Sight Address : Butterfly beach is located in the north direction of Palolem beach at Butterfly island in south Goa. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Butterfly island situated towards the extreme northern end of the Palolem Beach, is one of the most photogenic island and natural marvel. Butterfly beach is a secluded beach in the beach world of beach paradise Goa. During the low tides coastline gets expansion and beach appeared with Mesmerising designer footsteps of crabs and goldfishes. Butterfly beach Goa is famous for Dolphin play and highly picturesque magical sunset. On the tour of Butterfly beach tourists have good chance of watching sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc. along with glimpse of the scarce grouper in the early morning hours. This small isolated island occasionally hits news headlines for rave parties.
HistoryEdit
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Must SeeEdit
Must see
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Best Season to VisitEdit
Goa can be visited all through the year. But the Best season to visit is from October to June. Summer (March to May) is hot in Goa but the sea breeze offers solace to the heat. Monsoon (June to September) offer heavy to medium rainfalls.
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
2-3 hours.
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Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.
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Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.
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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Turiya Hotels and Spa; House no -16, Chaudi, Canacona, Goa – 403702 India; Ph/M – Tel: +91-832-2644172 / 2643077 Cell: +91-9765988904 Email: info@turiyahotels.com; Food Serve – N.A.
How to ReachEdit
Taxi : The butterfly island is only 37 kilometers from Margao. There are road ways to reach the island as it is covered with dense forest.
Bus : Take a bus or hire taxi for Palolem beach and from there a short boat ride will take you to this one of most picturesque water heaven, Butterfly island.
Train : The easiest way to get to Palolem is to take the train or fly to Margao (locally known as Madgaon) and pay for a Government approved fixed-price taxi to Palolem. Fixed-price taxis are available from the train station
Air : Nearest airport :- Goa Dabolim Airport(GOI) at Vasco da Gama.
Others : If you wish to reach Butterfly beach, you may hire a cab to reach the Palolem beach. From the Palolem beach, you would need to take a short boat ride to the Butterfly Island. Boat ride can even be upto Rs. 1,000 or so in season.
Things to CarryEdit
Carry swimming costumes, towels, Suns cream etc.
Safety / WarningEdit
This small isolated island occasionally hits news headlines for rave parties.
HelplineEdit
• Police – 100
• Ambulance – 102
• Fire – 101
• Goa Tourism – 143