Safety Tips for Foreigners in Goa

• Do not keep your valuables unattended during your stay at the beaches

• Do not indulge in drug offences, as these are punishable under the law

• Follow police traffic rules strictly. Keep your valid documents: driving license, passport, etc in your possession while driving. Traffic circulation is on the left

• Do not keep your money, passport in the custody of undesirable persons

• Exchange your money through authorized banks /money changers only and insist on a receipt

• While shopping avoid touts and brokers

• Don’t purchase rail/air/bus tickets through strangers or unauthorized travel agents/tour operators but from authorized agencies/counters only

• In case of any difficulty contact the nearest Tourist Bureau or Police Station for help

• Tourist police are situated at strategic points. Tourists are advised to contact them for any assistance required during the visit

• Always hire government approved tourist guides who invariably carry an ID card

• Smoking and spitting not allowed in public places

• Goa is a plastic free zone. Discourage any use of plastic bags etc

• Observe local traditions and customs while visiting religious places