Showing posts with label beaches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beaches. Show all posts

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Blue Aqueous Marine – Goa

Blue Aqueous Marine – Goa


That is something between science and myth, a blend of culture, traditions and modernization. A place in long shadows, calm cool, breezy day and long musical nights, loaded all the way with fun. Yes, I am talking about the one of the smallest state Goa , of India, a piece of land of about 40 beaches in the circumference of just about 100 km. “Go Goa , 365 days on Holiday” is just not a slogan for tourist attraction but is an invitation to live with history under the sky of modernization on the banks of fun and pleasure. The list of most searched key words of internet in relation of India tourism can’t be completed without the words beaches and Goa. See my previous two articles related with places.

Goa Images Reflections and Reality[Part One]

Sea Shore Planet: Tourist Paradise: GOA [Goa Part II]

When it comes to beaches of Goa, the tour can be divided into North Goa beaches and South Goa beaches. There are various travel agencies arranging site seeing beside the private car etc. If you have traveled before I will suggest choosing 2-3 spots for the day travel with local bus service that will provide you with a chance of looking into famous Goaian culture and life style. A unique facility available at Goa makes it more adventurous for the couples; here you can hire a bike, presence of English, Marathi, Kokani, Hindi and Portuguese as the spoken languages, small area of just over 100 km, and availability of detailed road maps are there to help you on your this voyage and that all will make your Goa trip a life time experience. Some of the most famous and visited beaches are

ANJUNA BEACH

The beach was discovered by the hippies sometime between 1950 and 1960 hence still most famous among them and also referred as the hippie s beach. When you are laying there on the pale golden sand you will feel that a white rushing stream is speeding to embrace you. The beach is famous for its street market and all night parties; it is your bargaining power that can allow you every Wednesday to take away anything ranging from a swim suit to a second hand bike almost at throw away price. The music loaded beach is just 8 km away from the Mapuca, the second famous city, after capital Panaji, of the state.

BAGA BEACH

Though it is a small beach situated in the west direction of Mapuca at a distance of about 10 km, but the calm and quite, wet brown sand and long shadows of palm tress makes it an attraction for tourists specially though who wish to have a time in peace away from the crowded beaches of Goa. Another attraction is the presence of best restaurants in the Goa, you can enjoy the romantic, candlelight, beach side dinner here and have the pleasure of being the part of exotic nightlife of Goa.

COLVA BEACH

Colva beach is for the people who wish to enjoy the company of family or friends with the only disturbance from the whispering sea. Unlike the Anjuna and Calangute beaches you will found this less crowded with tourist. It might be due to its location, at a distance from the two most famous cities Panaji and Mapuca. Colva will tempt you for long romantic walk on silvery white sand under the moon light and bright sunny morning will ask you to keep lying for some more time.

CALANGUTE BEACH

Surely the most visited beach just 16 km from the capital city Panaji, It has also fame for its holiday resorts, and is so attractive that it is often referred as the “Queen of beaches” you will found it perfect heaven of tourist with equal crowds of the foreign and domestic tourists. Here beside the water sports, children can enjoy the making of sand castles and in the beach side shacks you can enjoy cocktail with sighting the sea.

VAGATOR BEACH

The Sun Kissing beach is just 22km from Panaji, with ruins of Chopara fort, constructed by King Adil Shah, at its north end. Pure white sand and doted black rocks are the prime attraction of the place. It is a beach, typically dotted with palm trees and sea green water with people in swimming suit and having fun in water and gives you feeling of life coming to a postcard scene. Lush green form houses and tall palm and coconut trees with pictorial Portuguese bungalows gives such a beautiful look that area is utilized by many film makers. Hindi movie “Gumnam” the famous suspense film, was the first film in which this beautiful sea shore and ruins of chopara fort were picturised to create mixture of beauty and fear.

Other Tourist attractions

Though it is no more a beach but place has some historic value and place for water sports, specially for water scooter etc. Miramar is the city beach of Panaji. Apart from the Panaji and Mapuca, other worth to visit cities are, Madgaon, Wasco, Arambel, etc. A few other beaches are

Candolim Beach

Sinquerim Beach

Bambolim Beach

Arambol Beach

Benaulim Beach

Palolem Beach

Agonda Beach

BOGMALO BEACH

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Kokan Tourism...A travel in the lap of nature


In few days schools will have holidays and already started tourism season of India will get over crowded. If you wish to have a calm,pleasing trip in the lap of nature with polution free atmosphere than Kokan is the one. though in these days of summer Kokan days are much hotter but the natural beauty and the pollution free air is making a tourism destination worth to visit.

If you are deciding to visit Kokan during this holiday period do remember days will be hot ones.


My orkut friend Vishwanath Sawant [A professional kokan tour operator] has mailed me following information:

Sahyadri's high cliffs, fast-flowing rivers, pollution-free silver seabeaches, naturalistic backwaters (creeks), ancient temples, seaforts, historical forts, perennial waterfalls. All these are there in Konkan for the tourists. Kokan's natural scenery changes according to each particular season and attracks everyone to konkan. Many desire to tour the thickly forested and full of greenery, i.e. Konkan. Many have the misunderstanding that there are no good facilities available. But now "Konkan Paryatan Vikas Sanstha" has started some special projects to enjoy the tour of Konkan in the real sense. Under these schemes we are planning to organise tours throughout the year.Our special features of these tours: We are starting the facility of backwaters in the naturalistic creeks of konkan for the first time. Other facilities include enjoying nature's beauty of the Coconut-palm fringed gardens on the banks of the creek's backwaters, fishing, visiting unknown scenic places to experience nature's surprises and "Vanbhojan". Along with these observation of Konkan's rural life, "Gof" dance, "Zakadi" dance, Dashavtar, Nakte. All specialities of Konkan's cultural heritage to be enjoyed. Rural recipes made in Malwani Konkani style. Mouth-watering (Spicy) Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian dishes, Fresh Sea-food and Homely Hospitality. These are some of the special features. You will be thoroughly convinced by the response given to us by the Tourists.Besides if you want to go to Konkan independently then we will make all arrangements for you like staying in Farmer's houses, accompanied by guide, who will direct you regarding the programme, eating arrangement, vehicle arrangement, etc.High cliffs of Sahyadri, Shaky turns, Rivers, Sea Nature, Ancient Temples, Historical Forts, Sea Forts all these and many more things are there in Konkan for the Tourists. Though more beautiful than Kerala and Goa, Konkan is much behind than in tourism trade. In the coming time Konkan is going to be the main attraction of the tourists. The need of the hour is a united and good-planning effort to give maximum information to tourists regarding Kokan's picnic Spots and Tourists attraction. Where to go, how to go, where to stay, who will help while travelling, all these information is unknown to the tourists. Because of this, many tourists though desiring to tour Konkan cannot go. Governments of Kerala and Goa give wide publicity to their State's Tourism Industry. Unfortunately this does not happen in Maharashtra. "Konkan Tours " has decided to develope Kokan Tourism on its own efforts. To make more and more tourists to visit Konkan the Sanstha has started "Coastal Konkan Tours" just like Karnataka. We also arranging Varsha Sahal, Shravan Special, Waterfall Special, Nagpanchmi Special, Narlipoornima Special, Ganesh Festival, Backwater Special, Holiday Special & Winter Special in July to December 2004.For details contact : Kokan Tours, 58, 2nd flr, Shetye Building, Dr. D'silva Road, Near Western Rly Station, Dadar (W), Mumbai - 400 028. Tel. : (+91 022) 6523 4595 email : konkantours@yahoo.com


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