Goa (India) > Reviews > South Goa

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Advantages:	Cheap, Quieter than the North of Goa, more laid back, good selection of accomodation to suit all pockets
Disadvantages:	can sometime be popular with busloads of Indian Tourists

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I have been spending 6 months a year in South Goa for the last 6 years. I stay in a fishing village called Colva which is about 35 minutes from Goa Airport. It is much quieter than the north of Goa but still has some excellent restaurants and bars as well as a small airconditioned disco.

There is a good selection of accomodation ranging in price from budget to luxury. Most rooms have attached bathroom with a shower and toilet with cold water if in budget or hot if in luxury accomodation!

You can get most types of food in Colva including Inclulding Indian, Goan, Chinese and Italian as well as your typical English fayre for those who are not fond of foreign food!

There is a huge stretch of beach which gets better the further you walk either way.

As this is a fishing village, you get the chance to watch the fishermen pulling in the catch and if you like can help pull in the nets. Sometimes you will see dolphins, usually early morning or late afternoon.

The local town is Margao and this is about 8 km drive and can be reached by taxi or bus or for the more energetic bicycle which can be hired locally.

Colva has a bookshop, barbers, chemists, beauty parlours, ice cream parlours, jewellers, as well as general shops.

There are numerous places to phone home and plenty of cyber cafes to email or surf the net. It's alot cheaper to use the net in Goa than in the UK but more expensive to print out emails.

Colva is a backpackers destination as well as a package holiday destination. It suits a variety of people both young and old who prefer something alittle less lively than the north of Goa.

On the whole the people are friendly and remember your face if you return again.

The best time to visit is between November and March. It gets very hot after March and then the monsoon usually hits in June and lasts until September/October time.

I would recommend Colva as a pleasant destination for anybody to visit.