Fishtail Creek Goa

21/07/2026

27/06/2026

The monsoons hesitantly spluttered to a start this year. It coincided with the arrival of a wonderful family to our Homestay. It was such a delight to see how they were raising their children so beautifully, sensitising them to the love for nature and the outdoors. The wonderment in the eyes of the kids towards all their experiences we offered was a treat to watch. It made all of us here at Fishtail Creek feel that it’s so worth it to open our home up for wonderful people to experience this wonderful part of the world.

19/06/2026

What is it about a river that just adds another dimension to one’s thoughts, feelings, emotions? We have had poets, authors, people on the crossroads of life, people rediscovering love, people healing themselves, people rediscovering themselves…. developing a gentle relationship with the river. And when it’s time to say goodbye, they spend some quiet time by it, seeking blessings, quietly thanking the gentle Moira river, for providing them so much goodness. She is the source of energy for all of us at Fishtail Creek. And to reveal a family secret, she is so much more special in the monsoons! 🥰 May it keep on keeping on.

03/06/2026

The pre-monsoon (or is it the pre pre monsoon) showers in Goa have commenced. The streams in the forests are just a little trickle. It needs a few more showers for them to get going, on their way to becoming beautiful cascades and waterfalls. For now, the great rocks over which the water cascades in the rainy season are fun to climb, and watch the patterns of lichen, hear the call of birds, do an easy or moderate hike to work up an appetite before heading out to the temple in the forest. No matter how good our packed breakfast is, we always end up with our guests at Sneha’s little tea shop to have some masala chai, pyaaz pakodas and wada pao with that fiery masala to give one a good buzz. A perfect counterpoint to the tomato cucumber or egg sandwiches and the dark roast coffee we usually carry along.
Do I have a favourite season in Goa? It might sound very cliched but honestly, every season is different, and beautiful in its own way.

20/04/2026

Waiting for the show to begin!
A lot of our guests believe that the riverside lounge chairs in the evening are the best seats in the house. Sipping sundowners at sundown, watching the river flow, enjoying the golden hour, perhaps after coming back from a boat birding trip or a walk through the village.
Well, to be honest, since the time we built the place even we don’t have a rank favourite. That keeps changing, depending upon the season, the mood, the activity. But one thing is certain. When the key theme is nature, nourishment for the soul just happens. And Fishtail Creek tries its bestest to be true to the key theme.

05/04/2026

When we first realised that our guests were from God’s own country. Kerala, we were wondering how would our place match up to their expectations, and the landscapes of their home state. After all, there is reason why that byline - ‘God’s own country’ is so perfect for that lovely state - lovely beaches, backwaters, rice paddies, hilly plantations, amazing people, good food.
But this young couple was so open to all the experiences that we were offering, that it was a total delight for us to host them!
Long walks, lazing by the creek, lovely conversations, exploring branded local booze and our house cocktails….
They enjoyed the experience of birding so much that in a sense we are guilty of creating a need in them to buy a pair of good binoculars and immerse themselves into this hobby with a renewed passion.
As we said fond farewell to each other, they promised to drop by soon when they come to Goa to celebrate a significant event in their lives.
We thoroughly enjoyed their company, and we wish them well on their journey of life.

13/01/2026

Its always nice to run or work in an organisation where one’s roles and positions get defined by one’s passions, true behaviours and what one brings to the table.
Oliver joined us just as a simple pet. He is today the Chief People Officer and Chief of Guest Relations at Fishtail Creek, and he does this role better than any one of us. In most guest reviews, people may forget to mention the rest of us in the team, but no one ever forgets to recall the time that Oliver gave them, filled with unconditional love, deep levels of connectedness, all enveloped in pure and unadulterated devotion towards our guests.
Here’s Oliver on an inspection of our boat birding trip, where we curate beautiful experiences for our guests. Its fantastic when the Chief People Officer personally visits the operations (pic 1), chilling with his buddy and sibling who lives overseas (pic 2), easily understanding Swedish that one of our guests decided to use to converse with Oliver because he felt that was the best way to connect deeply with him (pic 3), getting mentored on how to run an organisation with heart from a young leader working for an amazing not-for-profit enterprise (pic 4), providing emotional and physical support to an amazing cohort who had come for a transformation workshop (pic 5), being a kiddie pal for a young guest on her birthday (pic 6), and waiting at our river jetty with his ‘mummy’ to welcome the guests back to shore.
By the way, he overheard that his other sibling is coming soon from Mumbai to spend a fortnight with us, and he is already so excited by the cuddles he’s going to be getting! 🥰
Oliver is so integral to what Fishtail Creek stands for - warmth, hospitality, deep connections and memories that last a lifetime!

01/01/2026

Often people ask us, isn’t it tedious to keep hosting guests back to back as we run our homestay… don’t we ever get tired?
The truth is, we get energised by the presence of our wonderful guests and it makes it all so worth it!
One such family spent a week with us and just left for home a couple of days back. And we all are missing them big time! Including Oliver! The conversations we had with them, the trips we did with them, the experiences we curated for them were such an absolute delight! There was so much grace and gentleness in the family, that we all felt connected at such a deep level.
We shared common interests with everyone in the family. A common passion for bird photography (the bird pics posted here are our guest’s, taken on a couple of birding trips during their stay), travel, geopolitics, sustainability, organisation culture and the people perspective… this led to conversations that were deep and meaningful. Our daughter has come visiting from overseas- so she engaged with the kids of the family at another level and we ended up creating a beautiful time for all of us in the holiday season.
This is the essence of running homestays…. Coming across wonderful people, sharing an amazing time with them, and leaving behind fond memories to cherish for years to come!

10/12/2025

It makes us feel so happy when people decide to come to Fishtail Creek to celebrate the anniversary of a significant day of their lives.
In this case, a couple who decided to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
We took them to a side-stream of the river where trees from both banks met above, creating a natural catherdral-like space, and instead of a choir, we heard the sounds of birds calling and singing, the sounds amplified under the natural canopy. As we drifted through this amazing inlet, i could see the magical, joyous experience that we could provide to our guests on that special day.
The morning culminated with a sumptuous breakfast and I could see that the heart, mind and the belly were all satiated and there was just pure bliss within us all.
Ah….. another beautiful morning at Fishtail Creek Goa. For our guests, and for us too!