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Calangute

Location: Calangute, Goa, India.

Visit Time: Calangute and Baga Beach can be visited at any time of the year. Because of heavy rains, you can avoid the monsoon months. The period from November to February is the most pleasant for visitors to visit Calan-gute and Baga beach.

Calangute is a town in North Goa. It’s famous for its beach. The beach is the largest in North Goa and is visited by thousands of domestic and international tourists alike. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New Year. Also during the summer in May. During the monsoon season, from June to September, the sea can be rough and swimming is prohibited. The beach offers water sports activities like parasailing and water skiing among others. At the beginning of the “Hippie Movement” in 1960, Calangute, a small town in Goa, was declared an “Earthly Absolute Country.” Thousands of long-haired youths in the West consider it their duty to visit the “Capital of Freedom”. Today, It is one of the most famous resorts in Goa and India with a view to building a better infrastructure and entertainment system. Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High school, St. Josephs’s High school, Don Bosco High School, and Mark Memorial High School, apart from the Government Primary schools located in Umtavaddo & Naikavaddo.

All the beaches of Goa are sandy. The length of Kalangut beach is about 7 km. Due to strong waves instead of water, the sand is always suspended. It is convenient that there are plenty of sun beds scattered all over the coast. This beach is famous for its large number of water activities: Windmill, Water skiing, and Parasailing. There are many hotels, small restaurants, and shops on the beach strip. Calangute is a holiday planning tourist, you should know that in the local waters, you can find a ram and sea snake, which represent a certain danger to the people. Calangute is a small village in North Goa, that has developed itself by spreading its fans with modern culture racing. People come here for a vacation, to relax, or enjoy the sparkling nightlife. Calangute welcomes everyone non-violently. The place offers you all the modern conveniences so that you can enjoy the comfort of the modern world while still being in another world.

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    How to reach

    Calangute is a great city to visit in the state of Goa. But there are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Calangute. Nearest airport from this city is Dabolim Airport. This place also does not have an railway station. Nearest railway station is Thivim. Instead of Calangute you can a get a bus to Margoa on regular basis.

    By Bus: Instead of Calangute you can a get a bus to Margoa on regular basis.

    • This is 38 km away from Margoa Goa, Goa.
    • This is 39 km away from Sawantwadi Sawantwadi, Maharashtra.

    By Train: Calangute does not have an train station. Nearest option is Thivim.

    • It is 38 km away from Thivim (THVM), Goa.
    • It is 38 km away from Vasco-Da-Gama (VSG), Goa.

    By Air: There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Calangute. Nearest airport is Dabolim Airport.

    • It is 38 km away from Dabolim Airport (GOI), Goa.
    • It is 88 km away from Sambre Airport (IXG), Belgaum, Karnataka.

    We wish you all the best for your journey. Happy Travel!!!

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