Dubbed the Queen of Beaches, Calangute Beach is unarguably one of the most popular beaches in Goa. It is also the busiest beach in North Goa with restaurants, shacks, and clubs fringing it. Calangute is also quite popular amongst adventurers as it has a number of water sports available like parasailing, water surfing, banana ride and jet-skiing. The nightlife of Calangute Beach is the best with crazy parties and live music for the nightlife lover.
Encircled by palm and coconut trees, the beach is spread four miles along the Arabian Sea and nine miles from the Panaji. Accompanied by Candolim village that wings it towards south and crossroads of Baga towards north, Calangute Beach forges the real attraction of Goa tourism. Calangute Beach is a perfect tourist retreat, filled with souvenir stalls, shacks and other stalls selling everything from beer, trinkets to pawns. All these simply add to the popularity of beach, making it a must-visit place in Goa. So, if you want an unstrained solitude, plan for Calangute beach holidays as it's a perfect destination for nature freaks and the glorious view of locales enfolding serene ambiance, mark the place as a dream destination for beach bums.
Top Things to Do in and around Calangute Beach
• Water sports : Calangute Beach offer a variety of water activities like parasailing, kayaking, windsurfing, water snorkelling, and water-skiing apart from other water rides.
• Shopping : At Calangute, showrooms selling from Kashmir, Tibet, Indonesia, Rajasthan, and many other places can be bought by the shopaholics. The market is situated on the road towards Anjuna Beach.
• Dolphin Sighting : Off the shore, dolphins can be sighted in a large number by the tourists. Boats are available from Calangute Beach which offer rides along the playfully swimming dolphins.