Day 5 The day to end the beautiful journey of Goa and head back home. But I took a late night flight so I have a full day with with me, I opted to visit the ashviem beach which a calm and quite beach , a favourite for international tourist specially Russians. It was around 20 kms away from anjuna. The roads were in good shape, saw beautiful houses and small chapel on my way to ashviem beach. I headed back to my hostel and packed my bags for the airport. Oh Goa! i'll miss you. That was and epic backpaking trip for 4 and a half day. All this in Rs 18000/-.
The planning started in September and it was decided that I'll be doing my 2nd backpacking in Goa, The first thing was to check the cheapest airfare , after waiting for a week I booked my tickets from yatra.com for 7200/- round trip from New Delhi to Goa. I took the evening flight from Delhi to Goa which departed at 6:40 pm and landed in Goa around 9:20 PM, If you are travelling on budget mode , try to take the morning flight and then take a bus from the airport to your hotel/hostel. I took a cab till my hostel, The Funky Monkey at the Anjuna. It costed me 1400/- . After reaching the Hostel, I checked in and without wasting any time I walked to famous Curlies cafe at the Anjuna beach which was merely 5 mins walk from the hostel. Oh boy! what a vibe, music, food , crowd , view, everything was just amazing. Spent few hours there and I came back to my hostel. That was day 1.
Day 2.
It started with beach hopping. I rented an activa for just 300/- per day. (Best mode of transport in Goa). One full tank was enough for 3 days of non stop travel withing Goa. After breakfast, first stop was Baga beach, after exploring the beach I went to Calangute Beach. Calangute Beach is too touristy and crowded. Its good for water sports activity and the food served in the shacks along the beach is just awesome. Get yourself a beer and see the waves and feel the breeze. I also ride around and saw some beautiful houses, and tiny winding roads, the day also comprised of some window street shopping and getting to know the place closely. Driving and riding in Goa is very easy, thanks to google maps for guiding each way. While coming back to the hostel I visited this place called the Purple Martini at the sunset point in Anjuna. What a place this is. You can view the endless ocean and a beautiful sunset from the cliff. They have a beautiful interiors and a very decent menu which is super cheap. You can also select your fish and order it to cook. Here is the pic of the sunset from that place. It was a long day and I went back to my hostel to get some rest and be ready for the party at the most happening place. Its called Club Cabana . This place is magical and the music makes you high. 1000/- entry charge and then drinks are an the house. Decent deal. Day 2 ends with beach hopping and clubbing.
Day 3 started with a ride to Panjim, it was reserverd for sightseeing and few more beach hoppings and for a cruise party. I got a partner for the day trip and first we went to see the Sinquerim beach and the candolim beach, Fort Aguada was also nearby but it was too hot to visit the place. We visited the old Goa, saw few church, and old goan architecture, We also went for a cruise party on Mandovi river, 300/- per head for 1 hour cruise ride. Time to head back to hostel and get ready for club hopping. \
Day 4 It was the day for watersports, eating out, beers, and relaxation. We opted for watersports in calangute beach. my friend went for waterscooter and parasailing for 1100/- and I took a foot masssage on one of the shack and soaked myself in sun. We then took a dip in the sea and we were too tired after having a lunch in one of the shack. The same night we went to cafe Mambos in calangute for clubbing. It was an amazing place for drinks and music. The crowd, the food, the drinks and the music. everything was just electrifying. That was the end of day 4 when I was hell tired. Just needed a good night sleep so we came back to hostel.