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You want to describe Rajbaga Beach, Goa – you can do so in three simple words – sweet, simple and stunning. Situated just at the Talpona River estuary you are offered the best of the both worlds – the mouth of the River as it spills into the Arabian Sea, and the sea itself, which mesmerizes you from the first sight.
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Beach Overview
You want to describe Rajbaga Beach, Goa – you can do so in three simple words – sweet, simple and stunning. Situated just at the Talpona River estuary you are offered the best of the both worlds – the mouth of the River as it spills into the Arabian Sea, and the sea itself, which mesmerizes you from the first sight.
Gifted with exceptionally tasty and fresh seas food, Rajbaga Beach, Goa offers an excellent collection of seas shells for those who find picking up shells an entertaining pastime.
General Accommodation Info
Besides the imposing and incomparable 5-star Intercontinental Lalit Goa Resort, there is no other option for accommodation on the Rajbaga Beach, Goa. In case you do not want to put up here, you could look up the available accommodation on the Palolem Beach, which has a wide array of arrangements.
Food / Restaurant Info
You want regular food, including some finger-liking Goan style seafood, you have the seaside shacks; you want a classy meal with all the frills (and a crippling bill – that is indeed worth every penny) you must visit the restaurants of Lalit Goa Resort on the Rajbaga Beach, Goa.
Beach Location
Rajbaga Beach, Goa is about 90 minutes drive from the airport and about 45 minutes drive from the railway station. The Rajbaga Beach, Goa is just about 3 kilometers away from the famous tourist attraction, Palolem Beach.
Main Attractions and Sites (in and around the beach)
The main attraction of the Rajbaga Beach, Goa is its amazingly picturesque beauty, which made it the home for one of the most attractive, luxurious and hospitable 5-star hotels in Goa, the Intercontinental Lalit Goa Resort.
The immense Natural beauty of the place, plus the elegant and imposing ambiance of this hotel, create a fairytale setting that is simply awe-inspiring.
About 2 kms from Rajbaga Beach, Goa you will stumble across the Palolem Beach, which will offer you all the joys of one of the most popular beaches in South Goa. Surprisingly, though this beach is always packed with tourists neither it looks crowded nor “touristy”.
Panjim/Panaji – the Capital City of Goa is about 70 kilometers away – you must see this city when you have come to Goa if for nothing else, for the imposing and revered Churches in Old Goa.
Colva and Benaulim beaches, which are counted amongst the most picturesque beaches of Goa, lie at a distance of about 40 kms from Rajbaga Beach, Goa. Colva beach is renowned to be the longest beach of Goa – and therefore is a must-see. Benaulim beach is almost a twin beach and exquisitely pretty on its own merit, hence it deserves a visit as well.
User reviews
Average user rating from: 2 user(s)
"Character building holiday!"
| Date of Stay: | November 2010 |
| I am from: | Bristol, UK |
| Travelling Style: | Romantic/Honeymoon |
| Good Points: | Rajbag beach, south Goa |
| Bad Points: | Intercontinental hotel |
We stayed at Intercontinental hotel on Rajbag beach in south Goa back in 2002 and had a very pleasant experience. Cannot say the same about our most recent stay there from Feb 2 to Feb 9, 2011. We are British couple who have traveled to Goa every year since 1999 and have stayed at almost every Goa 5 star resort from Candolim to Cavelossim beaches!
There was a very large Indian wedding taking place during the entire week we were there, it was noisy, busy and felt like the hotel staff didn’t even notice us. We had to be told every day which restaurant to eat in since the large wedding party occupied most of the restaurants on the hotel property.
The hotel has its own private beach, but the wedding party guest ruined it for us almost every day! Always using the loud jet ski’s and couldn’t stop staring at my wife all the time.. like they never saw a women in a bikini before!
Rajbaga beach is breathtaking, lined with coconut palm trees, white sands and tropical sea. Too bad this is the only hotel on this beach! There are a few guesthouses around and its worth having a more simple Goa holiday to enjoy this beach. My wife and I learned a valuable lesson on this trip, sometimes there are too many things that can go wrong when staying in a luxury resort, and maybe its best to rent a beach house or next time stay in a smaller boutique hotel in Goa!
"Rajbaga Private beach or not?"
| Date of Stay: | February 2010 |
| I am from: | Nottinghamshire |
| Travelling Style: | Leisure |
| Good Points: | walking from Palolem to Rajbaga beach |
| Bad Points: | security guard on Rajbaga beach |
My boyfriend and were staying at the Oceanique Hotel in Patnem recently and just loved walking on the beaches in and around south Goa. From the north end of Palolem beach you can walk south to Patnem beach and all the way to Rajbaga beach... about a 5km walk.
Or you can do the reverse and start in Rajbaga beach and make your way north… only problem with this option is many tourist think Rajbaga beach is private since the Intercontinental Hotel is located on this beach. Well, it sort of is… from Patnem beach on the south end you have to walk over a small headland to get to Rajbaga, sometimes there’s a security guard there but they still let you through. You can walk on the beach, but don’t go swimming in front of the hotel, this part is private. On the south end of the beach, Talpona river runs through it where many locals go fishing and across the river there’s a small fishing port. So there’s no problem to swim on the south end of Rajbaga beach.
Also, to reach Rajbaga beach by road.. go to the Intercontinental Hotel, pass the main entrance and turn right on the road after hotel, pass the small temple and keeping going on the side of the hotel until you reach the end of the road, turn left and stop at the end of the dirt road. ENJOY THE WALK AND THE BEACH!
