Goa: A Quick and Handy Travel Guide
Goa is beautiful destination situated on western coast of India. Though Goa is not strange name for most of us, but most of us do feel it will be costly to travel. Let me tell you whether you are travelling solo, couple or in family Goa has something for all of you and thats too within budget which is pocket friendly.
Goa is basically divided in 2 parts North Goa & South Goa. North Goa is more popular among youth for its night life pubs and Beach side shaks.
South Goa is more peaceful and place for people who is looking for peace & leisure.
Since I am from Mumbai, I will tell you how you can travel Goa in budget. You may add or deduct any component as per your comfort level.
How to travel?
Goa is well connected via rail๐, Road๐, Air๐ซ, Water๐ณ.
Dabolim Airport is 29 kilometres away from the state’s capital, Panjim. It is well connected by daily flights from Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Cochin and Bangalore.Goa is one of the most busiest International Airport and has regular flight from all major cities. Flight Tickets to Goa may cost you from ₹1500-₹3000 per person one way.
I would not recommend this as post landing you may end up paying equal or at times more amount for taxi fare to your hotel.
Goa has regular trains from all major cities of India. It ranges from Jan shatabdi to Rajdhani and Humsafar express.
The cheapest train ticket to Goa will cost you about ₹300 (This fare is from Dadar Mumbai to Thivim) there are different trains like Konkan Kanya Rajdhani express etc you may visit irctc.co.in for more info.
Additional info
Konkan railway is one of the scenic railway routes of India. One can see lish greenery and natural water falls during and post monsoon.
If you want to visit North Goa (Candolim, Calangute, Bagha, or Anjuna get down at Thivim,) If you want to go to Panaji get down at Karmali. If you want to visit South Goa get down at Madgaon.
One can simply drive the car to Goa from Mumbai it's about 550 kms. There are 2 routes one is old Mumbai-Goa highway and another is via Kolhapur. There state transportation busses and private opreator buses Opreates on this route. There are a number of public as well as private bus operators in Goa, which offer options for intra-city and inter-city conveyance. KSRTC, MSRTC and KTC are some of the Government undertakings that operate from Panaji, Madgaon and Vasco Da Gama. Private bus operators include the likes of Neeta Tour and Travels, Paulo Travels and Naik Tours and Travels. Goa enjoys daily bus service from important cities like Mumbai and Pune.
Recently there is Cruise ship has been launched for Goa name JALESH. You can find more info on google
Accomodation
Goa has over thousand of hotels, hostels, Home stays. If you are Solo or couple and if you want to explore Goa in budget, you can opt for hostel. Which may be as low as ₹400 per person. But you will get bunk bed. Of you are ready to spend little extra you may find budget hotels starting from ₹1200-₹1500.
For a large family I would recommend to opt for home stays. You can visit Booking.com for more details.
Tip: Beware booking stay via OyO as there are many hotels do not accept reservations via OyO.
Goa has some popular tourist destinations and some non touristy but very beautiful.
In this blog we will be more talking about North Goa.
Some of most popular beaches in North Goa are Sinquerim, Candolim, Calangute, Baga, Vegator ans Anjuna. There are some less popular but beautiful beaches in further north i.e Morjim, Ashweem, Arambol, and Querim.
Apart from beach you can also explore Fort Aguada, and Chopra fort (Seen in Dil Chahta hai movie).
One cab rent Bike, Scooter, Car, SUV, Open Jeep etc. To travel with in Goa. Remember there are no OlA or Uber in Goa. Private taxi service may charge you really high. So it is advisable to rent vehicle. Another tip Goa doesn't have many fuel ⛽ pumps so make sure you have enough fuel before you begin your journey.
Things you can buy from Goa
Goa is known as cashew capital and you will see many shops in Goa selling cashews. There are some brands and there is local quality I am not promoting any just make sure you bargain. If you want to carry liquor back home, tips for you guys. Make sure you know the price of the brand back in ur city. Also if you are travelling back by flight cross check how much you can carry. Last but not least ask for permit from the retailer as it is advisable to have one.
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