Name: Calangute Beach
Address: Goa, Goa, 403519, India
Price range: FREE

Things to Know

Category
Beaches and Island
Duration
1 - 2 Hours
Mobile Voucher
Accepted
Bird spotting
Zone
Snacks counter
Available
Guided Tour
Available
Photographer
Available
Disable
Friendly
Couple
Friendly
Baby
Friendly
Restroom
Available
Sitting Area
Available
Activity Zone
Available
Children's play area
Available
Adventure game
Available
Water game
Available
Boating
Available
Ferry ride
Available
Life guard
Available
Life jacket
Available
Souvenir shop
Available
Security guard
Available

Ticket

free entry
Adult
FREE
Children
FREE
Foreigner
FREE
Mobile Camera
FREE
Still Camera
FREE
Video Camera
FREE

About

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.

About

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.

Tips

Timings

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.
*Note*