Chapora to Arambol a short fascinating journey over the Chapora
River, spanned by the Siolim bridge, which has divided crowded beaches of
Charter and modern Goa from the virgin beaches and undulating green
landscape of undisturbed Goa of old to the north.
Morjim And Asvem
After crossing the bridge to Chopdem, towards east is Morjim and Asvem two
quietest beaches of north Goa. The long white strip of white sand is the
austere beauty of Morjim beach. The Asvem beach has two stretches through
small rocky wall on the either sides. The place is abundant with sea life.
Along with ridley turtle, the place is safe place for crabs and other sea
crustaceans. Morjim is the first beach come across and mainly missed by most
of the tourists. The beach is a beautiful place to relax, swimming and drink
at the small pubs near the coastline. Mojim is especially famous for rare
olive ridley turtle. Beach is protected from September to February as this
the nesting time of turtles. Morjim is very few beaches in Goa when sitting
idle on the beach doesn't attract eyes of hawkers. Asvem is the place where
people generally head in the night. There are small huts made up of thatched
roofs is the best place to spend the night. The huts lies almost 5 feets
above the ground so there is no worry about insects. The huts provides a
outdoor feel with an unending sea in front of the eyes. The local bars and
pubs are also very interesting place to spend the night. Some sort of music
plays whole night with various people from different parts of the world
gathers and share their experiences. There are few small shops that rent
bikes for the short trip in and around Asvem town. Also you can visit the
near by Chapora Fort and Chapora villages.
Mandrem Beach
Towards the north to Arambol, this deserted beach is eye catching because
of stark beauty of the place. The vast white sandy stretch, unending azure
water and a stunning background of greenery makes it one of the finest
beaches of Goa. The empty sands has little shades and desolate at its best.
The beach is a good place to watch some white bellied fish eagles that
dwells in the casuarina trees at the beach. Also some part of the beach like
Morjim, is protected area for rare olive ridley turtle. Nearby the beach
there is a market area known as Madlamaz-Mandrem, which is the travelers
hangout place. The small place is scattered with various restaurants and
pubs. Travelers often hire bikes or scooters to stroll around the place.
There are few resorts available in that area. Some famous resorts are Riva
Resort and River Cat Villa. The former provides big and comfortable rooms
while the latter is more of an artistic retreat with full of sculptures and
paintings. There are few good restaurants that serves Indian and continental
dishes.
