Otter Creek Tents

Activities

• Head out to sea with local fishermen (staff can put you in touch) to spot dolphins leaping in and out of the waves. You might also spy them from the shore if you're lucky
  
  
• Amble along the white sand of the semi-private beach - it's often almost deserted
  
  
• Lie back in your hammock, watch colourful birds flitting in and out of the trees, and keep an eye out for otters in the waters of the creek
  
  
• Ride the waves with a bodyboard which can be borrowed on site
  
  
• Play volleyball at the staff’s net next to the kitchen
  
  
• Have a go at haggling at the famous flea market (held on Wednesdays) in Anjuna, south of Mandrem and past the villages of Morjim and Siolim - a car and driver are available to take you
  
  
• Just 4km further south of Anjuna is Arpora - its Saturday night market should not be missed
  
  
• Head north to the pretty fishing village of Arambol, once a low-key backpackers' hang out
  
  
• Spend a day in Old Goa, a 45-minute drive away. A World Heritage site, the former Goan capital is famed for its churches and is home the tomb of St Francis Xavier, the patron saint of Goa
  
  
• Visit Panjim, the current regional capital, for walks along the Mandovi River and through the quaint streets of the Bairro das Fontainhas (the old Portuguese quarter)