- Duration
- 8 days · 7 nights
- Tour type
- Private / On Demand
- Travel style
- Slow Travel, Beach
- Best time
- November to March
This is the opposite of a tour. You stay in one house in one south Goa village for the whole week, with a cook, a bicycle and a rhythm rather than an itinerary.
We suggest three things — a fishing beach at dawn, a cooking day, a hidden-beaches walk — and you do as many of them as you feel like. Most guests do two and spend the rest of the week getting to know the village.
Highlights
- One house, one village, eight days
- A cook who shops at the market every morning
- A bicycle, and a village that suits one
- Three suggestions and no obligations
Price on request
Every journey is planned privately, so the price depends on your dates, pace and where you stay.
Day by day
8 days · 7 nights, planned privately. Days can be reordered or extended.
Day 1
Arrive and settle
Overnight in South Goa
Met at the airport and driven to the village. Dinner cooked at home.
Days 2–3
Finding the rhythm
Overnight in South Goa
Yoga in the morning, the beach or the market in the middle of the day, dinner at home. Nothing arranged.
Day 4
The fishing beach, if you want it
Overnight in South Goa
An optional half-past-five start to watch the boats land and the auction on the sand, with breakfast in the village afterwards.
Day 5
A cooking day, if you want it
Overnight in South Goa
Masala on the stone, a fish curry and a xacuti, eaten with the family who taught you.
Days 6–7
Yours
Overnight in South Goa
Bicycle, beach, book. Or the hidden beaches walk if the mood takes you.
Day 8
Departure
A last slow morning and a transfer to the airport.
What's included
Included
- Seven nights in a village house with a cook
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Bicycle throughout
- Yoga classes most mornings
- Airport transfers and a driver when you want one
Where this journey goes
Experiences you can add
Days that can be built into this route.
Private Beach Picnic
South Goa · Half day (4 hours)
Sunrise Beach Yoga
South Goa · 90 minutes
Ayurveda Wellness Experience
South Goa · Half day (3–4 hours)
Ayurvedic Massage Experience
South Goa · 90 minutes
Traditional Goan Cooking Class
South Goa · 4 hours including the meal
Local Goan Food Experience
South Goa · 4 hours
Practical information
Best time to travel
November to March
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Make this journey yours
We quote each journey for your dates, your pace and where you want to stay.