The Travancore Heritage

Poovar Island 

Samudra

Abad Pal Shore Resort

Coconut Bay 

Taj Garden Retreat

Surya Samudra 

Plantation Bungalow

Le Meridien Kovalam Beach Resort 

A short distance away from Kottayam, up winding hills, nested among the rolling plantations of Kanjirapally, lies the Manjappally Plantation Bungalow. You will journey there by coach, a three hour trip from Cochin, and is perfect stop over on the Periyar-Cochin or Kumarakom-Periyar journeys.

There’s just so much to do on a visit to one of our plantations. As you set out on a gentle trek through the estate, you will feel as though your favourite poem just came to life in the tree-clad hill sides, sun-dappled clearings, babbling brooks and the fine mist that shrouds each morning.

Trek through acres of rubber, coffee, pineapple and spices. Watch rubber being tapped, coffee beans being picked – in fact, a plantation at work. Learn from the experts at work the various stages of processing sap into commercial grade rubber, brewing aromatic coffee from coffee beans and cultivating spices and tropical fruits. Walk deep into the plantation, and you’ll chance upon a tree-house. It will give you a bird’s eye view of the surrounding areas!

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Cuisine

Sample the best of authentic Kerala cooking, as made in traditional Syrian Christian homes. Lunch will be served on the large front lawn. Savour the flavours of estate life clustered around tables in little groups of 4 or 5, under a large mango tree, surrounded by birdsong, gentle breeze and friendly conversation.

For those of you interested in expanding your culinary skills, we can have arranged for you, a special cooking demonstration by our family members.

Home Stay

If you wish to bask in the togetherness and stately charm of plantation life, stay over. Plantation Bungalow has the facility to accommodate up to 16 pax, in four different bungalows, all within a radius of 4 kms. Four different families will in fact play hosts. While you will be treated like royalty, you will also enjoy the delightful informality and intimacy of being part of a family. The facilities in the bungalow are on par with the best in the world.

In the evening you will gather for a sumptuous dinner together at one bungalow, with all the hosts and hostesses.

Every moment of your stay in Plantation Bungalow will be steeped in nostalgia. You will admire the quiet, smooth efficiency that runs these plantations today, much as in the days gone by. And as you board your coach back to the city, waving goodbye to your hosts, you will feel as though you are leaving home.

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