Anjuna Beach
Anjuna Beach is popularly known as the freak capital of the world for its Trance Parties and the Hippies. It is about 18 Km from Panaji, and is surrounded by immense coconut groves. Main attractions of Anjuna Beach are the magnificent Albuquerque Mansion built in 1920 and Wednesday, ‘flea market’. Anjuna is a beach you will not want to leave if you're a party animal.



It is around 8 kms. west of Mapusa, North Goa. The most basic attraction is Anjuna beach is Flea Market, Chapora Fort. The exotic beaches of Anjuna is the main source of enduring popularity to a variety of people.

The swaying coconut palms and the soft white sand add to the holiday mood on the shore of the Arabian Sea. The hippy hang out of the sixties is still a major draw. Tourists from the younger generations as well as the flower generations flock to Anjuna Beach.

Bathing is generally safer at Anjuna than at most of the nearby resorts, especially at the more peaceful southern end of the beach, where a rocky headland keeps the sea calm and the undertow to a minimum. Taking long walks under the moon on the silver sands of this beach is something that any visitor would love to do at Anjuna, beside the favourite pastime of watching the sun going down.



The tourist season in Anjuna starts in early November, when most of the long staying regulars show up. During the Christmas and New Year rush, the village and beach site is busy with a mixed crowd of round the world backpackers and tourists from all over India, attracted by the promise of the big beach parties.