Often I see people asking what is the right time to go to Goa and people say best time to go to Goa is from October to May but I say go Goa anytime and its fun.
Often you will find some good deals and many people say its cheaper in off season i.e. Between May to October. But I say take the deal and go to Goa. You may not be able to enjoy the water sports and some shops and Flea market might be close but you can still see some sunny days when you can go to beach and in this season i.e. between May to October Goa has a very different charm. You can enjoy a less crowded and laid back Goa and wonderful Goan people having their religions feasts and traditional mass prayers.
In this season all the waterfalls are at their best and look amazing and mesmerizing beautiful, so much that I was ready to endure dirty, cockroaches and mosquitoes filled coaches of our Indian railways for just a glimpse of Doodh Sagar water fall. Trust me its one of a kind view when your train passes through the water fall and you can see the fall quite a after that for few minutes amidst the greenery so beautiful, that I really did not mind the roaches for a while.
You can visit spice gardens and ride elephants. You can visit beaches.
It was fun to take 2 wheeler and go around Goa ki galiyan (rambling streets), wait under a tree or a road side shelter when it rained, watching the peter patter rain drops and wishing when will it stop raining so I can continue exploring more of green Goa. The whole fun is that you realize that you are on vacation, you have no time boundaries no meeting to reach in time to, no deadlines and you have all the time to yourself to enjoy the rain and being with yourself, friends and family. :)
I love Goa as its a kind of meditation for my soul, being a midst that greenery away from rushing and gushing life of city where we hardly have time to breath, it was like connecting to myself.
I also let my guards down and allowed myself to get some temporary Tattoos and loved it so much that I am actually thinking of getting permanent one (I have 0 tolerance for pain :| so I am just thinking) but it was fun to go wild for a while, play with waves on beach, collect sea shells, get scolded by lifeguards to go further inside the sea :|, make sand castles and walk from one end of beach to other, get completely drenched in water and then enter a plush restaurant with shoes in hands and sand in clothes and very little money in pocket (that also wet money :p) (they still welcome you with smiles on their face and remove their cushions from the chairs :| ). I loved every moment in Goa.
I don't say Goa in October to May is no fun, its fun too but all I say is Goa is fun round the clock and there is no particular time to go to Goa. During October to May you can see beautiful shack restaurants lined up on beaches with jingling lights and wonderful music that makes Goa even more beautiful. You can enjoy the mixed crowd of people from all over world and water sports and night clubs and casinos. Goa means fun guaranteed anytime of the year.
Go Goa!!!! :) Love Goa!!! Have fun. :)
