“Where’s the party?” A young man addressed us, his long curly hair tumbling into his eyes. His thick glasses slid low onto his nose. He could not have been older than 17. In flip flops, he was in a great hurry.

It was close to 3.00 am. Monday night at Curlies, North Goa’s most popular beach shack in Anjuna, was far from over. From high up the cliff you could still hear the reverberating Psychedelic Trance Party beats drowning out the cadence of waves rushing to shore.

For those who like a party, no matter what day of the week, Goa’s best ones are unlike any other. During November-April peak season, the parties last from dawn to dusk.

Offering perhaps the best sunset views on Vagator Beach is 9Bar. Its raves in one of the state’s largest outdoor spaces, spinning homegrown Goan trance, are epic. When I was there in March, posters went up for a free Psychedelia Maha Shivaratri Party beginning at 10.00 am.

In India’s tiniest state, outdoor dance spaces are a speciality. As DJs spin, non-stop revellers zone out, watched over by the rising moon. The cliff-top view at Anjuna’s Club Nyéx is particularly stunning. The 3-level indoor and outdoor spaces serve up a spectacular 180-degree seaview.

Old stalwart Tito’s in Baga, one of Goa’s first and most popular discos, is a must for Goa party virgins. It even has a statue of the owner at the end of ‘Tito’s” lane – that spills over with more bars and restaurants.

Even in the more reserved South Goa, between Agonda and Palolem, Leopard Valley hosts a party every Friday night at one of India’s biggest open-air arenas. A relatively new entrant to the scene in 2013, the venue is hidden in a lush natural valley accessible only via a dirt trail. The cover charge includes not only entertainment from international DJs spinning, but also fire-eaters, laser shows and singers.

People from all over the world flock to Goa to party, especially India’s youth from Delhi and Mumbai. Carousers on scooters whizz through the narrow streets day and night looking for their next fix. Cheap alcohol is widely available while drugs are technically illegal.

Most significantly, in Goa, goodbyes only mean “See you at the next party.”