Goa is famous for its sandy beaches, vibrant markets and nightlife and also offers a wide range of hotels. Goa was colonised by the Portuguese in the early 16th Century and not ‘liberated’ from Portuguese rule until 1961. The architecture (especially in the state capital of Panaji) reflects this. In the 1960s Goa was a major stop on the ‘hippy trail’ and is now popular with the charter operators.

Currently there are few scheduled airlines flying to Goa which makes it complicated to combine a visit to Goa with other parts of India. Therefore a scheduled flight to Mumbai and a domestic flight (or train) to Goa is the usual way of combining a visit to Goa with other areas.
 

WEATHER CHART : PANAJI
MAX °C	31	32	32	33	33	31	29	29	29	31	33	33
MIN °C	19	20	23	25	27	25	24	24	24	23	22	21
RAIN mm	2	0	4	17	18	580	892	341	277	122	20	37
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