Morjim Beach
4.1 km
The closest and the quietest of them, and a nesting beach for Olive Ridley turtles. Wide flat sand where the Chapora meets the sea.
What's around us
Chopdem sits at the top of the Siolim bridge, which puts most of North Goa inside a short drive. Distances are by road from the gate, and everything below has a directions button that opens a route map without leaving the page.
Six worth the drive
The places the front desk sends people to most often.
Chapora Fort
Above Vagator
The hilltop fort at the mouth of the river, rebuilt by the Portuguese in the seventeenth century on older Adil Shahi walls. A short climb, and the view back over the estuary is the reason to go.
Siolim fish market
Over the bridge
The morning catch sold to buyers from the surrounding villages. Go early — by the middle of the morning the good baskets are gone.
Vagator Beach
9.8 km
Red cliffs at the north end with the fort above them. Busier than Morjim, and the first of the beaches that keeps going after dark.
Anjuna Beach
10.5 km
Rocky at the edges, and the flea market is the reason most people make the drive. Worth timing your trip against market day.
Arambol Beach
11.2 km
The furthest north of the run, with the sweetwater lake behind the sand and a long walk out to the headland.
Beaches
Morjim is the closest and the quietest. Everything south of the bridge gets busier as you go.
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Morjim Beach 4.1 km
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Mandrem Beach
8.2 km
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Vagator Beach 9.8 km
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Anjuna Beach 10.5 km
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Arambol Beach 11.2 km
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Baga Beach
12.5 km
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Calangute Beach 13.3 km
Temples and churches
Several are within walking distance of the road, and the Siolim churches are worth seeing whether or not you are going for a service.
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Kalbhairav Temple 2.7 km
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Zagreshwar Temple 3.2 km
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St. Anthony's Church 3.8 km
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Bhagwati Devi Temple 4.8 km
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St. Francis Xavier Church
9.8 km
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St. Christopher Church 13.6 km
Coming up from the airport?
Manohar International at Mopa is the nearer of Goa's two airports. Tell us your flight and the front desk will have a car waiting.