early morning would be the right time.Agonda : This one has the best beach huts and kind of place that would be loved by people looking for solitude. You can hardly see three people at a time on the beach. This is a good base to see quieter beaches further south and also great choice to just spend time with your loved ones or may be for individuals who want spend time with themselves. This one is my personal favorite and must visit place.
Colva: Colva beach is a typical Indian beach which is too crowded and having a lot of water games. There is government run hotel on the beach. And personally I did not like the place at all. I said place because I cannot say I did not like the beach as all the beaches on Goa are good.
Calangute-Baga-Sinquerim-condolim: I have combined all theses beaches together as they all are very much reachable from each other and you can just stay at one of these and visit all other from there. I would suggest you to stay at Baga as most of the pubs and discos are here and you can just walk back after drinking at night. The most famous disco ‘Titos’ and ‘Café Mambo’ is also at the Baga. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses available here. Calangute and Baga beach both offer a lot of water games. Calangute and Baga beaches are adjacent to each other and on walk able distance. Both these beaches does not have beach huts here but have lots of beach shacks serving all kinds of cuisines.The only difference between the two is that Calangute has more of Indian tourists and is a bit more crowded.
Condolim and Sinquerim are located just south of calangute but not at walkable distance.Condolim’s beach has lot of beach shacks and a good option for spend an evening looking at sunset but a better option will be sinquerim beach and my personal favorite for watching sunset. There some parts of Aguada fort overlooking sinquerim and if you climb at the highest point and watch the sunset you would really like it.The beach part is actually very small . Taj fort aguada is also located at this beach.
Anjuna-Morjim-Ashwem: Anjuna is north of Baga. Anjuna is a rocky beach and actually has a very nice view. The Wednesday market here is quite famous but when we went in November I did not find it very promising. Famous disco ‘Paradiso’ is also here. The quieter beaches of Morjim and Ashwem also have good and cheap beach huts. The beach is shallow and also has nice and soothing view.These beaches would be a better choice to stay than Anjuna which in my view is not for ‘mainstream’ people.
We also visited a few more beaches (Galgibaga, Sernabatim and Vagator) other than the ones described above but I did not find them very special so did not talk about it. I think Goa is a place where you should visit every day. Hope the information above would help you in planning your vacation for more information you can provide a comment or mail me.
Palolem: Palolem is the southernmost of Goa’s developed beaches. This is a lovely crescent-shaped beach, mostly visited by foreigners. When I went in November a lot of beach huts were functional and were available quite cheap. You would be amazed by the number of foreigners here and it seems they are living here since ages. The market next to the beach is also worth a look. There is also a dolphin-spotting rides available at this place, so plan your visit to the place accordingly as evening and early morning would be the right time.Agonda : This one has the best beach huts and kind of place that would be loved by people looking for solitude. You can hardly see three people at a time on the beach. This is a good base to see quieter beaches further south and also great choice to just spend time with your loved ones or may be for individuals who want spend time with themselves. This one is my personal favorite and must visit place.
Colva: Colva beach is a typical Indian beach which is too crowded and having a lot of water games. There is government run hotel on the beach. And personally I did not like the place at all. I said place because I cannot say I did not like the beach as all the beaches on Goa are good.
Calangute-Baga-Sinquerim-condolim: I have combined all theses beaches together as they all are very much reachable from each other and you can just stay at one of these and visit all other from there. I would suggest you to stay at Baga as most of the pubs and discos are here and you can just walk back after drinking at night. The most famous disco ‘Titos’ and ‘Café Mambo’ is also at the Baga. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses available here. Calangute and Baga beach both offer a lot of water games. Calangute and Baga beaches are adjacent to each other and on walk able distance. Both these beaches does not have beach huts here but have lots of beach shacks serving all kinds of cuisines.The only difference between the two is that Calangute has more of Indian tourists and is a bit more crowded.
Condolim and Sinquerim are located just south of calangute but not at walkable distance.Condolim’s beach has lot of beach shacks and a good option for spend an evening looking at sunset but a better option will be sinquerim beach and my personal favorite for watching sunset. There some parts of Aguada fort overlooking sinquerim and if you climb at the highest point and watch the sunset you would really like it.The beach part is actually very small . Taj fort aguada is also located at this beach.
Anjuna-Morjim-Ashwem: Anjuna is north of Baga. Anjuna is a rocky beach and actually has a very nice view. The Wednesday market here is quite famous but when we went in November I did not find it very promising. Famous disco ‘Paradiso’ is also here. The quieter beaches of Morjim and Ashwem also have good and cheap beach huts. The beach is shallow and also has nice and soothing view.These beaches would be a better choice to stay than Anjuna which in my view is not for ‘mainstream’ people.
We also visited a few more beaches (Galgibaga, Sernabatim and Vagator) other than the ones described above but I did not find them very special so did not talk about it. I think Goa is a place where you should visit every day. Hope the information above would help you in planning your vacation for more information you can provide a comment or mail me.
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