Re: Honeymoon in this Corona-World! Quote:
Originally Posted by Raul258 Congratulations to both of you. I've too had a similar journey for 5 long years and will be celebrating our first anniversary on Dec 26 . Wishing you a wonderful life. |
Thank You. Guess 26th December is the day of lucky doves Wishing you many happier decades together. Quote:
Originally Posted by vm27 AMG1,
My man it was exceptionally heartening to read about your story. It said with reason, love eventually prevails. I for sure am smiling after reading your post.
My heartiest congratulations to you country cousin [Im from Bareilly] and I wish you and your lady love a very happy married life together.
God bless
Ps. First trip together, a decade of distance in the past, honeymoon as well... My advice would be to choose one of the nice resorts that suit your budget and just take it easy. Check out goa on your next trip there.
Pps. Stay safe brother and hope you are fully recovered. |
Thank You for your kind wishes and generous words. Good to know we share the same region!- Time for a nice BHP meet someday then
Yes, I am doing well now and taking the utmost precautions. Thank You. Quote:
Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz |
The resort looks extremely nice. Thank You
Had a long conversation with the manager there and ultimately decided to drop it for this time due to the resort being South of Goa. Will be definitely visiting on my next vacation. Quote:
Originally Posted by superbad 1) Which Area to Stay?
- North Goa is where the action is. Any 3/4/5 star rated property around Calangute/Baga beach would do just fine
2) Which Property to Stay?
- Would solicit advice from other BHPians, since I've not stayed in that area.
3) How to commute in GOA?
- Plenty of rental car/bike options available. Pick one as per the distances. You can tie up in your resort itself.
4) Not to miss Restaurants?
- Kandeel, Margao
- Kokni Kanteen, Panaji
- Anand restaurant, Panaji
- The Fisherman's wharf, Panaji/Cavelossim
- O Coqueiro, Bardez
5) Sea Excursions?
- Watersports are available at Calangute/Baga, boat rides available at Anjuna beach.
6) Must visit places for Honeymooners
- Chapora fort
- Fort Aguada
- Dudhsagar waterfalls
- Oyster light house, Karwar (50 Km south of Goa, hire a speed boat from Rabindranath Tagore beach, will cost you around 4500 Rs).
- Gokarna beach (110 Km south of Goa, but one of the best beaches in India). Good roads also. But if you're driving a rental car, check if they're valid in Karnataka. |
Thank You for the excellent suggestions. Really appreciate it
Yes, I have decided to stay in North Goa itself since most members suggested it and I have found it apt.
Your list of restaurants has made my research job much easier. Will help me score some brownie points in front of my Fiance
Dudhsagar is a nice suggestion too, will try to squeeze it into my under-development itinerary. Quote:
Originally Posted by MJ144 Hi,
Firstly, Congratulations and welcome to the married club.
Me and my wife did Goa in the last week of November 2020 and below are my suggestions-
1) The happening place of Goa is the North Goa. Anything near Sinq, Calangute, Baga, Anjuna beaches are the "Touristy/happening" places.
2) We staid at -
It's an Airbnb stay in an apartment. Cleaned every alternate day and is pretty hygienic. You can find more details on the link https://www.airbnb.co.in/rooms/17506...sts=1&adults=1. Also, this place is very close to all the major attractions. Was safe and clean.
3) The caretaker of the place will arrange bikes/cars for you to roam around goa. We took activa (350 rs per day is what they charge you)
4) Places to visit - - Brittos shack for evening snacks and sunset
- Fat fish for lunch (goan thali) or dinner
- Florentine for caffreal chicken
- Cremuex for breakfast
- Old quarters (Very scenic road, it's a 10 min walk, has really good latin style cafe too inside it)
- Touristy stuff on the beach (Banana rides, Parasailing, Jet ski, etc)
- Scuba diving ( We did it from https://divegoa.com/ , they are a bit costly compared to other places but you are happy at the end of the day)
- You can do a sailing course or guided sailing at Hyatt from the Aquasail 360 which is located on the property of Grand Hyatt, Goa. You can even do sea kayaking.
- You have churches to visit incase you are interested in the architecture and visiting churches (were closed during our visit due to the covid thing) Basilica of Bom jesus and Panjim Church
- Visit the Divar island via the free ferries (Free for bikes and pedestrians, 10 rs for cars) It's a very beautiful laid back place to see how beautiful the Goan houses are.
- South goa - (Can go to south goa by hiring a car for a day and cover the below places)
- Visit the Cabo de rama fort in south goa. (Ensure you walk till the Lazy view point and the Adventure view point)
- Kakolem beach (Beach with a waterfall in the background) Suggest to go here by 5 PM and stay till 7.30 PM. There is one shack here which serves food and beverages. Kakolem and Cabo de rama are close to each other.
- Go for a lunch buffet in Taj Aguada in the Kokum Kitchen
- Visit the Aguada fort (tickets to be bought online on https://asi.payumoney.com/quick/ufa ) While at Aguada fort, walk/trek to the Devils finger
This is what i have done in my recent trip and had fun doing all of them. I was there for 9 days. |
Thank You for your dear wishes and for taking out time to give me extremely helpful and precise suggestions.
The dishes to try along with restaurants are now straight to the top of Must Try list. The scuba diving and Paragliding you mentioned sounds very interesting, will go for the experience. I hope they are still active in COVID times though! I will check.
The help, suggestions, and experiences for Goa Honeymoon from this wonderful community that I am getting are really heartening. I am sure all the excellent inputs that I have received will be enough to pass me off as a Goa veteran to my suspecting Fiance. |