TRIP TO GOA UNDER 4000

There are prepaid taxi services outside Thivim Station which cost Rs 800- 1200 to Anjuna. If you want to save money, you need to walk 5-10 min to catch the bus. The straight road from outside of thivim railway station, you will find a T-section road after 5-10 min walking. There are continuous buses from Thivim to Mapusa which charges Rs 20. From Mapusa bus stand, you will find another bus to Anjuna beach.

I booked a hostel named 'The headquarters' which was 5 minutes walk from Anjuna Beach. The dorms cost as cheap as Rs. 150. The vibe was lovely and the place was nothing but serene. Addition to it, there was a massive chonky cat in the hostel. And, the owner is the sweetest.

Anjuna is nothing but party. Honestly, my least favorite beach in North Goa. Or whole Goa probably. I went to the Anjuna flea market which is only on Wednesday. (main purpose to stay at Anjuna at that particular market). There is a beautiful shack next to it called 'Green Mango' and I got a brilliant opportunity to see the live band perform. Spend sometime at the beach and then went back to the hostel to read for rest. For the beach isn't that good.

Rented a bike the next day and went to Vagator beach and covered Chapora fort as well.

I checked out the next morning from there and went towards Arambol. Booked another hostel called Namastay there and in the name of god, Arambol is absolutely beautiful. The beach is a gem - long coastline, relatively shallow with soft sand (you can go quite far into the sea with your feet firmly touching the ground and enjoy the waves). The waves here are nice and comforting. Crowd consists of mainly foreigner families with young kids. Food is good. The best surprise comes in the evening when the resident foreigners organize a beach-side flea market. Its a treat! Overall head to this beach for a relaxing afternoon and a fun evening. You MUST stay there. Namastay is a proper hippie hostel and there's regaetton music playing all the time. Costed Rs 190 for a day and it's merely 2 minutes walking distance from the beach.

Next morning, I rented the bike and went towards Morjim. It's calm and more peaceful than the other ones. Didn't quite stay there just swam for a couple of hours. The water is extremely clean.

Halted at Mandrem for a while on my way back towards Arambol. Mandrem is good too but eventually you'll get tired of roaming to all the beaches. Atleast, I did.

Spend my next two days chilling at Arambol and I don't want to make any biased opinion but it turned to be my favorite place. The sunsets are unforgettable.

Shifted to another hostel called ' The Peace Hostel'. It's at a good location and there's a bar inside the hostel. The host, Dimpi ,is lovely. Spend most of the time reading or buying things from the Arambol Market. ( This isn't included in the trip cost. LOL)

That's where the trip ended. I boarded the train from Pernem at 1.30 pm to Vasai Rd. (Mumbai)

NOTE :

1. This whole blog doesn't carry the cost of food and alcohol.

2. I spend the LEAST on the travel. Walked mostly and used Public Transport even if took longer time. Or took bikes on rent.

3. If you're someone who can't drive: a) Take cabs if there's a group; b) Take bike taxis if you're doing solo.

4. Alcohol is way too cheap in the liquor shop as compared to shacks or bars.

5. The beds at the Shacks usually cost Rs. 150 for the whole day if you're not eating anything, in that case, you can get alcohol from outside and drink there.