Four nights on the coast with both halves of Goa covered — the busy northern beaches, then the old churches and quieter sands in the south.
Goa splits neatly in two, and this trip gives you both. The north is where the beach shacks, markets and evening crowds are; the south is slower, greener and full of the Portuguese-era churches the state is known for. You stay on the northern coast throughout, so you never repack, and travel out for a full day in each direction.
Airport transfers, a private air-conditioned car and both sightseeing days are arranged. The middle day is deliberately left open — most people spend it on the sand, though a trip to Dudhsagar Falls or an evening cruise on the Mandovi are easy to add.
The essentials
Trip information
Package code
EH05GA001
Pickup
Dabolim International Airport, Goa
Drop
Dabolim International Airport, Goa
Night count
04 Nights, 05 Days
Travellers
6 pax
Vehicle
Toyota Innova (AC)
At a glance
Itinerary highlights
Day 1Arrive in Goa and settle in on the north coast
Day 2Full day around North Goa
Day 3Full day around South Goa and Old Goa
Day 4A free day on the coast
Day 5Check out and fly home
Your route, day by day
Day-by-day itinerary
Calangute
The middle of the northern beach belt — wide sand, a long line of shacks, and Baga and Candolim both a few minutes away.
Day 1
Arrive in Goa and settle in on the north coast
You are met at Dabolim and driven up the coast to Calangute. The rest of the day is yours — most people walk down to the beach for sunset and eat at one of the shacks.
Starts from Dabolim International Airport, ends at Resort Calangute Bay, covering around 42 km in an estimated 1h 20m.
Sightseeing
Calangute BeachOpen all dayAllow 120 min
The longest of the northern beaches and the easiest to reach on the first evening, with shacks running the length of the sand.
Watch the sunset
Eat at a beach shack
Walk the sand towards Baga
North Goa
Forts, headlands and the string of beaches between Sinquerim and Vagator.
Day 2
Full day around North Goa
A full day working north along the coast. You start at Fort Aguada above the river mouth, then take in the beaches one by one, finishing on the cliffs at Vagator for the view back down the shoreline.
Based at Resort Calangute Bay, covering around 55 km in an estimated 7h 00m.
Sightseeing
Fort AguadaOpen 9:30 AM – 6 PMAllow 75 min
A seventeenth-century Portuguese fort on the headland, built to guard the mouth of the Mandovi. The lighthouse and ramparts give the widest view on this stretch of coast.
Walk the ramparts
See the old lighthouse
Photograph the river mouth
Baga BeachOpen all dayAllow 90 min
The liveliest beach in the north, and the centre of the water-sports operators.
Parasailing or a jet-ski ride
Lunch at a shack
Browse the beach stalls
Anjuna & VagatorOpen all dayAllow 120 min
Rockier and quieter than Baga, with red cliffs above the sand and the Wednesday flea market at Anjuna in season.
Anjuna flea market (Wednesdays)
Sunset from the Vagator cliffs
See Chapora Fort from below
South Goa
The old capital and its churches, the Mandovi waterfront, and the long quiet beach at Colva.
Day 3
Full day around South Goa and Old Goa
South today, starting with the churches at Old Goa — the reason the state is on the World Heritage list. You then follow the waterfront past Panaji and out to Dona Paula, and end on the long, calm sand at Colva.
Based at Resort Calangute Bay, covering around 95 km in an estimated 8h 00m.
Sightseeing
Basilica of Bom JesusOpen 9 AM – 6:30 PMAllow 60 min
A late sixteenth-century basilica in Old Goa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, holding the remains of St Francis Xavier.
See the gilded altar
Visit the adjoining art gallery
Walk across to Se Cathedral
Se CathedralOpen 9 AM – 6 PMAllow 45 min
One of the largest churches in Asia, built for the Portuguese and known for its surviving bell tower.
See the Golden Bell
Look at the painted side chapels
Dona Paula & MiramarOpen all dayAllow 75 min
A viewpoint on the headland where the Zuari and Mandovi meet, with Miramar beach on the way back into Panaji.
Views from the jetty
Stop at Miramar beach
Buy something from the craft stalls
Colva BeachOpen all dayAllow 90 min
A long, wide beach in the south — far calmer than the northern strip and better for a swim.
Swim in the calmer water
Late lunch by the sand
Walk the length of the beach
Calangute
A day with nothing scheduled — the beach, or an optional trip inland or on the river.
Day 4
A free day on the coast
Nothing is booked today. Most people stay on the beach, but this is the natural slot for the Dudhsagar Falls trip, a Mandovi river cruise, or a spice-plantation lunch. Tell us in advance and we will arrange any of them.
Based at Resort Calangute Bay.
Sightseeing
Dudhsagar Falls (optional)Open 6 AM – 5 PMAllow Full day
A four-tier waterfall on the Mandovi at the Karnataka border, reached by a shared jeep through the Bhagwan Mahaveer sanctuary. Best right after the monsoon.
Jeep ride through the sanctuary
Swim at the base pool
Spice plantation lunch on the way back
Mandovi River Cruise (optional)Open 6 PM – 7 PMAllow 60 min
An hour on the river from the Panaji jetty at sunset, with live Goan music and folk dancing on deck.
Sunset from the water
Live folk performance
See Panaji from the river
Day 5
Check out and fly home
Breakfast, then check out by 11 AM. You are driven back to Dabolim in time for the flight home. If your flight is late in the day we can usually hold the room a little longer — just ask.
Starts from Resort Calangute Bay, ends at Dabolim International Airport, covering around 42 km in an estimated 1h 20m.
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