{"id":46,"date":"2007-12-30T10:31:19","date_gmt":"2007-12-30T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/colva-benaulim-goa-india\/"},"modified":"2007-12-30T10:31:19","modified_gmt":"2007-12-30T10:31:19","slug":"colva-benaulim-goa-india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/colva-benaulim-goa-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Colva & Benaulim, Goa, India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colva<\/strong> & Benaulim<\/strong>
\nform a small stretch of guest houses, beach huts and restaurants in southern
\nGoa<\/strong>, India.  The beaches are beautiful and you can
\nregularly see the fisherman<\/strong> land their catch on the
\nbeaches.  Both have tourist facilities such as travel agents and
\nATMs.  There is no party scene here, mainly chilled out travelers, and
\nIndian holiday makers, so this is a good place to relax<\/strong>
\n . <\/p>\n

Development is slowly changing Colva, with a string of
\nugly hotels and restaurants appearing close to the beach.  Benaulim remains
\nmore traditional, and is particular is a good place to spend long term<\/strong> in
\nGoa.  There is a minibus to the Anjuna Wednesday market.<\/p>\n

Getting to Colva or Benaulim<\/h2>\n

A taxi from Margao train station costs about INR200.<\/p>\n

Colva<\/h2>\n

Development is slowly changing Colva from a peaceful
\nfishing village to a resort.  Several hotels and poorly planed restaurants are appearing around the
\nbus stand area, behind the beach.  However, for now, Colva remains a quiet
\ntown with stunning beaches.  Colva is popular with Indian Tourists and middle-aged Europeans.  There is
\nan ATM, several travel agencies, an autorickshaw stand and places to rent
\nbicycles and motorbikes.<\/p>\n

There are a number of restaurants on the beach, which
\ncontinue south down to Benaulim.  Some make a good effort with fireworks
\nand music such as Papillon.  I don’t recommend eating a Falcons, which was
\nless than ordinary.<\/p>\n

Hello Mate Communications offer the best Internet
\naccess, near the bus stand.<\/p>\n

Jet-skiing and parasailing are available on the beach in
\npeak season.  Dolphin spotting boat trips are also available from the
\n beach.<\/p>\n

Accommodation in Colva<\/h3>\n

The cheapest places to stay are the guesthouses
\n(about INR350) on the beach road, about a 10 minute walk from the beach.  The
\nbest places to stay are the beach huts that spread down to Benaulim, but these
\ncosts INR1,000 at Christmas.<\/p>\n

Joema Tourist Home
<\/strong>t: 2888411
A friendly,
\nfamily run operation with 4
\nsimple rooms, with private bathrooms.  It’s away from the main
\nbeach road, amongst quiet local homes surrounded by palms.  The rooms have
\na porch, furniture, cold showers. Bring a mosquito net. The family
\nhave pigs and chickens running around which just adds to the lovely vibe.  A
\ngreat place to chill out without beach hut prices.  There is a
\n‘candle light cafe’ in the front garden.  INR350 at Christmas.<\/p>\n

Garden cottages
<\/strong>Right next to Joema
\nand a similar deal, without the farm animals or palm trees.  There are a
\nfew other guest houses in this area.<\/p>\n

Blue Corner
<\/strong>Offering nice beach
\nhuts, arranged in a circle, on the beach towards Benaulim.  The rooms have
\nfans, power, and private bathrooms.  Restaurant and bar out the front. 
\nINR1,000 at Christmas. <\/p>\n

Benaulim<\/h2>\n

Benaulim<\/strong>, 2km south of Colva, remains a
\npeaceful village with a beautiful beach.  Bikes can be hired at the beach.<\/p>\n

There are a number of restaurants on the beach. 
\nThe Hawaii cafe is recommended.<\/p>\n

Accommodation in Benaulim<\/h2>\n

Accommodation is mainly in family guest houses in the
\nvillage (INR350 at Christmas), and some beach huts (INR1,000 at
\nChristmas).  Benaulim is a good place to stay long term in Goa.<\/p>\n

Furtado’s Beach House
<\/strong>t:
\n2770396
Prime beach front location with a restaurant and 10 simple double
\nrooms.  INR1,000 at Christmas.<\/p>\n

Roasrio’s Inn
<\/strong>t: 2770636
Next to
\nthe football ground – a huge, friendly family-run place.  The cheapest
\nrooms share bathrooms, the rest have verandas and private bathrooms. 
\n INR400 at Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colva & Benaulim form a small stretch of guest houses, beach huts and restaurants in southern Goa, India.  The beaches are beautiful and you can regularly see the fisherman land their catch on the beaches.  Both have tourist facilities such as travel agents and ATMs.  There is no party scene here, mainly chilled out travelers, and Indian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}