Monday, February 6, 2012

Rating beaches in Goa

Here are our thoughts of the beaches, from a week of motorbiking up and down the coast! Simply, the further North you go (along the coast), the more developed it is! The further South you go - the more beautiful. For more... read on.


  • Baga
    • Facilities: full of restaurants, shacks, beach chairs, boats...
    • Internet: available
    • People:  thousands of locals selling stuff & other tourists. Literally thousands.
    • Beauty: 3/10
    • Price: very high (by Indian standards)
  • Miramar
    • Facilities: capital of Goa, but less developed beaches. Restaurants & beach sports. 
    • Internet: available
    • People: maybe a few hundred tourists.
    • Beauty: 4/10
    • Price: high 
  • Colva
    • Facilities:  Less developed beaches. Some shack-restaurants on the beach, but still many people selling stuff.
    • Internet: available
    • People:  maybe a few hundred tourists.
    • Beauty: 8/10
    • Price: high (tourists density)
  • Palolem
    • Facilities: A full array of beach-side restaurants crowding this beach. Simple, but busy.
    • Internet: available
    • Beauty: 9/10
    • People:  several hundred tourists.
    • Price: affordable (because it is farther away to travel)
  • Talpona  RECOMMENDED!
    • Facilities: One hostel/restaurant.
    • Internet: maybe one day (in a few years)
    • Beauty: 9/10
    • People: A few dozen other other couples on the beach. 
    • Price: super cheap!
  • Polem
    • Facilities: One hostel/restaurant.
    • Internet: dream on
    • Beauty: 10/10
    • People: Only 2 or 3 other couples on the beach. 
    • Price: very high (because of the low supply!)

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