Welcome to Holidays at Goa : Goa North Beaches

Anjuna Beach is 8-km west of Mapusa and is one of the most popular beaches of Goa. Anjuna is a small village along the coast line. In the vicinity of Anjuna are the Chapora Fort and the Albuquerque Mansion. To the east is a mountain. The Chapora Fort gives a splendid view of the nearby Anjuna and Vagator beaches. The fort has been well preserved except a few interesting ruins. Once, it was a domain of the Muslim rulers before the Portuguese.

Arambol Beach is 50 kms from Panaji. A unique beach in the North Goa, is both rocky and sandy beach. The main beach at Arambol is good for a swim, but as you walk down the beach you will come across small fresh water pools where you can float and relax. Or you can give yourself a mud-treatment.

Baga Beach is part of a 30-km stretch of beach coastline of Goa by the Arabian Sea, 11-km west of Mapusa, is basically an extension of Calangute beach. Lying in the rocky, cliff, the only difference between this far northern end of the Baga beach and its more congested center of Calangute Beach is that the scenery of this beach site is more scenic

Candolim beach is situated in the north of Goa and near to the Sinquerim beach.Its an ideal beach for those who are slowly getting tired of the crowded beaches. If you want to try your hand at fishing, you are welcome to do so too. There are various water-sports activities like parasailing, water-skiing etc… There are special guides also who can help you through these activities. Goa Candolim beach also arranges special beach excursions wherein a tourist is taken right to the middle of the sea from where he can capture some memorable sunsets.

Goa's busiest and most commercialized beach. This peaceful fishing village was a favorite hideout of the hippies in the 70's and 80's. Today, Calangute beach symbolise Goa's reputation as a haven for beach and coastal splendor

Calangute also makes a perfect beach site if you want to indulge in some water sports activities. Parasailing, water skiing and wind surfing.

The Dona Paula beach is named after Dona Paula de Menzes, daughter of a viceroy (in colonial India), who threw herself off the cliff, when refused permission to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. The myth says that Dona Paula is entombed in the Cabo Chapel of the Raj Bhawan and is supposed to be seen emerging from the moonlit waves wearing only a pearl necklace.

With the romance and myth attached to it—haunted by Dona Paula de Menzes—tourists throng the Dona Paula Beach not only in search of the deceased beloved, but also to indulge in water sports on the clear waters. The Dona Paula Beach offers an opportunity to the tourists to have a sunbath and buy cheap seaside goods from local vendors.

This beach has also been the location for many Indian movies, the most famous being Ek Duje Ke Liye. Given this dual attraction, Dona Paula Beach has become a popular tourist spot.

On the way to Dona Paula, 1-km ahead of the confluence of the Arabian Sea and Mandvi River, under the palm shade, is "Gasper Dias" or Miramar Beach and is just 3-km away from the capital city of Panjim.

In Portuguese language 'Miramar' stand for viewing the sea. Situated on a good location for evening walks, the coast is spread upto 2-km, having a fine silvery sand bed. From here one has an excellent view of the Aguada fort just across the Mandovi River

The village of Pernem has been surrounded by a hill-range covered with caju plantations and a shoreline with a twin-beach buckle. It's known for fine Goan feni and expert stone carvers.After crossing the Chapora River either from the Chopdem-Siolim ferry-crossing or the Colvale bridge, one lands in the Velhas Conquistas of Pernem. From Colvale, the distance to Mandrem is slightly more than a half-an-hour drive across undulating countryside. The road forks a little less than a kilometer away from the Chopdem ferry-point. The route climbing the hills offers an exhilarating view of land and sea. The coastal route via Morjim village proves equally exhilarating.

Morjim is a charming portion of Goa's long shoreline in the North. Morjim offers gorgeous viewpoints from sea-level upwards. Morjim interests different people for different reasons. For sure, it's a rural place shrouded in quaint customs and traditions like most Goan villages. It boasts about one of the loveliest beaches. Moreover, it's the home of Goa's traditional folk-dance.

Vagator Beach has dramatic red cliffs looking down on the shore and two fresh water springs within a stone's throw of the sea. But Vagator has little by way of seaside accommodation.

Vagator Beach is split into two main beaches by a seaside headland which holds the car park and lots of stalls selling trinkets, clothes, soft drinks and snacks. As you face the sea, on your right is North Vagator Beach and on your left Ozrant Beach, also called mini-Vagator Beach.