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    Palolem Beach - The South Goa Crescent That Tops the List

    Palolem is a 1.5 km crescent of pale sand closed at both ends by rocky headlands, and that bay shape is what makes it work. The water inside the arc is shallow, warm and unusually calm, so this is one of the few places…

    Address
    Palolem Beach Road, Palolem, Canacona, Goa 403702
    Nearest transit
    Canacona (Chaudi) railway station on the Konkan Railway, 2 km away, about 5 minutes by auto. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 67 km north. Roughly 2 hours by taxi from Panaji, 2 hours 15 minutes by scooter.
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    Agonda Beach - The Quietest Long Stretch in Canacona

    Agonda runs for roughly 3 km with almost no buildings visible from the waterline, which is exactly why people who find Palolem too busy end up here. The sand is broad and firm, backed by casuarina trees and a single…

    Address
    Agonda Beach Road, Agonda, Canacona, Goa 403702
    Nearest transit
    Canacona (Chaudi) railway station, 9 km away, about 20 minutes by auto. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 62 km north. Around 1 hour 50 minutes by taxi from Panaji, 2 hours by scooter.
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    Anjuna Beach - Red Cliffs, Rock Pools and the Wednesday Market

    Anjuna is not a soft-sand beach. Laterite rock outcrops break the shoreline into small bays, the cliff at the northern end drops straight into the water, and the sand between is coarse and dark in patches. Swimming…

    Address
    Anjuna Beach Road, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa 403509
    Nearest transit
    Thivim railway station, 19 km away, about 35 minutes by taxi. Manohar International Airport (GOX, Mopa) is 32 km north. Around 40 minutes by scooter from Panaji, 45 minutes by taxi.
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    Baga Beach - Loud, Crowded and Honest About It

    Baga is the busiest beach in north Goa and it does not pretend otherwise. The sand is wide and clean enough, but from about 9am it is packed with sunbeds, jet ski operators, parasail boats and hawkers, and the strip…

    Address
    Baga Beach Road, Baga, Calangute, Bardez, Goa 403516
    Nearest transit
    Thivim railway station, 17 km away, about 30 minutes by taxi. Manohar International Airport (GOX, Mopa) is 38 km north. Around 35 minutes by scooter from Panaji, 40 minutes by taxi.
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    Calangute Beach - The Biggest and Most Commercialised

    Calangute gets called the queen of Goa's beaches, which says more about its size than its quality. It is a long, straight, wide strip that merges into Baga at the north and Candolim at the south, and in peak season the…

    Address
    Calangute Beach Road, Calangute, Bardez, Goa 403516
    Nearest transit
    Thivim railway station, 16 km away, about 30 minutes by taxi. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 40 km south. Around 30 minutes by scooter from Panaji, 35 minutes by taxi.
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    Arambol Beach - Sweet Water Lake and the Drum Circle

    Arambol sits at the far northern end of the Goa coast and holds onto a distinctly counter-cultural feel. The main beach is a wide sweep of soft sand, and a 15-minute walk north over a rocky path leads to Sweet Water…

    Address
    Arambol Beach Road, Arambol, Pernem, Goa 403524
    Nearest transit
    Pernem railway station, 17 km away, about 30 minutes by taxi. Manohar International Airport (GOX, Mopa) is 20 km east, roughly 35 minutes. Around 1 hour 10 minutes by scooter from Panaji, 1 hour by taxi.
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    Vagator and Ozran (Little Vagator) Beach - Cliffs, Coves and Sunset Crowds

    Vagator is really two beaches split by a headland: Big Vagator below Chapora Fort, and Ozran, better known as Little Vagator, in the cove to the south. Big Vagator has the wider sand and the fort view. Ozran is smaller…

    Address
    Ozran Beach Road, Vagator, Bardez, Goa 403509
    Nearest transit
    Thivim railway station, 20 km away, about 35 minutes by taxi. Manohar International Airport (GOX, Mopa) is 33 km north. Around 45 minutes by scooter from Panaji, 50 minutes by taxi.
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    Butterfly Beach - The Boat-Access Cove Near Palolem

    Butterfly Beach is a small horseshoe cove between Palolem and Agonda, reached by boat from Palolem in about 20 minutes or on foot down a rough forest trail from the Canacona road. There is no road access and no…

    Address
    Butterfly Beach, off Palolem-Agonda Road, Canacona, Goa 403702
    Nearest transit
    Canacona (Chaudi) railway station, 8 km to Palolem jetty, then a 20-minute boat crossing. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 65 km north. Around 2 hours by taxi or scooter from Panaji to Palolem, plus the boat.
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    Colva Beach - The Long South Goa Workhorse

    Colva is the main beach for Margao and the largest single stretch in south Goa, running roughly 2.5 km of white sand that continues on into Benaulim and Betalbatim. The central section by the church roundabout is the…

    Address
    Colva Beach Road, Colva, Salcete, Goa 403708
    Nearest transit
    Madgaon (Margao) railway station, 7 km away, about 15 minutes by auto. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 25 km north, roughly 40 minutes. Around 1 hour by taxi from Panaji, 1 hour 10 minutes by scooter.
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    Cola Beach - The Freshwater Lagoon Behind the Sand

    Cola, sometimes written Khola, is the beach with the lagoon. A shallow freshwater stream pools behind the sand bar in an emerald channel you can swim in, separated from the sea by only a few metres of beach. Getting…

    Address
    Cola Beach, Khola village, Canacona, Goa 403702
    Nearest transit
    Canacona (Chaudi) railway station, 12 km away, about 30 minutes by taxi including the access track. Goa International Airport (GOI, Dabolim) is 58 km north. Around 1 hour 45 minutes by taxi from Panaji, 2 hours by scooter.

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