Goa What to Pack

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Don't overload your bag with clothes, you can get a lot of local stuff cheaply. Just take a jacket: nights at the beach can be chilly.
Plastic slippers are generally useful for beach trips.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Take a usual traveller's medical kit. Mosquito repellent can be useful, though you can get one in Goa.
Sunscreen and sunglasses are needed as in any sunny country.

Photo Equipment: Take a spare flash card for your camera. Flash cards are available at pharmacies in Goa, but they are much more expensive there than in Russia (in my case).

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: If you are going to stay at cocohuts, take a spare sheet for the bed and a towel.

Miscellaneous: If you are a smoker, bring a good stock of the brand you smoke with you. Cigarettes in Goa are too bad to smoke. (On the other hand, it's bad to smoke anyway :))

Luggage and bags: Unfortunately, I thought too much about what to take with me this time, I didn't need to!!
You can get mozzie spray/plugs/repellant, flip flops, sun tan lotions, sunglasses, sandals, clothes made/bought, beach bag, ibuprofen, water tablets, diarhoea tablets (better than immodium plus), anti-hystamine tablets, shampoo/conditioner, need I go on. Best not to pack too much, then you can take plenty of clothes, sandals etc home and not get charged for excess baggage like I did!!! You live and learn.

Luggage and bags: If you need help then perhaps you can get extra luggage for your flight. If you Mention our charity and charity number (available on our website) then depending on which airline you are flying with you might get up to 25kg extra allowance!!!!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: If you have old children's clothes that are clean and in good condition and have a spare bit of room in you case then why not bring it out and take it to Children Walking Tall. See the picture for some of the new clothes we have given out....

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Toiletries are always required as the children play in the streets all day long, and once the Mango house is fully open they will be coming in from the streets, have the chance to have a wash and put clean clothes on before going out again and getting dirty all over again. If you have any items left over from your holiday then these are just as good. Shampoo, Soap, Toothpaste anything that will make the children clean is great.

Miscellaneous: If you have a little more room in your case and yoou would like to make a child happy then why not bring out (small) toys and games. The idea ones are small as they can be used in the house, given out as presents at Christmas. If you have something larger then these would be kept at the house as it's never good giving one child a small toy and another one something twice as good. We would also prefer toys that do not require batteries as we would prefer to spend money on giving children good food rather than spending it on batteries. Some ideas... Lego, Craft Items, small cars, early learning toys, books etc

Miscellaneous: As most hotel rooms have a fridge in them with a small freezer compartment, ice bags come in handy.

Just fill them with bottled water and then you can have a nice cool drink in your room, with ice cubes, without fear of spending the next day in the bathroom!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: one thing that i dont pack is my asthma inhalers.In england i get charged £6 for one but to buy them in goa its about £1.50 each so i buy a years supply and bring themback with me.i also bring back with me malaria tablets so next time i go i dont buy them in england as they are only 20p in goa for about ten.Themajority of medication is available in india and a lot cheaper.Also i buy mossie cream when im there as its only 50p a tube and very effective,called odomous.

Miscellaneous: If you want books on India...factual or fiction...heres a few I've enjoyed:

William Sutcliffe - 'Are you experienced?'
Clive James - 'The Silver Castle'
Dominique Lapiere - 'City of Joy'
William Dalrymple - 'The age of Kali'

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: You see people wearing all types of fashion in Goa...from Designer gear to footie shirts. Shoes wise I'd avoid anything too smart...as the roads are at best bumpy...and theres no such thing as a pavement. Goa is very dusty, and the local earth is scorched red by the sun...and gets everywhere! Whilst I prefer white, cooling clothes...be warned it might get ruined, particularly white shoes!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: I buy virtually all my toiletries & medical supplies on my first day in Goa...its way cheaper than at home. Saves space in your luggage...and I leave it all there for the roomboy...so saves space going back too!