The inexhaustible flow of tourists from the northern hemisphere puts the real problem, how to get to Goa. It is desirable, cheap and fast, with an independent purchase of tickets, without attracting travel agencies and intermediaries.

Regular flights

Before you reach Goa yourself, you need to promine the market for proposals. First of all, the cattle. Airlines carrying out straight flights, even having regular flights on Goa, fly to Dabolim exclusively in high season. Therefore, it is fluttering easier from mid-October to the end of April. At the same time, the trip will cost an average cheaper than the charter. From other cities, such as Goa from Rostov, regular flights do not fly.

Cheap direct flights

Regular airfares, namely direct flights to Goa fly away. Services provide Transaero and airline Russia. Buy a ticket to average costs about $ 650. The number of flights is strictly fixed. The schedule provides for four departures in dubolim and back. The price is valid only when purchasing directly from representatives of the airline or booking plane tickets on the official websites of carriers.

Independent travel planning

Direct regular flights, not the only way to fly to Goa. Charters fly in the season. Throughout the year flights with transfers are available.

Buying the plane ticket will cost cheaper if booking in advance and act without intermediaries, through official sites.

The sooner the air tickets are booked and redeemed, the cheaper the trip will cost. Flight to both ends also saves the traveler means.

To fly away for the first time in Dabolim without incident, it is better to use the services of tour operators. For the price it will be expensive, however, it will save time and nerves when searching and booking the flight, blinding problems with a visa and get the opportunity to quietly look around the terrain to return to the fairy tale on your own.

How to cheap a charter ticket

Charter flights to Goa in Russia are carried out by Azur Air and Royal Flight. The average cost is $ 715, subject to the purchase of tickets there and back. By burning trips, flights on Goa will cost up to 40% cheaper. At the same time in December 2017 - January 2018, such bonuses were absent. With a greater degree of probability, we can say that the 2017/2018 season will be the same situation. New Year holidays are the time of peak prices and attractive demand.

You can wait for the end of the season - April or May, then charter tickets fall in price by an average of 10-15%. However, the number of departures in proportion to falls. Therefore, it is necessary to specify separately how much the trip is.

Charters in Goa fly according to their schedule, operators can change it up to the complete cancellation of the flight. Then you will have to get on your own. If you flew to a charter, from Goa, you must fly away by the same aircraft. This is a separate song associated with Indian laws.

With one transplant in the UAE

Cheapest flights from Goa for flights with transfers. It delivers certain inconvenience to travelers, but saves money.

In the Arab Emirates, the most popular hubs - Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Doha. The duration of the flight comes up to 24 hours, mainly due to the waiting for docking. This time can be used to inspect local attractions. The price of plane tickets varies within $ 630. In early booking, you can save up to 5%.

Through Delhi

AIRINDIA carries out almost regular flights. At airports tickets to Goa are sold as direct. At the same time, a mandatory transplant in Delhi is carried out. Even if some linings occur and the flight is delayed, the docking plane of the local air traffic will stand and wait for the passengers to Dabolim. Delhi-Goa tickets do not need to buy tickets. The price within $ 615 there and back may change slightly.

Through Mumbai.

Most often, via Mumbai carries out airlines with two transfers. With the first hub in Europe or Turkey. The rest fly first in Delhi. By ordering air tickets to Goa, India, please note that the docks in Mumbai can be waited for a very long time. Perhaps the need to stop somewhere. The direction is less popular than Delhi, but the price of tickets to Goa is the same.

How cheaper to get from different countries

Thanks to the cheapness, India has become one of the most popular areas for recreation at the modern post-Soviet space, especially Goa. Tickets for the plane are most in demand in winter.

From different cities of Russia

From the most large cities Russia is sent charters. Otherwise, you have to first get to the capital, then to other hubs. There is a need to stop somewhere with a tight docking, and wait for the transplant.

Flight Rostov Goa charter flight It is carried out in 6.5 hours. With transfers to it will have to spend up to 2 days. The price of a ticket to Goa from Rostov-on-Don with early booking with flight there and back is at least $ 680. By the same logic, flights from other cities of Russia are organized.

Below is a sample according to some cities of the Russian Federation, as of the beginning of 2018. Direction in Goa with different airlines * from one to two transplants:

* With early booking, about 1-1.5 months by economy class and back.

Anyone, and especially the Volgograd direction must be monitored. In the high season, tourist operators launch charters. From two to four departures per month. The greater the flow of passengers, the lower the ticket price.

The most famous ticket search engines update information almost on a monthly basis. This is due to the fact that the armor will be redeemed, new or travel routes appear. Information at prices is estimated and quickly stoles.

From Kazakhstan

You can come to the rest on Goa from Kazakhstan can be a charter, but it will be more expensive. The average flight price with transfers at the beginning of 2018 is $ 550. Provided the purchase of air tickets Almaty Goa and back. Cheapest flights are carried out by Airarabia with a change in Sharjah. Price is about $ 4.9.

From Ukraine

In Ukraine, the Flight of Kiev-Goa will cost an average of $ 650. Such a price is offered airlines for flights with two transplants. The first hub is traditionally in Europe or Turkey. Less often in the UAE. Then the docking with the local Indian flight in Mumbai is carried out.

Straight charters in Goa from Kiev are less - within $ 520-580, but the schedule is often changing. Departures daily, except for the medium. To get to Goa from Odessa, about $ 520-590 will be required. Flight timetable is the same as from Kiev.

To get from Kharkov to Dabolim, you will need a lot of strength. There are no direct tickets at the end of the 2017/2018 season. You will have to fly with 2-3 transfers. Routes mostly through Minsk. Even if the early booking is cheaper than $ 1150 it is impossible to get. Although the schedule is changing, and new offers constantly appear.

Plan your time and finance. Cheap tickets do not always bring direct savings. If you have to fly about two days with many hours of transplants in the docking ports, then the impression of rest will be very ruined.

Those who love exotic rest, are interested in the exotic corners of our planet and cannot live without the sun, the sea and palm trees are probably heard about the "cult" tourist destination, like Goa. I got there for the purpose of "shake" my life, see and feel that in my homeland or in its surroundings I could not. Goa is an excellent place not only for recreation, but also for spiritual "zeroing" and finding your life vector. We traveled on our own, so I decided to write the instructions of the same as we, travelers.

Goa is a paradise place in distant and mysterious India

Goa is the smallest state in India, stretching on the southwestern coast. More than one hundred kilometers of the shore occupy countless beaches washed by the waters of the Arabian Sea Indian Ocean. On the one hand, Goa borders with the state of Maharashtra, the capital of which is the colorful city of Mumbai (previously called this city of Bombay), on the other hand, with the state of Karnataka (all over the world, the birthplace of such a nomadic tribe as Roma) is considered. The capital of Goa is the city of Pandad (Panutan), the largest city - Vasco da Gama. It was here, in 1498, a famous navigator was landed for the first time, India's discoverer - Vasco da Gama. In 1510, Athos D'Ealbuquerque "wins" this area and this family is "the ruling" top of Goa.

Goa is not like the rest of India and in some plan it is even radically different from her. It is probably due to the fact that from 1543 to 1961, this territory was a Portuguese colony, as they resemble many companies: starting with religion (98% of the population of Goa confess Catholicism) and ending with architecture (at home with a high roof). Despite this, the Hindus was able to preserve their originality, culture and customs.

How to get to Goa (direct flights, excursion tours, from Delhi and Mumbai to Goa)

To get to Goa in several ways: direct charter and regular flights from Moscow and other Russian cities such russian airlineslike "Transaero", "Aeroflot". You can use the services of foreign air carriers, such as Qatar, Sultan Air, "Air Arabia", "Emirates", which are carried out by passenger air transportation with one or two transplants, as a rule, in their international airports in Doha, Sharjah, Dubai or Abu Dhabi. The direct flight lasts approximately 7.5-8 hours and the plane arrives in the recently open (in 2013), Goa International Airport under the sonorous name "Dabolim". I should not be afraid of the flights with a change, I personally prefer to fly with an emiliate with a transfer, but with an awesome service, comfortable aircraft than a whole day to use in the old Boeing of some of our airlines.

From Delhi and Mumbai on Goa internal airlines

Near the international international airport, which carries out internal transportation, and also serves India's military air transport.

If you want to make a real journey in India, see the most colorful of its cities, then you can fly to the airport of Mumbai or Delhi, and from there to get to local airlines to Dabolima. The cost of a ticket from Delhi to Goa - in the area of \u200b\u200b70 dollars, from Mumbai to Goa about 40-50 dollars. From the international airport in Delhi, and in Mumbai to the airport of internal flights, you can take "Tuk-Tuk" (Asian taxi, as a rule of 4 or 2-bed). You can also use land transport: by train or "slyman-bass" (externally, this is a regular bus, but inside it is made as econom-class train Russian trains are from 1 or 2 bedrooms).

From Mumbai to Delhi by train

From Mumbai you can get to Goa by train. You need to sit on central Station Victoria or Dacar station, tickets can be bought at the box office in place to the station - Tivim. You can get from this station to the hotel on the local bus, taxi or Tuk Tuk. Taxi driver or the bus driver will need to say the name of the area in the north or in the south of Goa, as a rule, this is the name of the beach or the name of the hotel or guesthouse.

The price of tickets for the Slip-bass from Victoria stations or Dadar in a carriage with air conditioning is approximately 300-350 rupees (about 10 dollars). If you are limited in the means, you can take a ticket without a place for 50 rupees, and if you're lucky, you do not have to pay extra for travel on the train 100-200 rupees to the elder by the car. The travel time is 10-12 hours, the main thing is not to wake the Tivim station, because further the train goes, without making stops in this state, and you can return from Bangalore or Chenaya, at best, after a day. So, or not sleep, or start the alarm clock.

From Delhi getting about 40 hours by train to the same Tivim station. Tickets for the train can be bought in the building of the Railway Station of the Northern Railwayways of Messages at the station, which is called New Delhi, which is located across the road from the Delia Pargharge district, which is known to all travelers and drivers of the capital. The price of a ticket is about 1,500 thousand rupees (about 50 dollars), for the same price you can purchase a ticket to Slipper-Bass, which will take you to the market in Mapse (the informal capital of Northern Goa) or on central Bus StationPrazyme (Official Capital Goa).

Visa regime

Get a visa in Goa, i.e. In India, simple enough. If you fly a tour, then the tour operator will do everything on its own (this is included in the cost of a ticket), you are required at the tourist agency's office to fill out the questionnaire and provide 4 photos of the passport sample. I did it in 5-7 business days (depends on your tour operator) I received my passport with an affected visa and on the same day flew to Goa. You can also make a visa yourself also does not provide any difficulty: To do this, you need to get to the Consulate Department of the Indian Embassy in the country where you live, where you will also need to fill out a questionnaire, pay a visa collection (about 30 cu) and give a photo, through 5-7 business days visa will be ready. The difference is that in the first case you will be given tourist visa durability not more than 60 days, and in the second - full of 6 months (or how much you need).

Goa: North and South. What do they differ and what to choose?

The state of Goa is conditionally divided into three parts: North, South and Center (or Old Goa). The conventional border of the beach north and south is considered the Zuari River. The central goa consists of the capital district of Pandad with the state capital of the same name, and the historical field with waterfalls and Hampi.

Rest in the North and South Goa is different, although closely connected with the ocean and the beach. Let's deal with what option it is better to choose to you.

South Goa: Saint-Beach Dimensional Recreation

If you are a fan of a quiet, powerful, measured and expensive leisure type "All inclusive", then you will definitely need to be south of Goa. On the southern beaches (for example, palwall) there are luxurious 5-star hotel Luxury-complexes, for example, Raddison White Sands and Hilton, beautiful hotels Cheaper, but also very comfortable. Prices in good hotels The south begins approximately $ 150-200 per day stay, but you can choose the option of cheaper, try to see the reviews and pictures on Booking.com. You can also remove no less comfortable bungalows for 4-6 people, located 100 meters from the surf line worth 100 dollars per night.

In the south you can offer the highest class SPA and Ayurvideo procedures, and tour operators will specifically select individual excursions and tours for Goa. In my opinion, South Goa will not give you to understand the atmosphere of India, little, than rest will be different from similar hotels in any other country in the world.

The most famous beaches here are Aguada, Miramar, Bogmalo, Palis, Dona Paula, Majord. A distinctive feature of the "wrought-down" northern beaches are compactness (almost all beaches are divided into bays), and, of course, silence and full service. This is the perfect place for family holidays.

North Goa: Drive, noise, fun and youth

North Goa is a noisy cheerful and relatively inexpensive place, the cult place "hippers". It is believed that it was here that the concept of "downshifting" was born, and the downshifters themselves are more here than tourists. Downshifter is a man who leaves noisy cities, megacities, sacrifices some material values \u200b\u200band amenities in favor of free and mental harmony. Live such people or by renting an apartment (where they lived before), at the expense of freelancing or at the expense of local part-time. In North Goa a little less hotelsThan on the southern, here are more popular for small budget hotels 2-3 *. But a lot of housing, which can be removed on your own - Guesthouses, rooms, apartments. In the north, life boys and boils - no day here does not pass without parties or, as it is customary to call, party, no day you do not bother and do not ask for your hotel room! Another plus (although, for whom): There are many Russian-speaking citizens, the same downshifters who will gladly help you solve any issue, the problem will help the Council.

Hindus - Religion, Habits, Features of Nation, Rules

Hindus (or Indians) - the people are responsive, kind, smiling and inquisitive. Get ready for the fact that on the market, in the store, taxi, the hotel will ask you, what is your name, where did you come from, whether you came to, how do you have India, what you did last night and what is your profession? Everything would be nothing, but sometimes it develops into annoying, in such cases, answer evasively, with a smile - you will immediately stop away from you. Indians, unlike Thai, do not have hostility to tourists - they are always happy to come to the rescue, suggest advice or help the case.

As a rule, they have large families: in one house can live up to 10, or even more relatives - grandparents, young families with children. That is why in India, surrounded by so many people, you feel safe. Even if some kind of trouble happened to you, the crowd of defenders will immediately arise about you, which will take you.

They are clearly expressed by a parliamentary warehouse of society: the head of the family is a man, a woman has no right to work, even if she is sitting at home with children, she is obliged to conduct any activity. The absence of children in families, like a divorce, is very rare. A big plus is knowledge of English: 90% of the inhabitants, from Mala to Velik, they know quite well englishYou will be well understood, with a fairly good pronunciation will be able to communicate.

Do not be surprised at the abundance of cows here, and everywhere - on the streets, beaches, sleeping under the windows or on the porch, like cats, because the cow in India is a sacred animal, it cannot be harmful, shouting at her or, to eat the Lord, beat. According to Hindu mythology, after creating a man Brahma created a cow, because she is also sacred. For other versions, bull, i.e. The "husband" of the cow is the combat animal of God Shiva, one of the most revered Hindu gods. Dogs, by the way, here are also very much, but cats are rarity.

The inhabitants of Goa, like all of India, are very religious - they start their day from prayer, with the most different gods (for the most common version - 33 of God). The most important, supreme gods are Brahma (Creator), Vishnu (keeper) and Shiva (destroyer), which form trimurti. It is noteworthy that 98% of the population of Goa - Catholics. In each house you can see the crucifix, paintings with scenes from the Bible, portraits of Jesus, Virgin Mary. But this does not prevent them from combining these two religions - before dinner thank God for food, uttering a prayer, and before deciding deciding Ganesha - God of wisdom and well-being.

All Hindus believe in karma and reincarnation - what is destined, it should happen. If a person was born poorly, he must bear his karma and not to rapid, work out his sins and be reborn in the next life with rich.

Interesting signs of merchants: they will in every way to be asked, please be the first buyer and are ready to make a huge discount, if only you bought the goods from them. Thus, they attract good luck, and trade as they think will go foolo. That is why you are going to the market in the morning early, immediately after its discovery - you can buy a lot of interesting things for a snot! And, of course, bargain!

Trading in India is a whole art. Know the real price of the product and boldly stand on it, even if the initial price is 10 times higher. Of course, bargain with a smile on your face, joke and be favorable to merchants. There is a certain feature - on food and on goods that have a price tag, i.e. Fixed value, not accepted bargain. Another Hindus is a quiet nation, a leading dimension lifestyle. Being the complete opposite of us, they are not in a hurry anywhere, do not fuss, the principle of their life can be considered "be it, what will happen that there will be." In their presence, you should not shout, waving your hands - for them it is not only a sign of bad tone, but also the likely threat in their direction. For girls, there is a separate advice: if possible, do not go to the beaches yourself or in any other places without accompaniment (friend, girlfriend, parents, husband): For the Industry of the White Girls - Beauty Standards. All would be nothing, but besides admiring views and photographing on a mobile phone furtively, you can come up and ask to touch you, if you allow one Hindu, be sure that the crowd will be immediately a crowd of such guys who will touch you by arms, shoulders and Uninterrupted with you to be photographed. It will be very difficult to get rid of them. Or do not go alone, or immediately let's understand that you do not want any contact.

Of course, there is also the reverse side of the Hindian Hospitality medal: a small scaling, deception and greed for money, especially for major amounts. Therefore, do not carry large amounts with you and even more and never show them in the presence of Hindus. "Heat", to deceive even in trifles, you will be attempted everywhere, therefore, be always on a check and do not give in to the monetary provocation of this kind. Before photographing a person, be sure to ask him permission. Do not touch the Hindus with your left hand - they are considered "dirty". Hindu has a very peculiar perception of time and space: "After 10 minutes, they turn into 2 hours, and" two steps "- to a kilometer.

Hotels, Guesthouses, Houses / Apartments for rent

On the North Goa, it is always available for rent in the apartment - separately standing houses (a two-room house with all the conditions will cost you $ 250), apartments (one-room apartment in a new house with all conditions - $ 150-200), guesthouses in guesthouses (from 500 rupees per night).

On the South Goa full-full of expensive hotels such as Radddison and Sharaton, but if you search or know where to go, you can find a lot of nameless guest house, the price tag per day of stay in which - from 3 to 15 cu We lived in the bungalow on the shore, worth 300 rupees per day. The terms "Spartan", but finding right on the ocean smoothes all these shortcomings.

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Transport rental

The main type of transport on Goa is motorbikes (scooters), bikes (more powerful motorcycles), motorcycle and ordinary taxis. The cost of renting a car will vary from its brand and from the duration of the term. As a rule, the price order is as follows: from 500 to 1000 rupees per day and 200-300 dollars per month. Most of the car - on the mechanics. Because take the car carefully check all its functions, take a picture of it so that when you return the car, there is no complaints from the owner. The cost of renting a scooter or Motobike will cost you from 70 to $ 130 per month, and the bike class is higher (such as Royal Enfield) - 200-250 dollars. Rental locations are any hotels, guesthouses, and the taxi drivers will help you in this white. To rent a transport, you only need to give the required amount of money to the owner for a month ahead, no documents will not require any documents (maybe ask a copy of the passport). I would like to note the fact that there are a lot of cows in India and everywhere in the courtyards, near the cafes, on the beaches and, of course, on the roads, which creates considerable inconvenience to drivers. Therefore, be careful when driving and in no way hook a cow by chance: this may be interpreted by local residents as an insult to them and their religion.

Food, cafes, supermarkets, prices, jusnya, alcohol

On the North Goa there are three large supermarkets with good choice Goods (relatively good): Savitri (Savitri), Oxford (Oxford), Orchard (Orchard), and one round-the-clock store called Family Supermarket (Family Supermarket). The last three are located in the area of \u200b\u200bAnjuna Beach, and the first is at the crossroads of Chapor Vagator. All of them, except Savitri, take credit cards to pay.

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A network of Pizzeria "Domino Pizza" is distributed, which brings the house to the house. To do this, it is enough to call them, list that you need and wait for your order within 15 minutes. Pizza is very tasty and satisfying, the cost of one large pizza is 600 rupees (about 10 dollars). In addition to it, you can offer drinks, sweets, etc.

Price price in stores is approximately following: package of juice - 70 rupees, bread bug - 50 rupees, milk package - 10 rupees, eggs (10 pieces) - 70 rupees, 1 kg Tomato - 60 rupees, sausage package - 120 rupees. By the way, there is no buckwheat in India - not only that it does not grow here, so they are not brought. So if buckwheat is one of your favorite meals, then we recommend that you grab this cereals with you. It is impossible to bypass the local alcohol, namely, the dark rum "Old Monk" ("Old Monk"). It is not only very tasty, but also cheap - 1 bottle of 0.7 liters costs 100 rupees. Grab necessarily this drink (you can translate up to 5 bottles across the border).

In Goa, a lot of cafes, each of which has its own "chip". As a rule, these cafes belong to one family, which holds guesthouse next to him. For example, the cult place "Mango Tree" - the classic rock music always sounds here and prepare a shamened lade.

There are no large supermarkets on the southern Goa - everything is focused on the "hotel" holiday. There are small vegetables with fruit, Cofe Day coffee shop. Tourists are powered mainly in hotels, which serves high Indian and other kitchens.

You can not go around the attention of Jus Center or, as you used to call Russian, Jusney. This is a small shop, where they do and immediately sell fresh juices, cervix, fruit salads, etc. The most "delicious" and the most "fruit" place in Goa. Here you can order a cup-other juice, fresh crosane with chocolate and tasty and satisfying.

Despite the universal opinion that India is a dirty country, where a snake can attack from every corner and you can get a million sorer, everything is wrong in Goa. There is no snake, so as not to get sick, it is necessary to follow the elementary rules of sanitary hygiene: drinking water only bottled, wash your hands, and to avoid doubtful food. The abundance of garbage is due to overpopulation, in general, the Hindus is quite clean.

Markets

On Goa, there is such an attraction as a fair or the market, which is carried out twice a week: Once day (on Wednesdays) and once at night (from Saturday on Sunday). Day fair is called Flear Market, or a flea market, which flocks everything from Mala to Velika, all nationalities and social segments of the population: merchants, tourists, police, bandits, musicians, DJs, artists filmmakers, famous and not very actors. In a word, all those who crave for simple and uncomfortable communication, acquiring some bauble from local merchants, drinking cold beer, buying smuggling things or jewelry from precious stones, antiques, age up to 3000 years. There is also a small Tibetan markets where unusual decorations sell, including silver.

Girls will come up with numerous shops with clothes and footwear from genuine leather, the prices for which you will be pleasant will surprise, since you can easily buy a new beautiful supragan no more than 150 rubles.

Day market is carried out on Wednesdays from early morning until sunset right on the coast in Anjun. This market is a kind of testing for strength - such a variety of goods and head of sellers you will not meet anywhere else! If you doubt your strength, do not take a large amount of money with you - here you can spend everything.

The second market is night. This fair is held on Saturdays, begins after sunset and ends shortly before dawn.

The main place is the area called Arpor, about the track, but recently its clone appeared on Baga Road near the Bug River. Here is all the same as in the day fair, the difference is only that rows with fast food, a car with a karting, playgrounds with live music or DJ sets, a fi driver, tattoo masters are added to the trading rows.

On the night market more European vendors and, accordingly, more than high quality and exclusive goods. In addition, official motorcycling dealers under the brand "Royal Endfield" and Harley Davidson began to appear recently. These trademarks, in addition to participating in night marketares, are arranged with a frequency once for the season of their 5-7 day festivals, who are going to fans of a brand of bikes, participate in moto-races, parade and offer those who want to join their official gang, which is supported Local Government. Also on these shows, you can purchase attributes of the corresponding bike stamps.

Famous people on Goa

Probably, in no one place on our planet there were so many creative people as in Goa. Of course, you can meet Russian actors, singers, politicians and public figures here everywhere. Who comes on a month or other rest, relax, understand the essence of being, and who lives at all here on the seasons, having losing me here long Moscow winter. Personally, we met the famous artist Dolphin, Bogdan Titomyir, the leader of the Bike movement of Russia "Night Wolves" Alexander Surigue. In the area called Badhem, the famous Russian actress lives - Amalia, with which I also had a chance to meet and nice to talk. In 2010, in Goa Sergey Soloviev, a famous film "Odnoklassniki", where it was very detailed and beautifully shown all the delights of the Idiar region. The most interesting thing is that everyone who wishes could be removed as a crowd, it was not necessary to do something specific, but simply to be ourselves. On the set of this film, by the way, we met with the famous talented Russian actor Mikhail Efremov.

On the beach of Arabol, in the jungle, behind the beach of Kalacha Beach, there is Banyan - a tree under which, according to legend, meditated the participants of the Great Quartet Beatles!

Italian sculptor Dzhangl, who is self-sued on a piece of stone Siva face. This creation can be seen on the beach of the Vagator. Few of famous people Here I did not have been - a calm peaceful situation allows you to fully relax, reset the accumulated fatigue and negative, take new creative ideas from the universe and tune in to the working way.

Summing up, I want to say that the rest on Goa for me is a little more than just a trip to the sea. It gets into a completely different world, whose principles are very close to me. Freedom, I, Goa! Next will tell about the beaches and excursions to Goa.

Yes, we thought for a long time and decided for a long time, and finally decided on the place. However, as it turned out later, we practically did not know anything not only about the country, but also about the rest in it, which, however, did not stop us - there is also an Internet where you can find out everything about the estimated tour of the trip so that there are no unforeseen surprises on arrival.

India is an amazing country, but practically not known to us. All that we heard about it are beautiful outfits, dances and songs on any occasion, spices and yoga. Therefore, I had to collect and explore the mass of the information, which until now we had little interesting. About India and about Goa in particular, you can read thousands of books and still do not understand anything, you can visit thousands of forums and sites and make an erroneous opinion, but it's easier to just go and see yourself. However, before you get to India will have to overcome many obstacles complicating life. For a start, we just looked at the world map: the whole India, not excluding the state of Goa in the northern hemisphere, which says that summer in Russia and the summer in India come at one time, only the conditions differ greatly. High season in Goa from December to March, many come earlier, as prices in December-January are too biting, reaching sometimes until the absurd (under the new year the price of the bike was lomilated to 1200 rupees per day). For this reason, the mass of wintering people lives from October to April, but in October in Goa there is still silent after the rainy season (Monsuna), and in April already too hot in front of him.

From Moscow to Dabolima (airport in Goa) more than 5000 km and, though, such a distance is theoretically can be overcome on land, it is extremely difficult to do this, although experiments are happening similar to the story. However, this is an option for those who love to travel very much and really does not like aircraft. I did not study the area of \u200b\u200bthe land trip to India, so we will return to the aircraft.

What you need to do long before the trip to Goa

• Duration of the trip and type of visa to India. It is important to be determined with the trip period, because it depends on it. What kind of visa to India is worth drawing up: an electronic for a month, one-time on three, and maybe you need multivisa for 6 months. , not at all difficult and most economical
• Route in Goa. The easiest way to get to Goa is to take a ticket to Dabolima, but it is not the most economical, while the routine is horror, although personally we are for the first visit to India. By the word of the affiliation to Delhi, and there, there is a train on the train, you can save about 25% on tickets, besides, in Delhi fly direct flights from many cities. In addition, you can use the airport in Mumbai and come to Goa on the train. The last two options will allow you to see not tourist India, and if you decide on buses, the dive will be complete, but we did not take risks, especially for the trip just a month.
• Buying a cheap ticket to goa. With a greater desire, efforts and droplets of luck, especially in cases of timely planning of the trip - here to help and price a ticket in both ends of about $ 250-300 per person. By the way, you can still take advantage of charters and hot vouchers, the last price of the Cheap Flight will also offer a transfer to the hotel along with accommodation in it.
• Booking housing in Goa. Here, the easiest solution will take advantage of any: the Agoda, Booking and or use the form at the bottom of the article (so also thank you. Accommodation, and much cheaper. For example, the cheapest room at our time cost on Bukin 700 rupees (I do not take into account Koyomesto in the community number), while in Aromball we settled in a two-room for 400 rupees, from April throwing the price almost to 200 from April
• Tourist insurance in India. I haven't revealed insurance yet, but I think they are in the near future, because I already have a lot of materials and life instructive situations. In general, to take or not take while deciding for yourself, but the stake decided, do not extend, buying a piece of thousands of paper. Choose reliable and proven companies. Something found on me, and I am in fear before the refusal to receive a visa to India and the loss of tickets and all sortsmagors issued insurance for three days. She has included protection from not departure, and luggage loss and other factors dependent on me, including various injuries until my settlement in Goa. Running forward will say that even though she was not useful, but the soul warmed himself.
• Study of forums and accession to thematic communities. Forums, such as Vintsky Forum, will leave at your discretion, as far as they can trust themselves, they write ordinary people there. But joining the communities, first of all in Facebook, is an extremely useful effect. You still do not have an account in the FB? If you like to travel, I advise you to start, it will help save on trips, according to statistics it is there really a truly lively audience, placing not only useful information, but also favorable local offers. Of course, I joined the most popular among Russian-speaking people in Goa. So I was able to navigate at prices and partially plunge into the life of this amazing place, as well as make a small memo on holiday in Goa.
• Finally copy money on vacation. I somehow wrote, take the average travel budget (for a month without a road, excursions and will be about $ 400 in Goa in 2016, the rest is as shrugging), throw 50%, and leave the NH to the return ticket

On this, perhaps, you can finish a list of cases performed in advance. Everything else should be done immediately before the trip.

Not long before the trip to India

Of course, I did not write about such obvious things as designing bank cards, buying tourist equipment: backpacks, suitcases or as you like to relax, and print copies of documents and photos. This minimum is always necessary, since you like to travel soon. And now I will proceed to really necessary actions:

• Registration of a visa to India. About, my spouse has already prepared an article. Therefore, I will not stop at this step too detailed. The main thing is that the visa in India received in the visa center itself begins to act since its receipt, and not from the moment of entry into the country, so it is impossible to arrange it too in advance, at the same time there is always a chance of tightening the design process, so the best time on My look two weeks before the trip. And for the visa online for 30 days (which will receive by arrival) gives a certain time corridor (approximately 30 days) in which you should enter the country and from the moment of entry it will start your action.
• If you want to make or make a good deed. In the group Goa Piple, there is always a lot of people who want something from a distant homeland, not free of charge, at least for plus to karma. We brought Russian delicacies to friends, and they sheltered us. Vivid to India, we will not earn a lot (with the exception of professional activities), but you can get a lot of kind words and tips.
• Buying products to India. A couple of days before the departure, you can buy rare products: buckwheat, sausage, herring, caviar, cigarettes - in short, the fact that you will be hard on a foreign land. You can take boldly and much, just not to deteriorate, because in India the suitcases as the rules are carrying without things. By the way, if you fly with a lourogenant, then I can also buy food into the salon, of course, not a boiled chicken with a egg, but a piece of fried meat or just sandwiches can be absorbed.
• Buying currency. In fact, with a modern unstable course, it may not be difficult and not worth it. Cash dollars and euros are good and can always be changed in Asia, and in some countries the dead presidents are the second currency. However, it is always worth remembering about. By the way, in Goa there are banks outstanding rupees without a commission, and with fairly loyal to customers banks (I have one of the cards of Tinkoff Black) here it is more profitable to shoot. For example, 100 bucks purchased for 7080 rubles, I replaced 6700 rupees here, receiving a course of 0.94. After a couple of days, removing 10,000 rupees from the card, I paid 10246 rubles received a much more favorable course 0.98
• Shuttle service to the place of residence in Goa.Here we were safely missed, fortunately we were lucky on the plane, total taxis came twice cheaper (the total taxi cost of 1500 rupees). Although I was lying, we wanted to get from the airport with several buses with our own way, but we were still lucky with the meeting of Iskander. On the road always.
• Tourist first aid kit on the road. It makes sense to take care of his health in advance and buy a minimum set of inexpensive drugs. - This is what should be at hand and it does not matter that India is famous for its medicines. Sometimes alone herbs are not enough, and domestic chemistry comes to the rescue. And already peroxide and iodine - integral satellites of any tourist

Here, perhaps, all the preparation, in the idea of \u200b\u200beverything about everything you need a couple of days, so it's better not to be lazy. For convenience and simplicity, I have prepared a few more articles of the Soviets:

• - What to take with you on the trip
• - Highlights of rest that better know in advance

Once in Goa, I can say with confidence, so you can safely take a step towards one of the most ancient cultures of the world.

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It is considered one of the requested directions from Russian tourists. On the island there is everything that a full and calm beach vacation can provide. Due to the popularity of this amazing place, Russian tour operators offer many ways to get to Goa.

From Moscow and St. Petersburg

Basically, the initial point of departure to Goa are such cities as. From Moscow to the State International Airport Dubolim runs many charter and regular flights, tickets for which it is better to purchase in advance. Direct flights organize Air India and Utair carriers. Airplanes of the first airline fly regularly on Tuesdays, the air vessels are sent to Goa on Fridays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The total duration of the flight is about 7 hours, which is quite convenient.

You can also buy tickets to transplant in Mumbai or. This way of traveling will provide you with Air Arabia and Qatar carriers. The time of waiting at airports depends, first of all, from the type of flight, weather conditions and durability between flights.

If you decide to get to Goa through St. Petersburg, you should be aware that the tickets must be purchased for airlines S7 or Rossiyaiir. In the first case, you will have to transfer to another plane, the next from Moscow to Goa. In total, you will spend about 13-14 hours in the sky.

How to get to Goa by train

Travelers choose travelers who prefer to save money on a trip. By train to Goa, you can rent only in India. One of the acceptable options is to fly to Mumbai or Delhi, and then transfer to the train. Separately, it is worth mentioning the Indian trains that are not particularly comfortable, but are quite suitable for short trips. Your way from Mumbai to Goa will take from 10 to 13 hours. The departure of the train occurs from two railway stations: Dadar; Chhatrapati shivaji.

The road from the capital of India will seem more difficult to you due to the fact that you will spend approximately 28-30 hours on the way. However, Delhi-Goa route has some benefits. First, the tickets are almost always available. Secondly, the cost of tickets will please you. Trains from Delhi move away from the following stations: Hazrat nizamuddin; New Delhi Railway.

Before Goa by bus

This method is possible only from major cities of India, so you first need to fly to one of them. The bus service in India works fine, and the price range for tickets is highly different depending on the class of the bus. You can choose for yourself a sedentary or a sudden place called Sleeper. Tickets are sold in many points of the city or Travel offices.

Traveling alone, Russian tourists often often acquire two tickets to buses with lying places at once, as few people want to sleep next to an unfamiliar man. Lucky from Mumba, you already in 12-14 hours will be in the capital of Goa. Do not forget to clarify the driver where it will be concrete.

Go to Taxi

This method of movement is rarely practiced and is suitable for those who travel. big company. The advantages of a taxi trip are that you will go comfortably and can always ask the driver to stay anywhere. Distance from Mumbai to Goa You will overcome about 7-12 hours if you move at an average speed.

From Delhi on a taxi to get to the popular Indian state much more complicated due to the high distance and the high cost of the trip. Be sure to follow important rules Communication with Indian taxi drivers:

• about the cost, arrival time to the final destination, travel duration and other nuances agree before a trip;
• do not promise the driver to pay additional funds in case of stops or unforeseen circumstances;
• specify how much you pay for baggage;
• carefully inspect the machine for visible damage.

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India is not the place where they go to relax "vegetable" - lying on the beaches and drinking cocktails. There is something to be surprised and why stay. If you have no more than two weeks vacation, it is best to save time - go to Goa on the plane direct flight. But other options are enough. Often, tourists choose a little more costly time, but a much more picturesque way through Delhi and Mumbai: there is a plane, and then by train or by taxi.

And a completely extreme, but quite feasible option - to spend on the road a few weeks (or even months) and get to Goa on land, visiting Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Pakistan.

By air

By taxi

Such an option movement is convenient if you travel a large company, you want to get to the destination among your "your" and comfort. Taxi's trip from Mumbai to Goa will take 8-12 hours and will cost from 10,000 INR. Iron Rules when communicating with a taxi driver in India:

• negotiate price in advance and do not give money forward;
• indicate the destination, the arrival time and the fact that you will not pay extra money, if the driver "gets lost";
• find out if you do not pay for baggage separately.

Theoretically, Delhi can also be reached by Goa by taxi, but this way of movement, to put it mildly, is not too popular among tourists. A trip length almost 2 thousand km is not only tired, but will cost a serious amount. Yes, the driver may demand to pay him holidays at the hotel.

On a rented car

This option, judging by the reviews of tourists, is almost not practiced. The fact is that, renting a car in Mumbai, you will need to return it there. Constantly moving around by car in Goa is inconvenient because of chaos on the roads, there are almost no parking there, besides, the car can just break, which will create difficulties when returning to the agency.