Anjuna is also famous for the Wednesday flea market, a landmark tradition of Goa tourism. The market has its origins in foreigners on a Goa holiday selling their possessions to get money to carry on their travel in Goa or India, or to get back home.

Till recently Arambol was a favorite Goa beach for those maverick tourists for whom a Goa holiday meant non-confirming to any code-of-conduct, and who found even Anjuna too constraining. Paradoxically, but logically it slowly became popular, losing

This fishing village beach of Goa is the northern end of Calangute beach, south of Anjuna, the party beach of Goa. Compared to Calangute, it has more character, with its scenic beauty enhanced by the creek and the Retreat House perched on the hill.

Part of the main stretch of Southern Beaches of Goa, location of the most exclusive beach resort hotels in Goa and India tourism. Less than 2 km south of Colva is the even more peaceful and serene beach of Benaulim, well known as the location for Taj Exotica, Goa.

The Naval Aviation Museum, 1 km from the beach sits atop a plateau overlooking the wide expanse of the Arabian Sea and Bogmalo Beach. On display are old aircraft used by the Indian Navy, along with naval armaments. A Jet Fighter simulator can be enjoyed

Till the mid 90s Calangute (along with the adjoining Baga) used to be the beach of Goa for hippies, where ganja, hash and drug-induced merriment personified the Goa holiday in India experience. For the flower children the address of the center of the Universe

This beach of Goa is lesser developed than the adjoining Sinquerim and a favorite of the Goa package tour operators. Backed by dunes, this straight and long Goa beach is home to many excellent ‘International’ shacks. Its northern part, near D’Mello’s and Oceanic offers relative solitary, yet closeness to good food and drink. 

Crouched in the shadow of a Portuguese fort on the opposite, northern side of the headland from Vagator, Chapora, 10-km from Mapusa, is a lot busier than most north coast villages. Dependent on fishing and boat building, it has, to a great extent, retained a life of its own independent of tourism.

Colva is perhaps the most loved beach of Goa. Along with Benaulim, it’s a southern base of for backpackers on a laid-back Goa holiday due to its blend of beauty, peace and choice of some of the best options of cheap accommodation in Goa. It’s certainly the most popular beach of south Goa

13 km north of Panaji. The starting point of the 30 km coastline stretch of Northern Beaches of Goa that covers the most popular hotspots of Goa and India tourism. This is a landmark beach of Goa tourism, due to the three luxurious beachfront Goa resorts of the Taj 

Located in Salcete, Majorda is one of the smaller developed beaches of Goa, albeit the whole area possesses a lot of character, with small fishing villages scattered around palm groves. This South Goa beach area is the site of three spacious deluxe Goa hotel resorts, quite popular with those

Palolem beach, Goa was discovered by those lost souls searching for an idyllic beach of Goa, unspoiled from the vagaries of the typical whoop-de-do activities of Goa tourism found in the more popular beaches of Goa. What they found was beach utopia; sensual curves of crescent shaped

7 km south from the center of Panaji, Vainquinim is known around the world for Cidade de Goa, one of the best designed, and leading resort hotels in Goa and India. Such are its facilities that visitors who enjoy a luxury Goa holiday in Cidade de Goa always want to come back for more.

A large variety of water sports are organized by the resorts (especially by Goa Renaissance Resort and the Leela Palace Goa), and The Old Anchor, an independent operator. From opposite the Holiday Inn, Goa boats embark on Dolphin watching, fishing and river trips.