Muthoot Cardamom County, Thekkady South India

Muthoot Cardamom County, Thekkady
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Location
Muthoot Cardamom County is a four-star hotel set in Thekkady, a small town in the Kerala's spice growing Western Ghats, on the edge of the Periyar Wildlife Reserve. The hotel is 80 kms from the Munnar hills to the north, 200 kms from Cochin Airport to the south-west, and 140 kms from Madurai Airport to the east in Tamil Nadu.
Introduction
Built on a hillside in Thekkady with 40 well-appointed cottages, all furnished in contemporary style, Muthoot Cardamom County offers excellent value. The property is conveniently located for trips to Periyar and is equipped with a swimming pool, Ayurvedic centre and rooftop yoga room. The hotel owners also run the Muthoot Environment Research Foundation through which much is done to conserve the surrounding Periyar wilderness, such as a project to protect two endangered species of flying squirrel.
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Accommodation
Each of the 40 cottages consists of a spacious bedroom furnished with twin or double beds, private verandah and ensuite bathroom with h/w shower. The suites have a Jacuzzi in addition to the h/w shower. The cottages are equipped with satellite TV, wi-fi internet, and 24-hour room service.
Facilities
The restaurant, `All Spice', overlooking the swimming pool, offers Keralan delicacies and international cuisine. A bar offers a limited range of alcoholic beverages and local wines. The Ayurvedic centre, 'Ayura', has a good reputation and is commonly used by those seeking long-term curative treatments which can last from one to three weeks. Yoga is conducted daily in the `Lotus Room'. There is a swimming pool, indoor games and snooker room, a modern gymnasium, library, gift shop and conference facility.
Excursions
Just outside the gates of Muthoot is an interesting array of roadside boutiques selling antiques, silk scarves and pashminas, aromatic spices and essential oils. Thekkady is Kerala’s spice growing country where aromatic spices such as cardamom, cloves, pepper, and vanilla are gown in sprawling spice plantations. Visit one of these estates and learn of the intricacies of spice cultivation, processing and packaging. Nearby, Kumily is the hub of the spice trade where fresh herbs and spices and be purchased. Explore the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, first declared a forest reserve by the Maharaja of Travencore more than a century ago. Tigers are rarely seen here, but they can occasionally be heard hunting at night. Elephants are seen wading in the cool waters. Other animals include bison, sambar, barking deer, Malabar Giant Squirrel, gaur, wild boar as well as more than 300 species of birds and 100 species of butterfly. As an eco-tourism initiative, the Forest Department recruits villagers from the Mannan tribe to conduct nature walks for guests within the fringes of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Guests can accompany a Mannan warden at night on his `Jungle Patrol’ or join him by day on a full-day `Border Hiking’ tour which takes you into the thick jungle on foot. The `Periyar Tiger Trail’ is a two-day adventurous trek for serious trekkers where armed guards take you into the thick of the jungle in search of the elusive Tiger. The best time to visit the sanctuary is from September to May when the dry season draws the park's animals out of the forest to the lake.
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