Palolem Beach

Palolem Beach is largely unspoiled and is inhabited by both local fishermen and by foreign tourists who live in shacks along the shore or in the main village itself.[1] It is about one mile (approximately 1.61 km) long and is crescent-shaped; one can view the entire beach from either end. Both ends of the beach consist of rocks jutting out into the sea. The depth of the sea increases gradually, being shallowest at the northern end of the beach, making it safe for average swimmers, and the currents are not fast.

Palolem Beach is located at 15°00′36″N 74°01′24″E, within 2.5 kilometres of the market town of Chaudi in South Goa, and about 40 minutes from Margao, the district headquarters of South Goa.

Other neighbouring beaches in South Goa include Agonda Beach and Patnem Beach.

The nearest airport is Dabolim Airport, around 67 km away. The nearest railway station is at Canacona, which can be reached from the major Madgoan junction railway station in just 30 mins. There are bus services every half an hour between Palolem beach and the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) Bus Depot in Margao. The nearest KTC depot is at Canacona.

Sunset at Palolem

Stone sculpture on top of the Palolem Island by Jacek Tylicki

• Palolem beach was ranked the 20th best beach in Asia by TripAdvisor in 2018[2]
• It was ranked India's fifth best beach by TripAdvisor in 2018[3]

Things to do on Palolem beach include yoga classes, dolphin-spotting trips, Ayurvedic massages and silent discos.[4]

View of the beach

The island adjacent to main land palolem beach

Extreme end of Palolem beach

View from left edge of the beach

List of beaches in Goa

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palolem Beach.

• Palolem travel guide from Wikivoyage
• 'Before Sunrise Before Sunset, Travelogue in Lounge, 30-05-2009, by Arjun Razdan
• 'Palolem.net Guide Archived 2018-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Palolem Village