Goa City Guide

Goa is the favorite tourist destination in India. Goa is known for perfect blend of exotic beaches, lip smacking cuisine, easy going people, rocking parties and ancient religious places or in short it is synonymous with vacations and holidays.

Goa beaches have sun, sand, and water sports facilities that include from water scooters to water gliding. But then, Goa is much more than just beaches and sea. It has a soul, which goes deep into unique history, rich culture and some of the prettiest natural scenery that India has to offer.

Goa is a lush green paradise edged on the one side by the wooden foothills of the Sahyadri range and on the other by the Arabian Sea.

Sight Seeing Goa has a myriad of tourist attractions: Anjuna Beach, Devbagh Beach, The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Aguda Fort, Calingute Beach, St Cathedral Church of St. Francis, Bom Jesus Basilica, Dudhsagar Waterfalls, Carambolin Lake. The beaches of Goa are also the best place in India to indulge in water sport. Coast, coconut cultivation and fishing are still the main sources of income. Tourism happens all over the year but if you want to enjoy the Goa Carnivals Tour better visit in Feb-March.

How to reach Goa By Air: Goa airport is about 30 kms from the capital city of Panaji and is owned by the Indian Navy. Major airline operators have frequent flights carrying passengers and cargo in and out of Goa. Goa airport is well connected by United Kingdom and other European countries. Air India operates international flights for the destinations in Gulf countries too. Goa has an international airport at Dabolim. The distance from Margao to Dabolim airport is 29 kms.

By Train: Goa is well connected with all metro cities Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Calcutta, Chennai, Secunderabad and Tirupat of India. Convenient stations are Margao/Vasco and Karmali.

By Road: The road network of Goa connects it with the major cities in India like Mumbai, Pune, and Bangalore etc. through the National Highways

By Sea: Most of the rivers in Goa are used for waterways. Goa is also connected by waterway from Bombay. Numbers of Ship Cruises are available between Mumbai and Panaji covering the entire Konkan coastline.

Climate - Climatic conditions of Goa are temperate, except during the monsoon, which lasts from June to September. There are no extremes in temperature and no clear demarcations from one season to the other except for the monsoon. In the far south the best months to visit are between January and September, while northeastern areas of India tend to be more comfortable between March and August.