If you prefer fine dining, Tito’s Lane is your best bet as it has a range of elegant open-air cafes and restaurants serving global fare. The most widely served dishes in the cafés and restaurants along this lane are French toasts, pancakes, pork vindaloo, Goan fish curry, pork cutlets and chicken xacuti. The lane also has a number of eclectic nightclubs for those who wish to party till late hours. Hotels near Baga Beach offer easy access to this amazing lane so make sure you book them beforehand.

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Goa has a tropical climate, characteristic of extremely hot and humid summers, heavy rains during monsoon and pleasant winters. Therefore, the latter is definitely the best season to visit Goa, lasting from September to March. It is particularly packed during the month of December through New Year so you might want to avoid that if you’re looking to spend some relaxing time on the beaches.

The must-buys at the markets in Goa include ethnic handicrafts, jewelry, clothes, seashell artifacts and sausages.

Looking for ‘LIT’ places that offer you a true experience of the party capital that Goa is? Make sure you visit the most popular nightclubs and pubs in Goa such as SinQ (Candolim), Café Mambo (Baga), Club Tito’s (Baga), Thalassa (Siolim), Curlies (Anjuna), LPK Waterfront (Nerul), Shiva Valley (Anjuna), Silent Noise Club (Palolem), Club M (Morjim), Cape Town Café (Baga) and Cantare (Saliogao).

There are a lot of things to do in Goa but if there’s one offbeat activity you shouldn’t miss, it’s the Dolphin-watching Cruise on the Arabian Sea. The cruise usually runs from Sinquerim, Fort Aguada or the Panaji Jetty. The typical Goan parties and festivals also draw a lot of fun-loving tourists. The Goa Carnival (held in February every year) and Grape Escapade remain the most loved of them all.

You can get a true flavour of Goa by exploring the shacks near Anjuna Beach and Baga Beach that offer scrumptious seafood and beverages. While fresh fish can be bought from Chapora fish market, the famous cashew feni is available in Margao. Indulging in a typical Goan lunch at spice plantations such as Sahakari Spice Farm and Savoi Plantation also becomes mandatory on a Goa vacation.

Offering everything from the latest fashionwear and designer trinkets to delicious sausages and ethnic artwork, Goa is a shoppers’ paradise. Anjuna Flea Market, Mapusa Market, Panjim Market, Calangute Market Square, Mackie’s Night Bazaar, Ingo’s Saturday Night Bazaar and Baga Market are the best places to shop in Goa.

Apart from beach hopping and partying at clubs, there are loads of off-beat activities people can try in Goa. These include capturing butterflies, touring spice plantations, catching crabs, kayaking on backwaters, tasting wines, exploring underwater shipwrecks, and seeing crocodiles, dolphins and birds.