goGANG is goSTOPS’ fixed-date group trip format. You book a spot on a departure rather than a room on a date. You travel with everyone else who booked the same departure, and a trip captain runs the itinerary on the ground. The transport, the stay, the route, and breakfast and dinner each day are arranged before you pay, so the trip is not waiting on anyone to organise it. Three goGANG destinations run from Bengaluru: Coorg, Ooty and Goa.
All three follow the same shape. The group meets at a boarding point in Bengaluru in the evening, boards an AC bus, and travels overnight. You wake up at the destination on day one. Each is a two-day, one-night trip. Two of them head into the hills, to the coffee plantations of Coorg and the tea estates of Ooty. The third goes to the beaches of Goa.
Key takeaways
- goGANG runs three destinations from Bengaluru: Coorg, Ooty and Goa.
- Every trip departs Bengaluru in the evening and travels overnight by AC bus, with a trip captain leading a group of 10 to 20.
- All three are two-day, one-night trips, with the stay at a goSTOPS property every night.
- Trips are open to anyone aged 18 or over, with no goSTOPS stay or booking history needed.
How does a goGANG trip from Bengaluru work?
The trip begins the evening before day one. Departures leave Bengaluru in the evening. You meet the rest of the group at the boarding point, board, and sleep on the bus. Day one starts on arrival in the morning.
From there, the itinerary is set. Sightseeing, activities and the stay are organised, and breakfast and dinner are included each day. The captain knows the route, handles the logistics and hosts the evenings, which on all three trips include an Artist Night. Your part is to turn up.
The return is overnight on all three trips. You leave the destination on the evening of day two and arrive in Bengaluru the following morning.
| Good to know: every goGANG trip from Bengaluru returns overnight, so you are back in the city early on the morning after day two. |
Which destinations does goGANG run from Bengaluru?
Three destinations depart from Bengaluru. Here are the format and the highlights of each trip.
| Destination | Format | Key highlights | Trip details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coorg | 2 days, 1 night | Glass Bridge, spice markets, zipline, coffee plantation, Raja’s Seat sunset, Mandalpatti jeep safari, Abbey Falls, Dubare elephant camp, Namdroling Monastery | Coorg Weekend Escape |
| Ooty | 2 days, 1 night | Doddabetta Peak, tea estates, chocolate factory, botanical gardens, Ooty Lake boat ride, toy train, forest e-bike trail, Toda hamlet, Pykara Waterfalls | Ooty Weekend Escape |
| Goa | 2 days, 1 night | Adventure party boat with watersports, DJ and cruise, Artist Night at goSTOPS Goa Baga, pool party, beach walk, cafe stop | Goa Beach Party Escape |
Coorg and Ooty are hill trips into the Western Ghats, one in Karnataka and one across the border in Tamil Nadu. Goa is the coast.
The hill trips: Coorg and Ooty
Coorg is the Kodagu district of Karnataka, a stretch of the Western Ghats that grows a large share of India’s coffee. The air smells of it before you see a plantation. Day one takes in the Glass Bridge, the spice markets and a zipline. Then comes a coffee plantation with a cup in hand, and sunset from Raja’s Seat, the viewpoint above Madikeri town. The evening is an Artist Night at goSTOPS Coorg, where the group stays.
Day two goes further out. A jeep safari climbs to Mandalpatti Peak, then Abbey Falls, then the elephant camp at Dubare on the Cauvery river. The last stop is Namdroling Monastery at Bylakuppe, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist settlements in India, with a golden temple in the middle of Karnataka’s coffee hills. From there the group boards the overnight bus back to Bengaluru.
Ooty is Udhagamandalam, the hill station the British made their summer retreat in the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, and it is known as the Queen of Hill Stations. Day one is Doddabetta Peak, the highest point in the Nilgiris, then tea estates, a chocolate factory and the botanical gardens. After that comes a boat ride on Ooty Lake and a ride on the toy train, whose line, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The evening is an Artist Night and a bonfire at goSTOPS Ooty, where the group stays.
Day two swaps the sightseeing bus for a forest e-bike trail through the pines, with dam views along the way. Then comes a visit to a hamlet of the Toda, the pastoral community native to these hills, and Pykara Waterfalls before the return.
| Tip: Coorg and Ooty are hill weather, with misty mornings and cool evenings on both trips, so pack a layer. Goa is sun and watersports, so pack for the water. |
The beach trip: Goa
Goa’s day one is the Adventure Party Boat, which covers watersports, a DJ set, lunch with drinks and a cruise in one outing. The evening is an Artist Night at goSTOPS Goa Baga, where the group stays, within walking distance of Baga beach.
Day two is slower by design. Breakfast, then a pool party, then a beach walk with the trip captain, then a cafe stop before the overnight bus back to Bengaluru.
| Why goGANG: three destinations from Bengaluru (and six from Delhi) with the transport, stay, itinerary, and breakfast and dinner each day arranged, a trip captain on every departure, groups of 10 to 20, and an Artist Night on every trip. The only decisions you make are the destination and the date. |
Which goGANG trip from Bengaluru suits you?
Hills or coast. Coorg and Ooty are cool, green and full of viewpoints. Goa is the beach and the boat.
Sightseeing or a single big activity. The Coorg and Ooty trips each pack eight or nine stops into two days, from plantations to monasteries to waterfalls. The Goa trip runs on two set pieces, the party boat and the pool party, with the afternoons left open.
Karnataka or further afield. Coorg is within the state. Ooty crosses into Tamil Nadu, and Goa is a different state again.
Whichever you pick, the format is the same: two days, a captain, a group that booked the same date, and an Artist Night in the middle of it.
Booking a goGANG trip from Bengaluru
Three destinations run from Bengaluru, all of them two-day trips. The Coorg trip covers coffee plantations, a jeep safari and a Tibetan monastery. The Ooty trip covers tea estates, the toy train and a forest e-bike trail. The Goa trip covers a party boat and a beach. Every night on all three is at a goSTOPS property, so the only question is hills or coast.
Booking is a matter of choosing the destination and the departure date, then booking your spot. On the evening the trip begins, you arrive at the boarding point in Bengaluru, meet the group, and board the bus. Everything from that point is arranged. All three return overnight, arriving in Bengaluru the following morning. Spots can be booked up to 24 hours before departure, subject to availability, and a booking can be transferred to someone else if your plans change. Every traveller must be 18 or over and carry a government photo ID, with Aadhaar, driving licence and passport all accepted.
Current dates, itineraries and inclusions for each destination are at goGANG.
FAQ
Where do goGANG trips from Bengaluru depart?
From a boarding point in Bengaluru in the evening. The group travels overnight by AC bus and arrives at the destination on the morning of day one. Each trip’s plan gives the boarding details for that departure.
How long are the goGANG trips from Bengaluru?
All three are two-day, one-night trips. Coorg, Ooty and Goa each depart Bengaluru in the evening, run through two full days at the destination, and return overnight to arrive in Bengaluru the next morning. Every night is at a goSTOPS property.
Do I need to have stayed at goSTOPS to join a goGANG trip?
No. goGANG trips are open to anyone aged 18 or over. You need no goSTOPS stay or booking history to join, and you can book alone or with friends. Either way you travel as part of the group that booked the same departure.
Where does the group stay on the Goa trip?
At goSTOPS Goa Baga, within walking distance of Baga beach. The Artist Night on day one is at the property, and day two’s pool party and beach walk with the trip captain follow from there.
What is included on a goGANG trip from Bengaluru?
Round-trip AC bus travel from Bengaluru, dormitory accommodation at a goSTOPS property, and all local transfers and sightseeing on the itinerary. Breakfast and dinner each day, hosted community events, and a trip captain on the ground. Each trip’s own inclusions list gives the full detail for that departure.
