Holiday time is the best for learning new sports and skills. Professionally trained staff at Beachcomber's hotels will assist with coaching in water-skiing, sailing or windsurfing. Diving lessons come at extra charge as do lessons in kite surfing.

Facilities vary from hotel to hotel, with some offering different activities depending on availability and location - for instance, golf lessons will only apply to hotels with courses available.

Bob Marlin Childrens Club

Beachcomber's Bob Marlin mini-clubs are all housed in specially built, child friendly "houses", equipped with every toy, game and facility to appeal to the young. Activities are geared for two age groups, from three to six years with a different focus for the seven to twelve year olds.

Bob Marlin mini-club staff members are well trained in child minding and entertainment, and are qualified to deal with any problems or emergencies. Most of them are multilingual for ease of communication with the cosmopolitan collection of youthful guests.

Bob Marlin is open from after breakfast, until nine o'clock at night. Lunch is at an extra cost and dinner is provided featuring dishes which particularly appeal to children.

Depending on the time of year, and mainly during the school holidays, individual hotels may plan special meals and theme evenings such as a fancy dress, a Halloween party or a sega evening. Otherwise, Bob Marlin staff will accompany their small charges to one of the hotel's restaurants where a suitable menu will be served.

Children are well catered for by members of the boathouse staff. They will patiently teach them to waterski, to sail or windsurf. Tennis and golf lessons form part of the daily activities for older children - a good way to get started on a sport for later life.

Children have an excellent opportunity to master the art of sailing at Shandrani, where an internationally recognised sailing course is available at extra charge.

What to expect

Outdoors

• Sandcastle competition
• Pool games and swimming
• Outdoor games
• Gardening
• Waterskiing
• Shell collection
• Golf lessons
• Glass-bottom boat rides
• Treasure hunt
• Mini olympics
• Snorkelling
• Tennis lessons
• Beach games
• Beach picnics
• Sightseeing excursions
• Cycling
• Sailing

Indoors

• Board games
• Photo album making
• Quizzes
• Puzzles
• Play dough
• Painting and drawing
• Table tennis
• Chess
• T-shirt painting
• Sega dancing
• Soap carving
• Paper maché
• Parties
• Videos/DVD's
• Baking

Evenings

• Karaoke contest
• Magic show
• Sega dancing competition
• Theme evenings
• Participation in stage shows
• Cinema evening
• Pirates evening
• Cartoons evening
• Disco party
• Monster hunt

Facilities differ at each hotel