Quick Facts
Location - Located 18km away from Panaji, the capital of Goa
How To Reach - The nearest airport is Dabolim(47km). The nearest
railhead is Karmali(29km). There are buses and taxis available from near by
Mapusa and Panaji.
Where To Stay - There are couple of top end hotels and many budget
hotels available.
When To Go - November to February
Tourist Attractions - Tourist Attractions: Albuquerque Mansion,
Mascarenhas Mansion and the Chapora fort, Wednesday Flea market.
Anjuna, a small village is located 18km from capital city Panaji, a very
popular place for especially young people who want to enjoy some notorious
trance parties or shop for some exotic souvenir from Wednesday flea market.
Adventure sport like paragliding is also very popular among new blood.
Anjuna beach is often called as "Freak capital of the world", is
quite justified. The white sandy beach is perfectly fringed by coconut palm
put a perfect stage for holiday. The sea is calm and suitable for swimming,
also popular among sun lusted Europeans who strews the Anjum beach. The
fearless souls find interest in bungee jumping.
Anjuna is a small village, spread one five square mile nestling between
Arabian Sea and the commanding Hill over the beach. The beach is beautiful
and embellished by swaying palms and soft white sand. The place where
unusual rock formation overlying a cove of white sand and black rock that
juts into the sea, is called Ozran. Hippies in the 60s period discovered the
place and became a major haunt of the bohemians Europeans.
Sights And Activities
Mascarenhas Mansion
This monumental mansion is famous for elegant balconies and stained glass
floral etching. The L shaped seat along th length of the porch is of
expensive wood.
Albuquerque Mansion
This is rather smaller than Mascarenhas but beautiful place to visit. Built
in 1920, the palace is supported by octagonal towers and luring Mangalore
tile roof.
Anjuna Beach Excursions
Just couple of kilometers away from the beach, the Chapora Fort is located.
The fort was established by Muslim ruler and later on invaded by Portuguese.
Chapora Fort offer a nice view of the Anjuna and nearby Vagator beaches.
The Acid House Party
This is the most famous party of Goa, held by and for young tourists. The
party not only lure young guns but also flower tourists. The frisking trance
party runs all night on the beach besides fire.
Purple Valley Yoga Center
This yoga school offers some drop-in courses in yoga therapy such as
Asthanga, Hatha Yoga and Pranayam. The place also teaches meditation from
November to April. The long residential courses also available in their
institute located 3km east towards Margao.
Paragliding
The paragliding takes place off the headland at the southern end of the
beach, but usually on the market day.
Wednesday Flea Market
The Wednesday flea market is one of the prime attractions of Anjum. The
market is not just picking up souvenirs but the traders from different part
of India gathers here and sell their traditional items. The market is a
wonderful blend of Tibetan, Kashmiri, and Gujarati traders. There are Lamani
tribal women sell their traditional handicrafts. The place has everything
for everyone. Starting from used paperback novel to a tattoo, the stall here
selling jewelery, carving, T shirts, sarongs, chillums (smoking pipes)and
spices.
There is lots of good Indian and western food restaurants as well as few
bars. The best time to visit the market is early morning or later afternoon.
