Called the “Freak capital of the world”, Anjuna is mostly famous for its amazing beaches.

The mother of all the beaches in Goa attracts hordes of tourists worldwide especially during Christmas and New Year. Anjuna is a small village in north Goa, and is a 5 miles enclosure which overlooks the Arabian Sea, with a hill in its background. Read on to know more about a lovely holiday on the beach in India.

History of Anjuna

Like the tourists of Anjuna, history of Anjuna beach is quite young too. It was discovered by a group of travellers somewhere around 1950’s and 60’s and since then they began to meet every year to party.

Tourism in Anjuna

Anjuna has a very unusual arrangement of red laterite rocks, stretched over pristine white sands. These rocks are often considered as the jewels of Anjuna. The sea is calm and very safe for bathing and the contrasting colour view of red and white sand gives the tourists a beautiful scenery for sun bathing.

Tourists in search for sun, sand, and sea will have a great time in Anjuna. The coconut trees only add to the serenity of the cool breeze. Lying at a distance of 18 km away from Panaji, the capital of Goa, Anjuna is a honeymooners heavenly abode too. The lazy stroll in the moonlit night is one of the most romantic things to do in Anjuna.

Other Attractions

Anjuna is very famous for its flea market where everything from Gujarati handicrafts to Rajasthan clothes are available in aplenty. Bargaining is the key element if you want to get away with good deals. The market is also famed for its second hand imported travel gear and electronics items.

You can go for bungee jumping or paragliding which are available at low prices. Anjuna is famous for its monumental mansions called as Mascarenhas Mansion and Albuquerque Mansion which are exquisite work of architecture.

A visit to Anjuna is incomplete without a visit to the Acid house party held for the young tourists. The trance party runs all night on the beach besides campfire. There is no dearth of party places in Anjuna. If you are looking to party while holidaying in India then look no further!

A great excursion from Anjuna is Chapora fort. Lying just few kilometres away from the beach, this fort was established by Muslim ruler and then later on invaded Portuguese. This offer a real nice view of the Anjuna beach.

The charm of Anjuna is such that anyone and everyone coming here get absorbed in its charisma.

When you think of travelling to India, you think of Goa and when you think of Goa, you definitely must think of Anjuna. So make sure your package tour to India includes this lovely beach.