North Goa Tour Packages

Anjuna's flea market runs on Wednesdays, from about 10 am to about 4 pm, along the beach. Mapusa's market is on Fridays, Arambol's flea market sets up on the sand at sunset on Saturdays, and the Saturday night markets are at Baga and Arpora. These are the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's listings, and we confirm them for your dates. On the Goa Beach Escape, the days your two northern nights fall on decide which market you can reach.

Usually, with care. Goa's government says lifeguards are posted on the popular beaches, and warns that at Calangute the seabed drops suddenly and the waves rise high. Swim where the lifeguards are, follow their flags and instructions, and stay out of the sea from June to September, when it is rough. Not every stretch is patrolled, which is one reason the Goa north beaches tour comes with a guide who knows which beaches suit your pace.

North of Chapora. Morjim, where Olive Ridley turtles come ashore to nest, and Arambol, a beach you walk down to rather than drive onto, lie well away from the hotel strip between Calangute and Baga. Vagator, the crescent bay under Chapora Fort, is secluded by day but becomes a party venue at night in season. A tailor-made stay can base you in the quiet north and drive you to Baga or Anjuna for an evening out.

Yes, and each fits into a beach day by car. Fort Aguada, an early 17th-century Portuguese fort, stands on the headland at Sinquerim, at the southern end of the north coast; from Miramar, Panaji's city beach, you can see it across the Mandovi. Chapora Fort crowns the hill above Vagator's bay, at the northern end of the busy strip. Ask for either when you plan the Goa north beaches tour.

Plenty. Walk the firm sand that runs from Sinquerim north towards Baga, browse the Wednesday and Saturday markets, climb to the forts at Aguada and Chapora, and eat seafood at a beach shack. Panaji's Latin Quarter and the churches of Old Goa are a short drive inland. The nightlife is there when you want it, in Baga's bars and the beach parties around Anjuna and Vagator, and easy to skip when you do not.

Either. It can be one day with a car, driver and guide, stringing two or three beaches together, such as the busy Calangute and Baga stretch and secluded Vagator; or the same car and guide can stay with you across several nights in the north. Tell us how much nightlife and how much quiet you want, and we shape the days around it before quoting.

Close enough for a half-day. Calangute is about 15 km from Panaji, Anjuna about 18 km and Vagator about 22 km, and Old Goa's churches stand a short drive east of the capital along the Mandovi. The Goa Beach Escape takes them in on the day it moves you south, with a guided half-day in Old Goa and Panaji's Latin Quarter. Our Old Goa and Panjim guides have more.