Goa Attractions
Best
Season for Water Sports in Goa : October to May when the skies here are
cloudless and blue, and the waters placid.Goa with its endless shorelines, golden sands, smiling sun and azure sea has an immense opportunity for water sports. The enormous possibilities of water sports in Goa, captivates a large number of water sports enthusiasts to Goa. Today, mostly all the beaches of Goa offer wide range of water sport. The most favourite one are the scuba diving, water skiing, wind-surfing and angling. There are water sports institutes in almost all the beaches of Goa, which offer training to the beginners. They also provide the equipment required for a particular kind of sport. Safety measures are also followed to keep undesired incidence within control.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a very challenging sport, and one needs to have a strong heart to balance oneself on the challenging and roaring sea. It is a unique blend of surfing and sailing, which requires the surfer to adjust his strength and balance to the changing forms of wind and water. One who is expert can indeed make it an exhilarating experience.
Most of the windsurfing trainers and experts deems Dona Paula bay to be ideal for the beginners. The conditions here are almost lake-like for both the prevailing winds and the sea. The morning breeze at Dona Paula is light and steady, just right for learners; while stronger winds that set in during the afternoons offer a perfect challenge for the experts.
Scuba Diving
Scuba
diving is also fast becoming popular in Goa India. Attractive coral heads,
lobsters, bright colored fish, and other marine life can be conveniently
explored in these shallow waters.Water Skiing
For the speed lovers Goa offers the thrill of enjoying the sea on speedboats. The full-blooded can achieve speeds up to 30-40 miles an hour. They can be conveniently used for sightseeing as well as water-skiing.
Angling
This is one very interesting type of sport, can be easily enjoyed by most number people.
Other Water Sports
High fliers amongst the speed lovers can opt for parasailing at Goa. There are numerous organisation offering this sport. Water scooter is a recent addition in the Goa Water Sports, catching popularity with the tourists here at Goa. They are readily available at Dona Paula jetty, Cidade de Goa, Majorda, Oberoi, and Candolim beach.
