Palm Discoveries

South Goa


The six huts here are very simple and wonderfully isolated. It’s a steep walk down laterite steps through the jungle to get here and at the bottom you’re greeted with the secluded covelike Khancola Beach and the smiling staff at the small restaurant-bar. Even if you don’t stay it’s worth hiking down for a few hours on the beach.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby South Goa attractions

1. Agonda Beach

2.3 MILES

Agonda’s beach is wide, quiet and picturesque, with a forestry department–staffed turtle centre at the northern end protecting precious olive ridley sea…

2. Cabo da Rama Fort

3.41 MILES

A fort has occupied this bluff guarding the mouth of the Sal River for centuries, and came into Portuguese hands in 1763. There’s not much to see of the…

3. Butterfly Beach

4.28 MILES

Hire a local boatman from Palolem Beach to ferry you up to Butterfly Beach and back (₹2000 for the boat), relishing the views of untouched coastline along…

4. Patnem Beach

6.53 MILES

Smaller and less crowded than Palolem to the north, Patnem makes a quiet and friendly alternative. It’s backed by relaxed beach shacks and has a lively…

5. Rajbag Beach

6.99 MILES

Quiet little Rajbag is dominated by the Lalit Golf & Spa Resort, but it's worth a wander over from Patnem Beach to the north.

6. Galgibag Beach

8.78 MILES

Almost-deserted Galgibag is known locally as Turtle Beach as it's one of the last preserves of Goa’s endangered olive ridley sea turtle. It's a beautiful…

7. Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary

10.99 MILES

About 9km southeast of Palolem, and a good day trip, is the beautiful, remote-feeling Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, Goa’s second-largest sanctuary and…

8. Shri Chandreshwar Temple

11.3 MILES

Approximately 14km southeast of Margao near the village of Paroda, a number of hills rise out of the plain, the highest of which is Chandranath Hill (350m…