Wearing a Bikini in Goa and India, What Are The Rules?

Welcome back to my “Ask Me Anything” series. I try to answer FAQ every once in a while and something I get asked a lot is can I wear a bikini in Goa and can I wear it other places in India too?

The short answer is yes, you can wear a bikini in Goa and no, you can’t many other places in India. I’ll start with just Goa bikini rules – of which there are just a few.

Goa Girls Love Bikinis and that’s okay!

There are no “bikini beaches” in Goa. Bikinis in Goa are seen on most beaches and it’s acceptable (except to some seriously devout old people who probably wouldn’t ever come to the beach anyway). I mean, people lay out topless in Goa. It’s been going on since the 60’s and Goa is really different from the rest of India in not just this sense, but so many other ways, too.

Occasionally, a politician will be riled up about it say they want to ban bikinis in Goa. But nothing ever comes from this. While you can wear a bikini on the beach, you do need to cover up until…