In Goa, let sustainable travel start with you

FORGET PLASTIC STRAWS

While planning your travels, pack metal or bamboo straws so as to avoid plastic ones. Many cafes and restaurants in Goa also offer them on request to avoid creating garbage.

GET YOUR OWN BOTTLE

Instead of buying overpriced bottles of water from shops, save money and carry your own water bottle. Refill it at water coolers, restaurants, hotels and shacks.

CARRY A CLOTH BAG

A trendy cloth bag is a great place to dump all those goodies after all the shopping that one does when in Goa.

TRAVEL GREEN

The beauty of Goa is in its villages. Ditch the crowded taxis and tourist buses, and discover the hidden gems of Goa on a cycle or electric vehicle.

GO LOCAL

Forget the popular restaurants, try eating local. Community inclusion in tourism directly benefits the local economy and generates livelihoods, too.

CLEAN-UP DRIVES

Keep an eye out for groups which host clean-up drives regularly. If you can join these groups, you can be the change you want to see. We know you are on a holiday; what's being suggested is just voluntary.

REAL GOA

Groups like Soul Travelling curate unique experiences such as local dance performances, heritage visits, mud baths, village and hinterland tours etc to help tourists get to know the real Goa.

NEXT: Experience a journey to the soul in south Goa's Rachol village