When is the Tuesday party?

It typically builds through the evening from the late afternoon and runs until sunrise. Arrive earlier rather than later on busy nights.

At the far south end of Anjuna beach, near the flea market side, beside the old Curlies site, in St Michael Vaddo.

Is there an entry fee?

Entry arrangements vary by night and event; carry cash and check locally, as party nights can differ from quiet days.

Is the food any good?

It is basic shack fare, fine as fuel for the night but not a reason to visit on its own. Come for the music.

Is it safe and what should I bring?

Come with cash, keep your belongings close on a crowded floor, and pace yourself; the party runs very late.

Is it family friendly?

By day it is a relaxed beach shack; at night it is a full-on party, better suited to adults.

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Shiva Valley

The South Anjuna beach shack that is a temple of Goa trance, famous for its Tuesday sunrise parties.

8/10 Avacasa rating4.2 on Google · 3,540 reviews

Cuisine

Indian, Continental, Beach snacks

Price Band

budget

Season

Runs year-round but busiest in the peak Nov-Mar season; Tuesday nights are the signature party.

Why people come to Shiva Valley

Tuesday trance parties

The signature night, running from late afternoon to sunrise; a Goa institution.

Trance heritage

One of the genuine keepers of the old Goa psytrance flame, on the sand.

0.6km

to Cafe Lilliput

Beach Club, the closest of the places we cover nearby.

Beachfront dance floor

Neon-lit, open-air, where the beach meets the rocks at south Anjuna.

Budget-friendly nightlife

Affordable drinks and no fine-dining pretensions; the music is the point.

The Scene

Come here for the party, not the plates. Shiva Valley is a beach shack that transforms after dark into one of the most storied psytrance venues in Goa. The Tuesday night session is the institution, running from late afternoon through to sunrise, with a lineup of trance DJs and a crowd that spills from the dance floor straight onto the sand.

What to Order

Keep it simple.

Shiva Valley

The short list

Also good: Keep it simple
Evening: Cold beer or a basic cocktail and some shack snacks
Also good: Grilled and fried standards and finger food do the job between DJ sets

The most reliable place in Anjuna to experience real Goa trance on the sand, and the Tuesday party is rightly legendary.

Shiva Valley is one of the last authentic torch-bearers of Goa's trance heritage, a beach shack at the rocky south end of Anjuna, right beside the old Curlies site. By day it is an unassuming, laid-back eatery on the sand; by night, especially on its famous Tuesdays, it becomes a neon-lit, open-air psytrance floor where Indian and international DJs play until the sun comes up.

This is the real, unpolished version of the Goa party myth: barefoot on the sand, big sound system, a mixed crowd of travellers, ravers and curious first-timers. Food and drink are secondary and priced in the budget-to-mid range, the point is the music and the setting where the beach meets the rocks. It is loud, it can get crowded and intense on big nights, and it is emphatically not a refined dining experience, which is exactly its appeal.

Anjuna sits at the centre of North Goa's second-home belt. The nearest concentrated market Avacasa tracks is Assagao, with 22 listings from 3 developers; across the wider North Goa cluster, 130 homes carry a median near Rs 3.60 Cr and a ceiling around Rs 17 Cr, with most homes priced on request.

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South Anjuna Beach, near Flea Market, St Michael Vaddo, Anjuna, Goa 403509

The verdict

The most reliable place in Anjuna to experience real Goa trance on the sand, and the Tuesday party is rightly legendary. Judge it as a beach-party institution, not a restaurant: the food is incidental, the sound and the setting are everything. Loud, crowded and raw in the best way, if that is what you came for.