Anjuna Beach has the dubious title of being the freak capital of the world. In the 1950’s and subsequently the 1960’s travelers discovered this Goa beach and began to meet on a regularbasis to hold trance parties.

The psychedelic scene that emerged made Anjuna one of the most popular beaches in Goa for some time.

While the reputation of Anjuna has changed slightly in recent years, its popularity has far from dwindled.

Nestled between the popular Colva and Calangute beaches, Baga beach Goa is one of Goas more restrained beaches. Western tourists use it as a base camp for fishing instead of for water sports or all night partying.

Visit Baga beach Goa in the middle of the night and you’re more likely to see the late night fishermen than you are the psychedelic parties associated with some of the other Goa beach resorts.

Baga remains an unspoiled natural gem with white sand and lapping ocean waves framed perfectly by the rustling palm trees around the beach.

Benaulim beach is an incredibly well known fishing beach in Goa.

Despite this fame for its prized catches and incredibly laid back atmosphere, Benaulim beach is a quiet and peaceful beach situated right next to Colva beach in Goa.

This means that while you can enjoy the peace and tranquility of sharing your Goan beach with a few friendly fishermen, you can also take advantage of the nearby amenities if you so wish.

As well as the propensity for relaxing under the beautiful sun, Benaulim beach also has small buildings that serve food and drinks whenever you want them.

Bogmalo beach is relatively quiet Goa beach resort. The village itself was primarily a fishing village and despite the introduction and increase of a now thriving tourist industry around the area, Bogmalo village remains a quaint and attractive village.

This Goa beach resort is perfect for bathers because the water does not feature the potentially hazardous under currents and rip tides that other beaches in Goa have.

Because of the thriving tourist industry in and around Goa as a whole, there are plenty of modern restaurants and eateries as well as boutiques mixed in with traditional craft shops and buildings.

Chapora Beach is on beach in Goa that has managed to perfectly combine its traditional boat building and fishing heritage with the introduction and growth of tourism.

A walk down Chapora main street will take you past traditional buildings still required for the local industry as well as modern restaurants, bars and stores.

Luckily for Chapora beach, the result works incredibly well and this is proven by the resort’s popularity.

Palolem beach is a beach in Goa that has done well thanks to tourism without losing any of its original appeal or local way of life.

Since tourists first discovered this beautiful beach in Goa the only immediately noticeable difference is the number of shacks that have materialized on the beach itself selling food, drink and souvenirs of the region.

That said, there aren’t that many and the ones that are there do add to the appeal of this picturesque Goan beach, not detract from it.

A 45 minute bus ride up to the coast from the city of Panjim bring one to Calangute, Goa's busiest and most commercialized resort, and the flagship of the state government's bid for a bigger slice of India's package-tourist pie. This peaceful fishing village was a favourite hideout of the hippies in the 70's and 80's. Today, Calangute beach symbolise Goa's reputation as a haven for beach and coastal splendour

Calangute's nightlife is surprisingly tamed and provide a nice break from the wild parties at Anjuna. All but a handful of the bars wind up by 10.00 pm.

At the place where two of Goa's famous rivers meet the Arabian Sea is the secluded bay of Dona Paula with a fine view of the Marmagoa Harbour. This beach of Goa carries with it an aura of both romance and myth - haunted by Dona Paula de Menezes; tourists throng the Dona Paula beach not only in search of the deceased beloved, but also to indulge in water sports on the clear waters.

Named after Dona Paula de Menezes, the Dona Paula beach is popularly known as the "Lovers Paradise".