Situated on the crown of a knoll, with 4 star facilities, Coffee Routes Resort is serene nature getaway that draws inspiration from the dictum that less is more and that nature must be allowed to thrive unfettered. The predominant theme is that of coffee with the names of the rooms and facilities named after different species of coffee plants and varieties of coffee. A tarmac road winds up the slope. An open to the air lobby is situated beside the road. Inside the seats are hewn from rock found in the area. Above the lobby is the resorts multi cuisine restaurant with a splendid view of the surrounding vegetation, a plain stretching up to the mountains in the distance.
Kumily is small town in close proximity to Thekkady, on the outskirts of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary and a thriving center for trading in spices. From the Periyar Valley, the Western Ghat mountains drop dramatically onto the Deccan Plateau. The town was once known as Kuzhumoor and used to be the capital of the Thekkumkoor Kings. It was with the advent of the British in the region that it underwent drastic changes. The British either bought or obtained on lease, vast stretches of ...
It is an interpretive sandal wood protection and trekking program offering excellent opportunities for watching birds, butterflies and other wildlife through a range of habitats during the 4-5 km 3-hours walk...