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A palm tree leaning over a parasol on an empty stretch of white sand

West India

Goa

Beach shacks, Portuguese quarters and slow rivers

Best time
November to February
Flight
1h from Mumbai

About Goa

India's smallest state, built for long lunches and longer beaches.

North Goa is busier and cheaper; the south is quieter and more expensive. The interior — Old Goa, the spice plantations, the Mandovi backwaters — is where most visitors wish they had spent another day.

Worth building a day around

  • Old Goa's basilicas
  • Palolem at sunrise
  • Spice plantation lunch near Ponda

When to go

Dry, mild and clear, ahead of the pre-monsoon heat.

  • Nov-Feb

    Best

  • Jun-Sep

    Avoid

What our designers tell people

  • Split your nights

    Two nights north, two south — the drive between them is 90 minutes.

Questions people ask

Is Goa good in the monsoon?
It is green and very cheap, but most beach shacks close.

3 trips in Goa

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Goa South Beaches Week

Goa South Beaches Week

  • Goa
  • 6N/7D
  • Domestic

Six nights south of the river, away from the strip

  • 1Hotel
  • 5Activities
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹42,500

per person

Old Goa Heritage Cycle Tour

Activity

Old Goa Heritage Cycle Tour

  • Goa
  • Day trip
  • Domestic

Basilicas, back lanes and a village lunch

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹2,800

per person

Palolem Palm Cottages

Stay

Palolem Palm Cottages

  • Goa
  • 1N/2D
  • Domestic

Cottages a walk from the sand

  • 1Hotel
  • 0Activities
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹8,500

per couple