The Garça Branca

The Garça Branca Bed and Breakfast Resort is located in Loutolim, Goa, India and offers the finest, authentic Goan vacation experience to visitors from around the world.

Our History

The Garça Branca is the ancestral home of the C.J. Mascarenhas family with genealogical history that has been traced back to the mid-1800s to Cupertino Joel Mascarenhas and his wife Divina Sobrinho.

Cupertino was an avid naturalist and helped manage the local waterfowl population and wetlands.  And it was his passion for birds that earned him his nickname, “Bokem”, which means white heron in the local dialect of Konkani.

Wishing to keep the spirit of Bokem Mascarenhas alive in the recently renovated home, his resident descendant, Carlos Jose Mascarenhas has named the home “The Garça Branca”, the Portuguese translation of white heron.

Authentically Goan

The “authentic” Goan experience is fast disappearing as much of Goa is shedding its unique blend of Portuguese and Indian cultures to offer Western travelers a more familiar experience.  At The Garça Branca, however, we pride ourselves on our Goan heritage and take great pride in delivering it in all the fine details of our accommodations, grounds and services.

To the discerning world traveler seeking the ideal Goan vacation, The Garça Branca has created affordable packages that include its incomparable accommodations and customer service.

But you don’t have to take our word for it, read the positive reviews we’ve received from our many happy guests.  Or Trip Advisor and WikiTravel that refer to us as the “#1 Bed and Breakfast Resort in Goa”.