Anjuna Beach is popularly known as the freak capital of the world, for its famous Trance Parties and the Hippies who tried to blend the spiritual traditions of the East and the art, ideas and the music of the West. The area was discovered by a group of tourists in the late 1950s to the mid-1960s including Eight Finger Eddie. Since then, a small international psychedelic scene began and party during the dry season.
On Wednesday, after 10.30 am., the flee market in Anjuna is gorged with tourist’s vehicles turning the place into a clouds of dust. Whatever one needs, from a used paperback to a haircut, one would find it here. The flea market is a heaven for hardcore shoppers and good bargainers to bid on wonderful blends of Tibetan, Kashmiri and Gujarati trinkets and handicrafts, European snacks, cassettes of a noisy brand of music called 'Goa Trance', artificial ornaments carvings and T-shirts.
Anjuna is also known for its full-moon acid parties. Held for and by young tourists. These parties have attracted thousands of tourists. The trance party with fun & frolic goes all night besides the fire.
Chapora Fort lies in the vicinity of the Anjuna. The Fort gives a splendid view of the nearby Anjuna and Vagator beaches. This was a domain of the Muslim rulers before the Portuguese annexed it.
Some hotels worth a mention at the Anjuna beach, North Goa, is Anjuna Beach Resort – 1 Star, Don Joao Resort – 1 Star. Few other Budget Hotels/Resorts near Anjuna Beach Goa, available at cheap prices are:
Hotel Laguna Anjuna, designed by the award winning architect Dean D'Cruz (of Nilaya Hermitage acclaim), is a simple but stylish hotel. The hotel is tucked away from the hurly burly in a haven of tranquility all its own.
Hotel Flushing Meadows Country Resort, located in a small remote hamlet of North Goa, is a newly built resort. The resort is set amongst lush greenery and the hills of Anjuna Village. The resort comprises of tastefully furnished units with balconies facing the poolside.
Hotel Nirvana Hermitage, tucked away on a lush secluded hillock, is located in the heart of Anjuna. The hotel is ideally situated amidst the lush green surroundings and in the vicinity of the shimmering waters of the Arabian Sea.
