Goa

Indian Railways conecta Goa diretamente com Déli, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Kochi, Calcutá, Thiruvanantapuram, Bangalore, Chennai e Hyderabad. Uma dica forte é a estação de Thivim, por onde a maioria dos trens passa, e que fica a 20 minutos da praia de Calangute by taxi.

Trens úteis para Goa:

O aeroporto de Goa fica em Dabolim, perto de Vasco.

A maioria dos turistas internacionais chega via Mumbai.

Goa tem fama mundial pelas belas praias, antigos templos e igrejas, e pelo carnaval goês.

Se você se interessa por aviação naval, vai querer visitar o Naval Air Museum. Fica atrás do aeroporto de Dabolim, é preciso contornar o perímetro e passar através da Dabolim Railway station para chegar. Há sete atrações externas e mais memorabilia e modelos no prédio de dois andares.

• Anjuna Beach - Close to the Chapora Fort, its key attraction is a magnificent Albuquerque Mansion built in 1920, flanked by octagonal towers and an attractive Mangalore tile-roof. Anjuna was the second-home (and main location) of the hippies in Goa, in the 1960s and 1970s, after other destinations like Calangute got more "crowded" for them. It is still venue of a (vastly-changed, more mainstreamised) flea market held each Wednesday. In the nearby village of Arpora, two colourful Saturday night bazaars are held in the non-monsoon seasons. This is still part of "alternative" Goa, though charter and other tourists also visit the place in increasing numbers to "get a feel of the hippy years".
• Arambol Beach - A quiet beach in North Goa near Pernem. Not too many facilities in terms of hotels or eating joints. The water is shallow and good for swimming.
• Palolem Beach A scenic beach in extreme south Goa. Getting a bit crowded. Good eating options. Turning pricey though (by local standards). The rocks and islands off its schore are definitely scenic.
• Patnem Beach - a small and quiet beach in Canacona taluka
• Vagator Beach - a beach in Bardez, neighbouring Anjuna
• Morjim and Asvem - two quieter beaches in extreme north Goa's Pernem taluka
• Mandrem Beach - another beach in extreme north Goa's Pernem taluka
• Candolim and Sinquerim Beaches in North Goa's Bardez taluka. Once humble fishing villages. Now the crowded concretised coast of North Goa. Goa's Benidorm. Or quickly getting to be as crowded.
• Colva Beach - This beach's spectacle of sea, sand and sky blend in a enchanting natural harmony, weaving their magic spell on the visitors. Known for its scenic beauty. This is part of Salcete, Goa's only Catholic majority sub-district. Once a very hospitable area, now relations are getting monetized thanks to tourism.
• Calangute Beach - aka Queen of all Beaches in Goa. Once highly rated. Now crowded. Expect traffic jams along the main crowded street.
• Baga Beach A family-beach and charter tourist destination just outside Calangute.
• Chapora Home of the Chapora fort. Close to Vagator and Anjuna beaches. Also site for a fishing jetty where trawlers (introduced into Goa in the 1960s and 1970s, amidst protests from traditional fishermen, who were affected by them) bring in their catch.