Goa Beaches - List of All Best Beaches of Goa

Goa Beaches - List of All Best Beaches of Goa
Warning: please do not try to get into the water on any of these beaches during the monsoons. The waves, soft spots and underwater currents are very unpredictable.


Arambol Beach: Arambol's best beach is the tiny Paliem beach at the foot of the Waghcolomb hill, about 200 mts from here is a fresh water lake that could meet all your fishing requirements. Arambol itself has a long beach stretch, both rocky and sandy. Its main attractions are the nearby hot water springs, paragliding and relative serenity.

Mandrem Beach: Head here to stay in one of the stilt homes. It's a great way to see the waves come in. Another beach close by is the Junas beach, access to this however might be difficult as a creek runs close to it, but its great if you do not mind walking through at low tide

Vagator Beach: This beach is split into two halves, one the north Vagator beach and the other the Ozrant beach, also called as mini-vagator beach. Head here to go to the fresh water spring that's at the foot of the hill 100 metres from the beach. It's also a stones' throw away from Charpora fort. A lot of good Israeli food dots the area here.

Anjuna Beach: One of the better travelled to beaches, this one got famous because of the Wednesday day flea market. The beach itself is beautiful, but can be quite deserted on any other day of the week.

Calangute Beach: Calangute is a vast sandy beach that stretches to Baga on one side and Candolim on the other. The sea can be very rough. This is Goa's most crowded and most commercialised beach. This beach is always completely packed with shacks in the season time and the sands are dotted with loungers full of people tanning themselves brown.

Candolim Beach: A quiet beach to come to watch the sun sink into the water. This is where you will also see River Princess a sinking ship that's been in shallow waters for the last few years. There are many inroads from the main road that lead to the beach, find your own way here.

Miramar Beach: This is Chowpatty of Goa, you have fast food racks right across the main road towards the beach. A lot of locals frequent this beach. During the IFFI (film festival, end Nov) open-air movie screenings are carried out on this beach.

Bogmalo Beach: This is one of Goa's most picturesque beaches, you can see planes take off and land from here, it is bounded by green hills on three sides, and you can see the Grande island a few metres away from you into the sea. It is a small and almost deserted beach though about 8 km south from Vasco Da Gama, and 4 km from Goa's airport.

Colva Beach: This is one of the bigger beaches in South Goa, second to Utorda beach where the famous Zeebop stands. This beach is practically a shopper's paradise; it is South Goa's equivalent to north Goa's Calangute, only a quieter version.

Palolem Beach: The far end of Goa, this is the most peaceful beach Goa has, the waters are not rough at all, and swimming here can be quite relaxing. This beach has quite become a tourists paradise, the food, people, living accommodation that are close to the beach too have been created keeping their clientele in mind. It is sometimes referred to as the Goa's 'Lost Paradise'. Don't forget to walk on this beach at night.