Calangute beach
Calangute is a beach on the territory of Calangute City in North Goa. In the past, it was the capital of hippies, freedom-loving tourists and itinerant creative travelers. Calangute is a noisy resort, which is very popular with youth of Europe, India and nearby Islands. This beach is also called "Queen of Goa beaches" thanks to the developed infrastructure and various water activities.
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Beach description
Calangute is a crowded 7 km long resort, located on the coast of the Arabian sea. Shore and a bottom is sandy, but littered. The water is muddy during the rush hours. The best time for visiting this place are mornings and weekdays. The entry is flat, water is warm. The shore is long and wide, very spacious and comfortable for all the tourists. It's good to sunbathe and relax.
The beach is full of sun loungers and umbrellas provided by first line hotels, cafes, bars and restaurants. Clients of these places can use these facilities.
The peak tourist season in Calangute is in December and January. At this time of the year the weather on Goa is the most comfortable. The prices for accomodation, food, services, entertainment and transport are the highest at this time.
When is it better to go
The best time to spend holidays on the beaches of India – is from November to March. These months have less rainfall, humidity is 60 - 70%, and the water temperature in the Indian Ocean is +29 degrees. There are many vacationers throughout the year. A massive flow of tourists begins in mid-autumn and lasts until the end of winter
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Infrastructure
Touristic industry is greatly developed. There are many hotels, restaurants, shops, souvenir shops and food stalls on the territory of Calangute. From the early morning traders of food, different goods, drinks and fruit walk across the beach.
There are many bars and cafes on the shore. Those who want to enjoy the restaurant food go to the city center. The variety of dishes is huge, there are European, Indian and Italian cousin of high quality.
Main entertainments of Calangute:
- Beach sports;
- rental of water skis, jet skis and kayaks;
- Wakeboarding;
- Surfing;
- Parasailing;
- Meditation courses;
- Yoga;
- Karate;
- Massage.
Young people spend evenings in nightclubs with everyday parties till dawn.
Transport connection between cities and beaches of Goa developed perfectly, so tourists can get to the desired beach by bus, taxi or rented scooter or bike.
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Calangute is one of the first Goa resorts, its infrastructure has been developing since 1960. In the nearby village there is a large market where traders from the district sell seafood, exotic fruits, fish, drinks, spices, souvenirs, vegetables and other local goods.
Local attractions:
- Kerkar art gallery with local artist's paintings. Every week in restaurants and bars take place indian evenings: people sing and dance.
- St. Alex's Church with a fake bell.
- Forts Chapora and Aguada.
In 10km from the resort there are Forts Chapora and Aguada. On the way tourists face with Art Complex Kerkar, Splashdown water Park and Snowpark with ice slides.
Here guests can see stingrays, water snakes and sea urchins.