Goa is probably the best tourist destination on this side of the world. What makes Goa voyages so special? Is it the natural beauty of its most scenic beaches? Is it the warm temperature that makes Goa so livable throughout the year? Is it the very rocking nightlife that Goan people just cannot do without? Is it the temples and the world heritage churches? Is it the commercialization of various spots in Goa where anything from brass bracelets to highly sophisticated electronic equipment is sold at dirt cheap rates? Is it simply the pork vindaloo and sorpotel and the cashew feni?
The pristine beauty of the adventurous Anjuna Beach
Well, it's all this… and more.
People coming on Goa voyages find out that this tiny Indian state has a little bit of everything to offer. Certainly, it has the best of everything in the world. There's not a single moment in Goa when there is not something special to do. People come from all over the world, roam around the cities like Mapusa, Panaji, Margao, Ponda and Vasco or saunter on the beaches like Anjuna, Calangute, Colva, Arambol, Vasco da Gama, Dona Paula, Miramar, Vagator, Baga – any of the twenty plus beaches it has – and are really entranced by the kind of life and vivacity there is. Entranced, literally! For Goa is the birthplace of the psychedelic trance music, the music that strongly underlines its nightlife.
But the best part about Goa voyages is that the Goan people know very well that it is a tourist gem. That is the reason you will find almost every kind of tourist necessity – from the low budget format to the ultra posh format especially designed for world-class tourists. Yes, if you want you can stay on a thatched shack on the beach, or if you want you can live in five star luxury in a penthouse. Goa is like that… diversity rules the place.
Vagator Beach on a sultry afternoon
And the people of Goa are just as warmhearted. They are extremely proud of their heritage and are quite willing for tourists to come over and get awed with it. What makes Goa voyages special is definitely its people. Probably this is the only place in the world where the locals are so happy with the tourists. They will cook for you, they will do petty jobs for you, they will get photographed with you, and they will sing and dance with you. Even the Goa Tourism India authorities have now provided the best of amenities for tourists, like the Konkan Railways extension that makes traveling to Goa so simple and various Goa Tourism Development Corporation hotels strewn all along the state.
Goa is the only place where the eastern culture meets the western culture and exists together in harmony. There is a wealth of Hindu temples here, notable among them being the Shantadurga Temple and the Mangueshi Temple, and at the same time there are world heritage churches here, such as the Bom Basilica and the Santa Fe, which contains the miraculously preserved body of Saint Francis Xavier in a glass coffin. Goa was a Portuguese colony for over five centuries! That is the reason you find the Indian whiff in Portuguese roots here… or is it the other way round?
On road leading to Goa
Goa Tourism India will open your eyes to this ultra special place on earth there is. There's nothing like Goa anywhere else, and that's a supreme truth. For the worldwide traveler, we can only say:
Go… go… Goa…
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