Colva Beach, Southern Goa. Review on Goa

The seven of us were total strangers to the area, and what information we had was gleaned from the web. We had pinpointed Colva beach, claimed to be the most popular in South Goa. We managed to snag an Omni Taxi to take us to Colva. After an hour or so of pre dawn sleepwalking we managed to land up at "Fishermans Resorts" a budget place close to the beach. Double rooms were to be had for Rs.300. The owner Mr. Chrisis a decent enough fellow and provided us with enough advice to tackle the days ahead.

After a bath, we set out for a walk along the beach and ended up at the local hub: The parking lot / Circle / Bus Stop all combined into one. Being the beginning of holiday season (Nov - Apr), the place was busy. Colva though has more domestic tourists than foreign. Our second mistake of the day was to join a Private Tour of the Southern Beaches. As we soon realized, its a total waste of time and money, not to say exhausting. You take hours to reach a particular beach and are allowed only 30-45 minutes at each stop !!! And for us landlocked imbeciles, if you've seen one beach, you've seen them all. The only highlight of the trip was a visit to Fort Aguada, the one seen in "Dil Chahta Hai". You can also glimpse the seaside summer dwelling (more like a palace) of Vijay Mallya from the top. It was quite late in the evening that we got back. After a full days travel in a rickety tourist bus that too under the blazing sun, we were totalled and hit the decks after grabbing some food and a couple of nightcaps.