Grandmother's hole beach, Goa

What started out to be an idle 'let's check out this oddly named beach' turned into a 'check' for the wife, who had been wanting to visit a secluded virgin beach for a while now. Tucked away to the west of Vasco Da Gama in Goa, this beach doesn't appear to be frequented by many people, which is evident by the spectacular lack of garbage on the beach!

One has to get into this little park called 'Japanese Garden' which is located on one of the cliffs off the shore line, and stroll over to the end where a set of steps lead off down the mountain to the beach. The beach itself is probably not more than 200 to 300 meters in length, but the peace and quiet makes up for it. The water is the clearest I have seen so far, and the sand is festooned with shells, which also suggests lack of human visitors who are prone to collecting these by the dozen.

                               

   


More like a small cove, I reckon this would be a nice place for a picnic though I am not sure how deep the water would be. (Should have asked the locals).


The walk down to the beach goes through a hole in a ruined fort wall; apparently there's an old story behind this, of a grandmother waiting here for her sons to return from sea, a long time ago. And there's also a Durga temple a little way down the steps which lead to the beach.



All said, if you're in Goa and interested in hanging out in a quiet secluded beach (and do not intend to mark your presence there) head out to this little gem! Here it is: