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Calangute Beach  

  Goa , Goa.
FREE

  • Beaches and Island.svg
    Category
    Beaches and Island
  • duration
    Duration
    1 - 2 Hours
  • mobile_voucher
    Mobile Voucher
    Accepted
  • bird spotting
    Bird spotting
    Zone
  • snacks counter
    Snacks counter
    Available
  • tour guide
    Guided Tour
    Available
  • photographer
    Photographer
    Available
  • Disability Friendly
    Disable
    Friendly
  • baby friendly
    Couple
    Friendly
  • ExploreBees
    Baby
    Friendly
  • restroom
    Restroom
    Available
  • sitting area
    Sitting Area
    Available
  • activity zone
    Activity Zone
    Available
  • ExploreBees
    Children's play area
    Available
  • adventure games
    Adventure game
    Available
  • water games
    Water game
    Available
  • boating
    Boating
    Available
  • ferry ride
    Ferry ride
    Available
  • life guard
    Life guard
    Available
  • life jacket
    Life jacket
    Available
  • souvenir shop
    Souvenir shop
    Available
  • security guard
    Security guard
    Available

Ticket

  • free entry
    free entry
  • adult ticket
    Adult
    FREE
  • children ticket
    Children
    FREE
  • mobile camera
    Mobile Camera
    FREE
  • still camera
    still camera
    FREE
  • video camera
    Video Camera
    FREE

Description

Calangute Beach is considered the “Queen of Beaches” of North Goa. Calangute is equally popular with Indian tourists as well as International tourists. During the Indian summer holidays of April & May, this beach is packed by beach lovers and picnickers from all over India. Calangute is the busiest beach of Goa. Calangute has it all, seafood, beach shacks, beer on the beach, souvenir shops, party places, and beach accommodations. Calangute beach is also the longest beach in Goa with Candolim beach continuing on the left and Baga beach continuing towards its right. The beach itself isn’t anything special, with steeply shelving sand, however, it’s capacity is large enough to accommodate the huge number of high-season visitors. On the shores of the Arabian Sea, under the shade of palm trees, bathes the Queen of Beaches-Calangute.

Calangute seems to be a distortion of the local vernacular word -’Koli-gutti’, which means the land of fishermen. Some people connect it with Kalyangutti (village of art) or Konvallo-ghott (strong pit of the coconut tree) because the village is full of coconut trees. With the advent of the Portuguese, the word probably got distorted to Calangute and has stuck till today. In a green semi-circle, the villages of Arpora-Nagoa, Saligao and Candolim do their bit to enhance the divine beauty of Calangute. There are picturesque agors (saltpans) at Agarvaddo, Maddavaddo is full of madd (coconut trees), Dongorpur skirts a bottle-green hillock and Tivaivaddo laces the beach. In Gauravaddo lived the gaudds or milkmen ran dairies. Calangute became a traveler’s cliche in the ’60s and early’70s. It was the hippies who discovered the pristine surroundings and blissful serenity and golden sands. The hippies also spread the word around and brought hordes of European tourists. Decades later, tourists still trudge down the dusty, weather-beaten roads in search of that idyllic coastal Goa. On this lovely beach, Goans and tourists spend summers, bathing in the quiet solitude of the sea, sun and sand.


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Operational Hours

January to December
Monday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Last Admission Open daily 24 Hours 365 Days.

Things to carry

  • id card
    Id card
  • camera
    camera
  • selfi stick
    Selfi stick
  • water bottle
    Water bottle
  • sunglasses
    Sunglasses
  • cap
    Cap
  • first aid kit
    First aid kit
  • medicine
    Medicine
  • sun cream
    Sunscreen
  • power bank
    Power Bank
  • swimming dress
    Swimming Dress
  • Food or Snacks
    Food or Snacks

Things Not Allowed

  • no weapons
    Weapons
  • no wifi
    Wifi
  • no plastic bag
    Plastic Bag

Near By

  • atm
    ATM
    0.5 KM
  • fuel station
    Fuel Station
    4.2 KM
  • restaurant
    Restaurant
    0.1 KM
  • hospital
    Hospital
    1.7 KM
  • pharmacy
    Pharmacy
    1.3 KM
  • hotel
    Hotel
    0.1 KM
  • bus stop
    Bus Stop
    1.4 KM
  • train
    Train
    19.7 KM
  • taxi
    TAXI
    0.5 KM
  • beach
    Beach
    0.0 KM

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