Panaji is the capital city of the tiny state of Goa in India.

Get in

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Panaji is 30km from Vasco da Gama (Dabolim airport).

Taxis and buses go to Panaji, but if you have only got backpack, motorcycle taxis are a bargain, plus you get to ride on the pillion seat! Be sure to fix fares before the ride. Madgaon is a Konkan Railway train station.

Most trains from Bombay stop at a small station called Karmali. This is the place to get down while going to Panaji.

The NH17 (National Highway-17) goes through Goa. (This is the route buses will take while coming down from Bombay). The route is scenic, but narrow and unsafe, so driving down it is not recommended unless you are used to Indian Roads.

See

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Don't miss out on the old city.

See the islands that are just across the river. It only takes a couple of minutes to cross on the car ferry, and on the other side there are unpopulated fields of high marsh grass, sweeping views and utter peacefulness.

Do

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Casino Caravela, Renaissance Goa Resort, Varca Village, Salcette, Goa 403721 (this is the starting point for the cruise), +91 832 745-200 (FAX - +91 832 745-225). India's only legal casino (on board a yacht!) offers a combination of sightseeing and gaming - American Roulette, Black Jack, Rummy, Stud Poker, Baccarat, Pontoon and Flash. Rs. 900 (For entry and buffet. Does not include casino chips. Other packages that do are available. )

Eat

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Some of the best food in the world is found in this calm and breezy capital city.

Try out the native Vindaloo curry with fish or chicken. It's hot!

Drink

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There are lots of places in Goa where one can find a bar and restaurant. There's one around every corner of the every road. The famous ones are Ben and sand in Margao, Kentucky's at Colva beach, baywatch in Benaulim, Joecons in Benaulim, plus loads of shacks on beaches.

Sleep

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A Pousada Guest House on Luis de Menezes Rd.
Telephone: (083) 2422618
Mobile: 09822175680
Doubles are 300-500 Rs per night. This is a small guest house so best to book ahead.


Panaji (Konkani/Hindi/Marathi: पणजी, English: Panjim, Portuguese: Pangim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi estuary, in the district of North Goa. With a population of 65,000 (a metropolitan population of 100,000 if suburbs are included), Panaji is Goa's third largest city after Vasco and Margao.
The current official name is Panaji. The Portuguese name was Pangim. The city is called Panjim in English. It has been spelt as Panaji since the 1960s, and is also called Ponnje in Konkani, the widely spoken local language.

Earlier a small village on the riverfront, in 1843 the city had been renamed Nova Goa (Portuguese for New Goa) when it officially replaced the city of Goa (now Old Goa) as the administrative seat of Portuguese India, though the viceroy had already moved there in 1759.

After the end of Portuguese colonial rule, it was...