| Colva Beach Goa |
The Colva Beach is broad and beautiful, and has a stream coursing
through it. Colva is the oldest and largest of South Goa's resorts. Its
leafy outlying 'Vaddos', or wards are pleasant enough, dotted with
colonial style villas and ramshackle fishing huts. The beachfront is a
collection of concrete hotels, souvenir stalls and fly blown snack Bars
strewn around a central roundabout.
A walk on the beaches is full of delights. Fishermen's motor trawlers
lie anchored in a line offshore. Tourists in colorful dresses throng
about and several of them can be seen sunbathing in the glorious sun.
Trinket stalls and drink stands on the golden sands make a moonlit
evening on the Colva Beach utterly romantic.Colva can be pleasant and
convenient place to stay for a while. Swimming is relatively safe while
the sand, at least away from the beachfront, is spotless and scattered
with beautiful shells.
When the season is in full swing, Colva's beachfront sprouts a row of
large seafood restaurants on stilts, some of them very ritzy indeed,
with tablecloths, candles and smooth music. Although never an
established rave venue, Colva's nightlife is livelier than anywhere else
in south Goa, thanks to its ever-growing contingent of young package
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| Majorda Beach Goa |
Majorda is a broad, flat and open beach that lie close to the port
city of Vasco and are ideal for picnickers. Though popular, they are
less heavily frequented among the prominent beaches of Goa which makes it quiet holiday beaches of Goa.
Located in Salcete, Majorda is one of the little developed beaches of
Goa, albeit the whole area possesses a lot of character, with small
fishing villages scattered around palm groves. The history of Majorda is
also noteworthy for its bakery and toddy. The sap of the coconut palm
i.e. toddy was used to leaven the bread. Till date the art of baking
European bread remains unsurpassed anywhere else but at Majorda. Thus
bakery and Majorda go hand in hand as Pizza and Italy. Today the Majorda
beach has become a major tourist attraction with the amalgamation of
nature and surroundings. |
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| Mobor Beach Goa |
| Mobor is a small stretch of beach eleven kilometres south of Colva
beach. The Beache is relatively isolated and there are few beach shacks
here. Mobor has a fishing village with a small lagoon near the mouth of
a river, and its fun to watch the seagulls that come to feast on the
fish drying on the sand. |
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| Palolem Beach Goa |
This stretch of white sand dominates the southern coast of Goa. Until a
few years back, it was among the virgin beaches of Goa. However, it
couldn't escape from the eyes of the tourists. Although a few
developments have taken place, the beach still has a soothing aura to
it. A large area of the beach now accommodates a lot of small shacks
that taper off as you move towards the south.
At the northern end of the beach is a fresh water stream. Across this
stream is a tiny, undeveloped island that can be accessed by just
swimming across during low tide. However, it is not very safe to do so
during high tide. The other attractions on this beach are the Dolphin
cruises and the fishing trips. These are offered at quite a reasonable
rate making your holidays a memorable one.
Accomodation too is easily and cheaply available. And though there are
a couple of money exchange centres, Palolem does not have any banks. The
closest railway station is at Canacona, which is just 3 kilometres away
from Palolem. There are also a lot of buses that ply from Margao to
Canacona. From there on taxis and local buses are easily available. |
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