Hi, we are thinking about visiting Goa in December with 2 children, aged 7 & 3. Considering the Dona Sylvia Beach Resort but worried that they can't guarantee interconnecting accommodation and have no rooms to sleep 4. Has anyone had experience of taking youg children to Goa, and any more info on that particular resort? (I've read the reviews which look pretty good)
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Ayla

Our daughter (now eight) absolutely loved Cavelossim and can't wait to go back in March

Meant to add we are staying at luisa by the sea (just across from the D.S.) have a look http://www.demfer.com they have 2 bedroom bungalows.

Our friends took their three year old to Candolim last year. I personally wouldn't do it at that age. The locals are great with kids and all that, but it is hot and the food is different for young kids. It can be hard work anywhere with an ill kid and I think perhaps closer to home would be easier for the next few years. Having said that I have seen q a few eight year old (ish) kids having an absolutely great holiday. I suppose it depends how you cope with them!

Or how they cope with you

Hi i took my 6 year old and 8 year old in April this year, no problems at all they thought it was fantastic, to be honest it was no hotter than being in Spain, we done nothing different than what we would do here really, drank bottled water, used mozzie spray in the evenings and high factor during the day, they learnt more in those 2 weeks than they ever would have done here, especially how lucky they are. It was our first time to Goa so i was a little worried but i would not hessitate to take them again, it was the best holiday we have had, and hopeing to go again next April.

I wonder if IrishColleen will be taking he brand new granddaughter that was born n monday with her

Lezlie only if you babysit and let me go out

Crystalscan you fill me with optimism and excitement about my trip in Feb 07 with my hubby and son, I have been before but not with a child! After reading lots of horror stories it's refreshing to read your view (I know deep down Goa will be great for my son as he's such an inquisitive, interested lad-all last week I had to read him all the stories about the Hindu Gods, he knows more than I do! Plus, get this, they are learning about Ganesh at school!!!!!)

haddojetty, i'm glad your looking forward to Goa, your children will love it. So my children could have the time off school i told the school that i would get them to write a daily diary about India, it's so surprising what you actually learn my eldest son who's 8 wrote about the beach sellers and how they have to sell to get money to eat and what fruit grows on the tree's and slums and what goan houses look like, we took photo's of all these things and put them in their diarys, we also wrote about the flight and how we had to fly around Iraq as they were at war etc, it really made me stop and think what we had learnt every day! when they took their diary back to school their head master gave them a special award for learning so much about Goa and the Goan people.
It was a fantastic holiday and see no reason for children not to go, have a fantastic time.
crystalscan.

hi ayla
we have stayed at the dona sylvia and its a great choice they do have inter conecting rooms so just make sure you get a taxi from the airport rather than the bus ( make sure you tell your rep )
then you will hopefully arrive ahead of the bus you should have a better choice of rooms we did this and cheekily asked for the best room and got a lovely one with a nice garden
have you tried e.mailing them with your request ?
also cavelosim is a great resort hope you have a lovely holiday anita

Hi, I have a party of 24 going to Goa in April 2007 and included in the group are a 2, 6 and 9 year old.

I was a little concerned about the youngsters but after reading all your comments, it would seem I have very little to worry about. As long as common sense is used, as it would be whilst visiting any foreign country with children, I think we will be ok.

One question I do have though, the 2 year old would still like warm milk to drink in the evening before bed time. Is local milk ok for them? Is it similar to ours? Is it sold in bottles/cartons etc? If you wouldn't recommend, do you know an alternative? Any advice would be appreciated.

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Having read your threads I thought this an ideal place to post my query. My husband and I have visited Goa twice, before our daughter was born. She is now 3 years old and we're looking to take her in November/December.

Can any of you remember how your children felt/reacted to the injections they had before travelling ie. Hep A, typhoid (I think that's it) and how they reacted (or not) to antimalaria tablets?

All comments, gratefully received.

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Our daughter had no problems with injections or tablets. We have also had no problems with the milk.

Jannerlilly, one of the regulars may be able to help you more, but my children had the milk on their cereal every morning,and they said it was fine
Stinkybert, as for injections we never had any, but Malaria tablets was a problem for my youngest, i put it in calpol, ice-cream, chocolate but he would not take it, so i bought the syrup, not much better but managed to get it down him mixed with milk shake

Tip on giving tablets to young children use a tablet crusher, mix with 5 or 10ml (max.) measure using a syringe then use the syringe to suck the mixture back into the syringe, squoosh into mouth. Trust me it works (and if not tell your child they can squoosh water at you with syringe after )

Jannerlilly
have a look at this thread- it gives some good tips and advice.

Jannerlilly,
Pasteurised cows milk is available, it comes in small plastic bags and costs 9 rupees (just gone up in price). For some reason the bigger supermarkets like Lu-Ma don't sell it but the smaller local stores do. Just ask for "Goa Dairy" and they'll know exactly what you mean.

GFF xx

Thanks for all your advice, much appreciated.

Fiona, I clicked on the thread you gave me but it states it doesn't exist?!?!?