
Palolem Beach
A crescent of sand held between two headlands in south Goa, quiet by Goan standards and lit at night by the boats.
- Where
- Canacona, Goa, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 15.0087, 74.0203
Get the Palolem Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Palolem Beach. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Goa volume with your photos and a note.
Near Palolem Beach
Butterfly Beach 2.3 km
Reached by boat or a cliff path, and worth both.
Agonda Beach 5.2 km
Three kilometres of sand with almost nothing on it.
Galgibaga Beach 6.2 km
One of the quietest and cleanest beaches in Goa, seven kilometres along from Palolem.
Cabo de Rama 14 km
A ruined fort at the end of a long empty road.
Netravali Bubble Lake 23 km
Clap, and the water answers.
Karwar 25 km
Where the Kali river meets the sea below the Western Ghats, and Tagore wrote his first play.
Salaulim Dam 28 km
A dam of earth and masonry on the Guleli in Goa, built for irrigation and for drinking water.
Kali Tiger Reserve 39 km
Evergreen forest along the Kali river, where the road to Goa runs through the tigers' ground.
More hidden gems in Goa
Questions
Where is Palolem Beach?
Palolem Beach is in Canacona, Goa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Butterfly Beach (2.3 km), Agonda Beach (5.2 km), Galgibaga Beach (6.2 km).
How do I get the Palolem Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Palolem Beach and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Goa volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Palolem Beach before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Goa volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.







