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Beach Sports in Goa
- Beach Volleyball
- Beach Basket Ball
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Other Sports in Goa
- Jet-Skiing
- Super cross Racing
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An ideal destination for water sports, Goa, offers non-parallel
opportunities for your thrill and enjoyment. People with the love for
adventure have a habit for being on the edge. If you enjoy the speed of
life, you may find water scooters really thrilling. These high-speed
vehicles can accommodate two persons. Water scooters zoom through the water
surface at great speed. These popular form of sports in Goa are generally
used by water guards.
Water scooter ride may not last longer but you will enjoy even this small
but thrilling ride on large ocean waves. The waves may hit your face and you
may be tempted to hold the life-jacket of your ride-partner very strongly as
the scooter zooms through the waves with great speed. This water sports
offers all the thrills of a motor bike with the tenderness of an ocean
instead of hard tar road below your feet. The speed of the scooter depends
up on the fact how much scared you are. The person handling the scooter
decides the speed.
Starry Connection
Perhaps you may still be carrying the memories of a TV serial 'Baywatch'.
If you want to find enacting as a character of this TV serial including
voluptuous Pamela, you can enjoy riding water scooters in Goa. You may also
remember Hindi flick 'Dil Chahta Hai' when the lovelorn fan screamed "Aakash"
from her Water Scooter as the male protagonist (Aamir Khan) ducks in
embarrassment.
Some memories
One of the tourist reminisces with joy "My water scooter was very fast
with a lot of bumping on the waves. I was partially soaked when I came out
of it. My sons were a bit annoyed. They had complains that they were treated
like mere kids. There scooters were very slow for for their liking. My elder
nephew did not even get soaked!"
Where to get water scooters
Cidade de Goa, Dona Paula jetty, Majorda and Candolim beach are some of the
sites where water scooters are available.
When
to go for water scooters
The best season for enjoying water sports in Goa is from October to May.
It's the season when the skies are cloudless and blue and the water remains
placid.
Something special about Goa
Extremely placid water and gentle breeze at Goa make it a suitable place
even for the beginners. They can try riding water scooters without having
much fear. Some tourists ride these water scooters because they give an rare
opportunity of watching dolphins from close quarters.
Rates
Normally you may be asked to pay Rs 200 per person for water scooter ride.
Although the operators may come to even as below as Rs 100 per person.
