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Hi,i'm planning a trip to goa. can anyone please tell me the good sight seeing places & cheap hotels in goa. |
Travel Info hotels in the range 200 Rs/person. Travel Tips just go there and you will find everthing you want,you dont need an reservation,its cheap and just fantastic ! Others Some basic issues need to be resolved in order to simplify locating accomodations in Goa, India(I am Owner of a Travel Agency): 1-Do you have checkin/checkout dates in mind? 2-Are there any particular cities in the Goa province you plan on going to?(Margaon, Panjim, Mapusa, etc.) Minor details certainly but important as once resolved it will be infinitely easier to locate accomodations in Goa province that meet your criteria. If you could kindly either call, email me at: indysteve1563@yahoo.com, or reach me through Yahoo Messenger with your specifics, we can see what accomodations are available based on your timetable and budget. TRAVEL WITH STEPHEN(877-897-8080, toll-free USA/CANADA) www.travelwithstephen.globaltr... Print this blog out and it will help you navigate Goa better.... A Goan at heart I could not resist but blog about what an Indian traveler should look out for in this wonderful but small place. Goa is a very beautiful place. It has beaches and churches and lots of sun n sand that can be a lot of fun all round the year. The best time in the year to visit Goa is between October and March. Over the Christmas week Goa is at its best. Even if you are not going there in the prime foreign tourist season, you will find a lot of Indian tourist any time of the year. Besides playing on the superb beaches of Goa and enjoying the cool waters in the Sea, you can do a lot with your time in Goa. Remember the basic difference between heat in other parts of the world and humidity in Goa or Bombay is a bucket full of perspiration. The best way to tackle it is to drink a lot of liquids and stay cool. Goa is not really a good place for shopping. Food too is a little expensive but incase you plan to have your eating habits localized, the food suddenly becomes reasonable. Transportation is another huge hassle in case you do not have a vehicle. Hiring bikes is cheap and most sensible if you know to ride one. If you don鈥檛 know how to ride a bike, smart young pilots with bikes are available on most street corners. They are reasonable but do not forget to bargain. If you are in a group, then you should try and hire a car for a day long North/ South Goa tour. If you plan to spend a day at a beach and do not want any one to be between you and nature, Paulolim to the extreme south or Arambol to the extreme North are the two options. A word of caution: there are no good eating joints here so carry your supplies. The favorite location that now a days most youngsters prefer to stay at is Baga Beach in North Goa. Baga is nice, clean, and full of tourist all year round. The make shift shacks serve good food. What makes it the best place to stay is the hospitality doled out by the Goan鈥檚 in this area. Sweet and simple fisher folk ready to serve at a reasonable price. My favorite places in Goa: North Goa: Fort Aguada: If you happen to stand at some of the right spots the view is better than the best places you have ever seen, Hook up with a local for these spots. Please don鈥檛 waste your time seeing the obvious. The fort and the light house is what most tourists try to capture on camera. Trust me if you happen to notice what I have seen from here you will be amazed at the foolishness of most tourist guides in not showing you those places. Just remembered! There are these kids who earn their living by showing you things using binoculars, ask them to show you around. If you are lucky, u will see what I have seen. The Flea Market at Anjuna Beach: Bargain, bargain n still bargain鈥? The final price will leave you satisfied. If some thing is quoted at 450, ask for it at 45. You might just get it at 50! Calangute Beach: World famous鈥?just like Hyderabad鈥檚 biryani! Hope you do not have the same opinion about Calangute as I have about this biryani. Candolim Beach: I don鈥檛 think you would visit this place coz it鈥檚 not on any tourist map. See they don鈥檛 think the need to disturb the King of Goa for measly tourist. You got it right that鈥檚 my village n guess my hotel has the world largest swimming pool鈥?the Arabian Sea. 鈥? Hahahah Just kidding鈥?but yes the beach is beautiful n worth going in the evenings. If you plan to visit my place do tell me I don鈥檛 promise that you will be treated like a King鈥檚 guest coz I m not a king but I m sure u will be welcome. Mapusa (pronounced as Mapsa): The whole of north Goa is predominantly occupied by fisher folk. Mapusa is their market. Nothing to see in the city but just incase u plan to buy stuff Friday is the market day. Lots of Beach ware can be purchased at through away prices. Nice places to eat in north Goa are Tito鈥檚 in Baga, SozaLobo鈥檚 in Calangute, The Mango Tree and Bob鈥檚 inn in Candolim. Don鈥檛 forget to have an ice-cream at Hanuman Soda in Mapusa, don鈥檛 go by the name, the place is fun n most locals know where it is. South Goa: Panjim city: It has been developed like most well planned cities. It is the Capital of the real small state of Goa so most administrative offices are here. Not much to see here. You may find many of the buildings familiar if you are a regular with the films. Many Hindi films shoot songs in Goa. Miramar Beach: It is a small beach and is actually a bank to the river Mandovi. Its claim to fame is that it is the poshest area in Goa. A nice restaurant for burgers and pizzas kind of stuff is the high light of this place鈥?I forget its name but its in the premises of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation) Dona-Paula: Nice place to visit in the evening. Freak your self on the scooter boats. Great place to buy T shirts, shorts and real short skirts. It鈥檚 some place where I get my size鈥ahahahahah鈥?br /> Old Goa: The churches are famous for a lot of things including the relics of St. Francis Xavier. However I love to spend time in the chapel of the growing cross which is placed in the Se Cathedral. If you have a wish (a small one) and its not getting fulfilled, walk up to the cross, push ur fingers through the back of the wooden frame until u happen to touch the bark like fa莽ade of the real cross and 鈥?make a wish鈥?If done with faith in the heart, it comes true. It worked for me on more occasions than one. So try your luck too. Kolva beach: It is another of Goa鈥檚 very beautiful beaches. The specialty here is 鈥榃hite Sand.鈥?Yes the sand is more silverish in colour and fine. Get a bag full of this sand back home to brush your teeth with. Pepsodent and Colgate pick up all the calcium from the same beach stretch. Not kidding but both have factories just round the corner on this beach. It is Goa鈥檚 longest beach. Madgaon or Margaon city: It鈥檚 the unplanned city of Goa. Recent developments in trying to plan it out have taken both the bus stand and the Railway station out of the city. So now the locals keep complaining, 鈥榯hey have taken the city out of our city.鈥?There is nothing much to see in the city but some good places to eat. Nice places to eat in South Goa Godino鈥檚 in Panjim city, Mum鈥檚 kitchen near Miramar, and Longinos鈥檚 in Margaon (don鈥檛 forget to eat the caramel custard here). I am sorry to over load you with all the info 鈥?but kya kare contol he nai hota鈥? Hahaha 鈥?very passionate about my Bombay and My Goa u c鈥? To stay: Felecidade Villa is on Candolim Beach, 15 km from the capital Panjim. The most famous beach stretch in Goa is the one that extends from Baga- Calangute in the north to Fort Aguada- Candolim in the south. Felecidade Villa is prominently placed on this 5 kms beach stretch. Form the villa on to the beach is a minute鈥檚 walk (as it is with in 90mtrs of the high tide level and if a couple of bushes did not come in the way it would have been on the beach.) You get a good view of the beach from all the sea facing rooms. There are in all 14 rooms in the villa and the room rent is fairly economic by Goa standards. Off Season Room Rent: Ground Floor Sea Facing Room: Rs.650/- Ground Floor Non 鈥?Sea Facing Room:Rs.550/- First Floor Sea Facing Room: Rs.750/- First Floor Non 鈥?Sea Facing Room: Rs.650/- 鈥iscounts are available for longer duration stays 鈥ach room can accommodate comfortably two people, extra mattress will be charged 鈥ll rooms are Non-AC 鈥here is no kitchen facility in the villa but many food providing joints exist in the vicinity 鈥reakfast is available on Request 鈥ailway & Airport Transfers can be arranged for a fee at actuals on request Call me to book: 09346208764 so many options pls try a travel agents frm ur city |
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