Visiting South Goa, India - SO Different Than the Rest of India!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- After traveling to six different cities in India, we finally made it to South Goa for some beach time! We have heard from so many people that Goa is the best place to go in India if you want to relax, and after visiting so many busy Indian cities we are definitely in need of some relaxation and time away from the crowds!
South Goa was the perfect place for us to enjoy the beautiful beaches and laid back vibe that we have been yearning for. In this video we rent a scooter (which is locally referred to as a scooty) and spend the day driving around South Goa going from Majorda Beach to Cola Beach to Butterfly Beach for sunset. If you are wondering what to do for 1 day in Goa, we highly recommend this routing! We got to spend lots of time on the scooter enjoying the scenery while also visiting some of South Goa's best beaches!
If you are visiting India for the first time, we HIGHLY recommend scheduling a visit to South Goa into your itinerary. India is hectic, like, REALLY hectic, and this is even more true for foreigners because visitors are very often approached by locals who are interested in foreigners. It's all part of the India experience, but it can be quite tiring after a while. South Goa offers some reprieve from the fast-paced city life that can be found in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Kolkata, Varanasi, Agra, and so many other Indian cities that millions of people call home.
If you are looking for more of a party scene, we hear North Goa is the place to be! We were told by lots of local Indians that North Goa is a great place to meet people and find big beach parties, but if you're looking for a slower pace with great beaches, then South Goa is for you!
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== Chapters ==
0:00 How beautiful is Goa?
0:56 We love a good scooty rental
4:17 Cola Beach
5:05 First impressions of Goa beaches
6:14 We finally have SPACE
7:10 Lunch at the Cola Beach's Blue Lagoon
7:58 An eventful ride to beach #2
10:43 The super secret Butterfly Beach
13:03 How beautiful is sunset at Butterfly Beach?
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For someone visiting from outside, I understand it's important to stay in cities like Delhi and Mumbai and Kolkata and Chennai to experience the culture, the food and everything else that India stands for. But for a true vacation, your destinations should be Goa, Kerala, The Himalayas, the Western Ghats etc. These places host some of the most pristine landscapes that earth has to offer.
We totally agree! It feels like a luxury to have enough time in India to be able to see lots of the big cities as well as go south, but we would recommend it to anyone else who is lucky enough to have enough time to visit many parts of India 😊
and North East
You should have really visited andaman islands for the absolute best beach experience
To explore the wild side of Goa the waterfalls and wildlife sanctuary the western ghats visit Goa in the monsoons beyond beaches and party places.
I won't recommend to stay in the city. They are so much chaotic 😂
for best beaches in India there are andaman n nicobar islands (572 islands) and lakshadweep islands (36 islands).
lakshadweep is close to maldives has got unharmed coral reeves. it's like Maldives at very lesser cost. both andaman and lakshadweep has great water. Radhanagar Beach in Havelock Islands of Andaman has been rated as best beach in asia by trip advisor and others. but you need to take permit before entering. you can ask any travel agency do that work for you. Andaman is more tourist friendly than Lakshadweep.
Thank you so much for sharing his information!
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India not shown by Western Media.
4 days ago VS Monu Vlogs uploaded a video of Kashmir railways with snow everywhere.
@@nicoleandmico avoid Andaman, beaches are great but no waves and shallow water. Mosquitos carry dengue and malaria in any green area anywhere. Unless you scuba.
Goa was portuguese territory for me than 400 yrs and they were last to leave India in 61; you will see all the influences in houses churches and food... We as local have tried to maintain it for foreign tourists but rapid urbanisation and influx from other states has created an havoc.. Enjoy the whole scenic landscape with the best of taste
It was Colonised brutally and they didn’t leave we threw them out with Military Action. Neither did they leave in 61 dumbass.
Yeah. Generally Brazilian and Portuguese consider goa and Macau in China as places with portuguese as oficial language
U should also see the haaat katro kamb- it a silent witness to the brutalities enforced by Portuguese on the locals .
It bascucally means the locals were tied to the pole and limbs cut off is they did not convert to Christianity. And this done by the permission given by Vatican and the person who committed the atrocities is now hailed as Saint Xavier.
This is also part of history every Tourist( Indian and Foreigners) must visit.
@@docdipa PORTUGUESE were barbaric
@@myvoice5466 According to who? The indians? That's an pretty bold claim, the indians especially the mughals had an pretty big fame for the gruesome ways to kill their enemies.
The Portuguese allied themselves with Hindu or Christian indians against the muslims(which they curbstomped at every turn).
INDIA has beaches,mountains,backwaters,swamps,snowy hills,desert,jungles,islands,volcanoes,tropical rainforest and much more and I'm not even touching the architecture and culture.
West coast of Karnataka and Kerala states also has such awesome pristine beaches.
In a couple of days we will be publishing a video about Kerala too! We are so excited!
Do they have awesome alcohol prices? No.
Loved your video. Being an Indian lived 30-plus years in India, I didn't explore Goa.. I regret now living in Canada 🇨🇦 and looking for a sunny day and warm weather. 🌞 I miss my country, 🇮🇳
Hello fellow Canadian! You certainly are lucky to have places like Goa in your first home country 😊
Hi there Nicole, Mico and all Bharatiya people. So cool 😎 👍🏻 you're there. I'm gonna be there for two to three weeks this coming December 2023 for my break from work while traveling in India 🇮🇳. Keep having fun guys in Amazing India.
It will be great to visit in December! You must be so excited!
@@nicoleandmico Oh I really am so stoked about it. Just can't wait to be there.
Love the way you addressed "Bharatiya people" ❤️👌... Welcome to India 🙏 traveling Eddie
@@viraatyashvardhan7766 Namashkar Viraat 🙏🏻. What part of Bharat are you from? What language do you speak? I'm just learning Hindi and started with Tamil a week ago. Vanakam is hello in Tamil. I fell in love with Bharat 🇮🇳 and her people in 2019. When I traveled back to The US 🇺🇸 in March of that year, I left my heart in your land. I'm moving to Bharat this July and will be traveling through the whole country constantly for many years to come. I want to show the world through my lens how great and amazing Bharat is.
if quiet places are best for you then please visit Ladakh, India in future. it is as sparsely populated as Iceland and heavenly beautiful.
here is Ladakh-th-cam.com/video/YmO1Y_4CkHU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the suggestion!
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This is the type of destination I would seek if I travel to India. The beaches are stunning!
Yay! It is such a good Indian destination!
Visit south india kerala, tamilnadu, lakshadhveep islands and northeast indian states you will see another india over their . Different language different culture. Most forigners visit busy cities and streets of delhi and mumbai and other north indian places they think india is all about delhi and mumbai. U must Visit other states to know the true diversity of india . In south we dont speak hindi at all we speak dravidian languages
Thanks for your comment! We will be publishing a video on Wednesday all about our visit to Kerala which we are excited to share! We really loved it there :)
Your videos are getting so good!! Great job on this one... Goa looks amazing!
Thanks so much Peter, we're so glad you are enjoying them! We really loved Goa, it had the calmness that we were really needing by the time we arrived!
Lovely video great coverage nice to see you enjoyed Goa vibes even i was there in Goa with my family and friends 13 Jan 23 cheers keep giving us lovely moments
The North Goa was beautiful like this some years ago until it became more tourists populated and more of concrete jungle. But it still has some beautiful areas that are less crowded.
If you loved Goa then I highly recommend Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman &Nicobar islands. It's a must visit.
Thank you so much for the suggestions!
Wowwww great to see you guys...👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to you guys to heads Goa,India this week January of 2023.I really LOVE your remarkable video so much in joy 2023❤❤❤
Yay!!! Love to see videos on Goa 🇮🇳 !!! Yes it is very different from the rest of India! Was just there last month! My origin is from Goa but settled in Toronto 🇨🇦 Thank you for the video 😃
that looks amazing, thanks for sharing, i am in india for one month, can't visit everything, but a little regret to not have put goa in the trip.. for the next one. thanks for the vids, and you deserve it after your previous bus trip ^^
Wow superb location 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
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Just to clarify, the Portuguese didn't "spend a lot of time in Goa", Goa, was *legally part of Portugal* and considered a core Portuguese province till 1962. People born in Goa before 1962 are Portuguese.
It's so nice to watch this, especially because I come from South Goa. Glad you enjoyed your stay!
So glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Love the drone shots, never knew this part of India existed!
We didn't realize India had this either before we began our trip! We're so glad we got to share it with you 😊
That’s my South Goa .beautiful as peaceful too.
Proud to be Goan....love from Goa 🥰🥰 all d best you guys 👍
You're very lucky to be Goan!
I hope u have not forgotten your history. U need to tell your government to make haat katro kambh as part of tourist destination
Some of best pristine, little isolated and cleanest beaches in India are found in Kutch region of Gujarat State, Union Territory of Daman and Diu, Konkan region of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka States, Union Territories of Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
I always suggest first time foreign tourists in India to ignore large cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata. Land in Bangalore and start with Kerala to acclimatise, then follow the western ghats on coastal areas and visit Mangalore, Gokarna, Goa. Spend few days in Karnataka or Tamilnadu to do the ancient architecture and temple tours. Then goto MP and Rajasthan. While leaving stay a day in Delhi and do a guided tour. In subsequent visits can do Delhi , Sikkim, Himachal, NE etc. Food is good all over the country.
Kerala and Delhi ? Pls check the crime rate of last 5 years and then decide if it's appropriate to recommend these places.
@@chinmaynaik6642Kerala is way safer than any where in North India. The high crime is due to reporting even petty incidents. People don't fear the police.
@@arjunraj823 Good joke.
@@arjunraj823 I would recommend Sikkim, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujrat for tourism. States like kerala, UP, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi are gone case.
@@chinmaynaik6642lol are you kidding? Kerala is the state in which foreigners feel the safest and experience the least intense culture shock due to air/plastic pollution, extreme poverty and crowds
Great video Nicole and Mico. This is by far one of the best videos i have seen on the internet. Honest and very fun loving. I hope you tried Feni along with some Goan cuisines like Pork sorpotel. I wish you guys saw my home town of Mangalore. If not, put that on your list for next time 😉 Take care and keep making videos 😀
Clicked for Goa, stayed for you both!
You seem amazing people and you look like the perfect couple!
Made my day!
Take care guys!
beautiful beach
Indian is very different from north to south , east to west. India has 5 seasons, we have desert, snowy mountains, beaches backwaters and hillstation. It's one of most geographically diverse country in the world
If you're in India now, in the month of January.
You can go to Thar desert in rajasthan, and just 924km from the desert you can visit a city in Himachal Pradesh called "Shimla". It's a hillstation where you can experience snowfall
It's insane that after you travel 924km you will literally go from a desert to snowy hillstation city😂
That's how insane India's geography is!!
Yeah and the people too
Goans are different completely from others
Looks so beautiful there! I visit now from this video 🇮🇳❤️
Our Goa is the Best Place to be in India. Since it's so popular, we attract a lot of tourists from everywhere. Enjoy Goa while you here but Please keep our Goa Clean.
I knew you both will be amazed and swept away in case you visit South Goa. Exactly that thing happened. South Goa is my most favourite vacation place in India. The greenery that it has in both sides of the road gives you a beautiful feeling when you drive across thd villages of SG. Beaches of SG are clean and very less crowded. ❤
Been living in goa for about a year now as I am studying medicine here and it's been such a great experience to just explore so many amazing places whenever i want to take a break.
U should also see the haaat katro kamb- it a silent witness to the brutalities enforced by Portuguese on the locals .
It bascucally means the locals were tied to the pole and limbs cut off is they did not convert to Christianity. And this done by the permission given by Vatican and the person who committed the atrocities is now hailed as Saint Xavier.
This is also part of history every Tourist( Indian and Foreigners) must visit.
Great shots guys, beautiful. There are lots of places in Goa which only locals know but now with different apps and websites people are getting to know those places...
Ah yes that makes sense! Hopefully the locals are able to keep a few secret spots for themselves 😊
@@nicoleandmico yes there are some more which we won't show you 😜 and by the way I am from Goa and I have not been to both those beaches you showed in this video 😔
Nice!
Mobor to velsao is one continous stretch of beach nearly 9 km in length...many parts of this beach is named by the village next to it like Benualim ,Colva,Majorda,Varca...excellent for cycling...
🤩🤩 amazing vlog
If you want to see India in a different way and enjoy the natural beauty, come to North-East india (assam,Manipur, nagaland, mizoram, Tripura,sikim, Arunachal, Meghalaya) you will love it ❤️
Thank you! We would LOVE to visit North East India one day! We have heard so many good things about it
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@@greatindia1676 ❤️
Those places do have a wonderful charm, especially in December.
India is incredible, you should travel in North India, many culture or many many languages 🙏🙏👌👌
Nice to see you in Goa, especially the Southern part if you have much time do visit Konken kitchen (in Panji capital city) famous for sea food and Goan cuisine...
You guys are a great couple and great narrative of Goa, I like your style of narration as it’s so natural and divine
Thanks a ton!
Welcome to our humble home!!!! Enjoy and have safe Holliday
In the caption you said "SO Different Than the Rest of India". This is the specialist of India Unity in diversity. You are enjoying since it is different .
Beauuutiful places guys! I agree with you on the scooters, I just returned from Thailand and there is nothing like the freedom of having a scooter and stopping whenever! You get to see SOO much more!
Couldn't agree more! It's the best feeling after being on the road for a while 😊
hey! I was in GOA in 1997 wow this was so different as well. U2 were so amazing and sure enjoyed your video...................many thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is where my anscestors were born..I hail from this blissful space.Enjoy have fun and keep Goa clean.
I’ll be there in 4 weeks.
I just can’t wait
Make sure to come to Himalayan states and northeast India. You will love culture and natural beauty. And I think it's snowing in Himalayan states right now.
Superb photography
Thanks a lot 😊
Welcome to Goa 😍👋✌️
Love to watch your vlog video so much love you guys ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for watching!
After watching the Mumbai - Goa bus ride.. thought when there will be a Goa video and it popped up. ❤️
Hope you enjoyed it!
Two Love Birds wondering around. 🐚🐦🐦🦪
I love my india ... Beautiful 😍
Welcome to India
Congratulations to you guys for your new remarkable video from Goa,India this week to rides a motor bike in January of 2023❤❤❤❤
Loved the vlog , south goa looks incredible . We are going to Goa in January for 17 days . 1st 4 days in North Goa , then 4 nights in Panjim and the last 7 nights in Palolim .
What an amazing itinerary, you will have such a wonderful time!!
Love Goa
Very very nice Vlog 🙏😊👍
Welcome to goa ❤love from Goa 💓🔥
Great to see you in Goa❤️ I am Goan and watch your vlogs and they are entertaining. I LOVE IT❤️ bdw may be we can meet ( Only if I got time from my practicals in college🤣)
Welcome to india.
Nice👏👏👏👏
Thanks 😊
Welcome to South goa 🥰
welcome to south goa.
I hope you enjoyed your trip.
viva goa . proud goan❤
Thank you!
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Don't Miss it Jadayu earth center in Kerala biggest bird sculpture in the world 😍😍 and welcome to Kerala 🤗
Guys If u will visit Andaman Nicobar Islands ( bay of Bengal)or Lakshadweep Island ( Arabian sea) then i can guarantee that u will feel heaven 🏝️🏝️ Totally different and lots of adventures. U need to check it out. As a Indian i want to show the whole india and it's geography , The place I'm recommending that it's like Hawaii. It's far from mainland but worth it
14:04 that brach fall is random
Thanks for the video! I very enjoyed it :) I saw more times some different video from Goa and beaches of India, but nobody or just few people swam in the sea. Do you know why?
Its a shame that Butterfly beach got popular because it was such a cool place to explore...it wasnt a popular place until like 3 or 4 years ago..the way me and my friends explored it was by kayaking our way through the sea to the beach and it felt so surreal to have the entire beach to ourselves...also no outsidee knew about that beach for a long time, one of my friends who got a job in Goa after spending 2 years in Goa found out about it from the locals and took us there and now because some travel youtubers geotagged the location and put it in their vlogs, it got famous and the secluded vibe is not there anymore...its a shame though because it was absolutely beautiful when i went there and it doesnt look that good anymore with all the crowd
Oh wow it must have been so amazing to see it quiet and get to it using a kayak! That sounds like so much fun
we went there in 2016. there were about 5-10 people no one else . but through social media its the same as other beach
Yeah people don’t know how to keep it clean especially the domestic tourists
Blame the pandemic and bored people youtoobin travel destinations.
It wasn’t popular among the tourist and we were happy it was serene n untouched ., Now this tourist have littered the beach…
Looks amazing! So lush and beautiful. Id love to see a food tour down South too!
Which drone are you using?
Hey there! We're using a DJI Mini 2 😊
If you want secluded place, also go to Betul point where a river meets the sea and very few people go there.
You people very young and energetic. I love to see you always. I saw your jerusalem video, it was so exciting and loving one.
Thank you so much! We are glad to be able to bring some joy to your day 😁
My Goa is the best in the whole of india..njoy your stay
Saudações do Brasil! 🇧🇷
Hello! We hope to visit your country one day!
Aw man I wish you stayed in Goa longer and was able to try authentic Goan dishes which are so different than the rest of India. Maybe this calls for another trip back!
Definitely!
Cutest couple in Goa ❤
If you want to clean and public free Beach Then come to Maharashtra There is a beach called "Mochemad" In Sep-Feb The best time to visit this place And it's 11km form Goa ❤😊
Bare re jayesh
Nice
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Nice vlog
Thank you 😊
beautiful video. i never imagined how beautiful Goa is...never been to India...looking forward to your visit to Kerala...India is poised to overtake China as the most populous country in the world.
Proud to be an Goan 🇮🇳💗
You can take a boat or a kayak from Palolem or Agonda beach to the butterfly beach, saved from the bike ride through the muddy road. That's how people used to visit it actually before finding the inland route.
Which beach is that at 0.17secs? Don't think I have visited it yet.
Loved the vlog, didn't want it to end.
Thank you so much for sharing! The beach at 17 seconds in is Majorda Beach. We were staying very close by to it in Goa so that's actually the beach we visited most often for some sun bathing and swimming. It's gorgeous!
Goa is nice place to visit
Beautiful place 😍
Being in goa have to meet south if you want peace and some relaxing. The more you go down south you get more quiet beaches n waterfalls n spring. I’m from goa n we be always go the hidden places❤
Such a nice place to visit! We loved the beaches and thought of more pristine and secluded areas is so alluring! 👌🏼
Hello Nicole and Mico,
I had told you that if you want to see beaches that you have must visit to goa. I felt happy that you visit goa. I also said you if you want to see crystal and clear water must visit to Ladakh and leh(himalaya), Shimla and Manali(Himachal pradesh) and mussorei (Queen of hill station), Dehradun and Haridwar (Holy place). Guys, if you want to see snow falls here in india. those states are best. This is season of snow falls. i hope that you visit also there. best wishes to your journey in India. Take care.
Keralites and Goans have very strong connection. I knew some of my friends who used to visit Goa every year for the party
this is the closest to authentic India you have been in. India is a tropical country with 25 percent green cover of which 24 percent is the forest cover. There are 106 National Parks and 553 Wildlife Sanctuaries in the country. India has 8% of total biodiversity of the world. western ghats in india has most number of tree species in the world and one of biggest number of some of the most rare animal species on earth. India is top producer of fruits, vegetables, spices, legumes, grains on earth; exports them all around the world and can be called food capital of the world. even 200 years ago most of India was covered with dense forests.
Wow, thanks for sharing! We really enjoyed exploring Goa. Next up - Kerala!
U should visit coastal Karnataka too u get isolated clean beaches to see
Beautiful impressions! May I ask you if there was any problem with bringing your drone into India? I read that foreigners are not allowed to fly drones there. So I am scared that my drone will be confiscated at the Indian airport..
You should visit:
1.Dhudhsagar
2. Ponda
3. Gokarna
Us and only 300 of our co travelers know about this super seacret beach, 🤣. Great find either way and I'm totally living vicariously.
Classic secret tourist spot 😂
Gir ; Ranthambore / Sariska ; Kaziranga ; Corbett... for exotic animals , dont miss out on these , u might get lucky.
In Odisha we have several pristine beaches like this. Those are less touristy.
Nice👍👏❤❤
Thanks 🤗
Welcome to Goa the greatest place to be in India. Proud to be a son of the Goan Soil. Viva Goa..
We loved Goa! The beaches were just perfect 🥰
You should also visit Andaman Nicobar and lakshadweep Islands you will be amazed
Thank you so much for the suggestions!