| Indhrivanam, meaning "a sense of forest" in
Malayalam, is a small guesthouse near Thekkady/Kumily. We offer
one cottage, camping for up to 10 persons. Our tariff
includes vegetarian and vegan food, refreshments and wireless Internet.
The guesthouse is located in a quiet and peaceful village on 1.5 acres
of land near the mountain ridge between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, giving
you the opportunity get a real feel for local life, and to do light
trekking. We rely on rainwater harvesting, and coffee, fruit and
vegetables are grown using organic growing techniques. Indhrivanam is
located in the Western Ghats mountain range 10 kilometres north of
Kumily/Thekkady on the mountain ridge between Kerala and Tamil Nadu in
Chakkupallam village. |
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Cottage
The detached stone cottage, constructed in 2010 from locally quarried
white and red rock, is set in a peaceful location surrounded by old
mango, jackfruit and coconut trees 50 metres from main building. The
cottage has a traditional terracotta tile roof and consists of a front
veranda (12m²), bedroom (20m²) and attached bathroom with hot and cold
water. |
| The bedroom has double or twin beds, depending on the
requirement of the guest(s), comfortable duroflex spring mattresses,
mosquito screened windows, and mosquito netting for the bed. The bedroom
is furnished with locally made cane furniture. The bathroom is equipped
with a western style dry toilet with health faucet, shower area and wash
basin. |
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Additionally, there are tea and coffee making
facilities, filtered drinking water, mosquito coils,incense,
torches/flashlights, towels, homemade soap (made from soapnut) and
toilet paper. Due to the design and location of the cottage, the indoor
climate is naturally around 20°C, even when it is above 30°C outside,
meaning that there is no need for ceiling fans or A/C. |
Cottage amenities
The cottage amenities include wireless broadband, electric kettle, coffee, tea, clean
drinking water, board games, homemade soap, toiletpaper, incense and
mosquito protection.
Other amenities
Other amenities include laundry service, telephone and computer
facilities, a very small library, music and motorbike. |
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Camping
If you decide to do a full or part time camping holiday in Kerala, i.e.
travel with a tent, it is very easy to find somewhere to pitch it.
Usually, the owner of a plot will let you pitch your tent for free or a
small fee. You can pitch your tent on Indhrivanam for Rs. 1000 per tent
and enjoy the amenities and food that cottage guests are enjoying. The
only difference being that the amenities and food are available from the
main building. If you would like to camp, but are not travelling with a
tent, we have two tents that you can use. They are Indian made tents of
very good quality; water and insect proof.We don't have a dedicated area
for pitching tents, which means that you can pitch it whereever you feel
most comfortable on our 1.5 acres. |
Food
At Indhrivanam the food is vegetarian, and there are plenty of
refreshments in the form of organic coffee, tea, fruit juices and lime
sodas, plus homemade bread, cheese and cakes. |
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Food and drinks are free at Indhrivanam. The food is
always vegetarian and mostly vegan. If you have any dietary
requirements, please notify us when you make the booking so we can
discuss whether or not we can cater for your needs. Concerning the food,
Indhrivanam is like a homestay in that there is no menu. For breakfast
you can choose between oat porridge, raw oats with raisins, nuts and
fresh fruit, fresh homemade bread (often made from sourdough) with quite
an amazing non-dairy cream cheese, jams, nut butters and fresh fruit. If
you prefer South Indian breakfast, e.g. uppumavu or appam/dosa with
chick pea curry, this is also possible. |
| Lunch is almost always an authentic Kerala meal;
usually consisting of Rosematta rice, sambhar, thoran, avial, pickle and
pappadam.Dinner is whatever you prefer. It can be from the Middle
Eastern, Italian, North Indian or Kerala cuisines. Coffee (organic,
shade grown robusta and arabica coffee from Indhrivanam), tea (black,
orange pekoe, green, and various herbal teas), and refreshments (always
clean drinking water, fresh lime soda and often a seasonal fruit) are
always available. Also, there will usually be homemade cakes and other
snacks. |
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Cottage |
Rates |
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| 1 person |
Rs 3900 |
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| 2
persons |
Rs 4500 |
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| 3
persons |
Rs 5700 |
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| 2
persons + one child under the age of 13 with separate bed |
Rs 5700 |
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| 2
persons + one child under the age of 13 with mattress |
Rs 5100 |
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| 2
persons + one child under the age of 13 sharing the bed |
Rs 4500 |
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