Tips for visitors

 

• Do not keep your valuables unattended during your stay at the beaches

• Do not indulge in drug offences, as these are punishable under the law

• Nudity on beaches and public places is forbidden and punishable under the law

• Follow police traffic rules strictly. Keep your valid documents: driving licence, passport, etc in your possession while driving. Traffic circulation is on the left

• Do not keep your money, passport in the custody of undesirable persons

• Exchange your money through authorised banks /money changers only and insist on a receipt

• While shopping avoid touts and brokers

• Shopping is recommended from Government emporiums

• Don't purchase rail/air/bus tickets through strangers or unauthorised travel agents/tour operators but from authorised agencies/counters only

• Voltage in Goa is 220 volts AC 50 Cycles

• In case of any difficulty contact the nearest Tourist Bureau or Police Station for help

• In case of any difficulty contact the nearest Tourist Bureau or Police Station for help

• Tourist police are situated at strategic points. Tourists are advised to contact them for any assistance required during the visit

• Always hire government approved tourist guides who invariably carry an ID card

• Smoking and spitting not allowed in public places

• Goa is a plastic free zone. Discourage any use of plastic bags etc

• Observe local traditions and customs while visiting religious places

• Caution on the Beach

• The sea is quite rough at times with dangerous undercurrents especially during the rainy season

• The underground sea-floor level may not be even

• Do not venture into deep waters because in an emergency rescue becomes difficult

• Do consult the lifeguard on the beach before venturing into the wate