Tranquil Plantations. Home stay in Wayanad, Western Ghats, Kerala.
 
One of the finest home stays in Kerala, Tranquil (They are selected as the best home stay in Kerala in 2005 by department of Tourism, Kerala State) is a private coffee and Vanilla plantation nestled in a picturesque 400 acres within the remote and lush rainforest of Wayanad in north of Kerala, India. If you are looking for a calm and quiet vacation within an environment of exquisite ecological beauty and unending relaxation, Tranquil Resort with just 8 rooms and a Luxury Treehouse is a home-stay experience like none other.
 

In the midst of a massive rain forest lies a little slice of plantation life for you to enjoy. For the discerning traveler, interested in eco-tourism with a unique flavour, Tranquil and its surroundings are unparalleled. Your hosts, Mrs.& Mr. Victor Dey create an ambience like no other where your every need is met. Indulge yourself in moments of lazy quiet or energize your mind and body with the inner workings of the daily business of coffee production. Not enough for you? Then take a tour through our specially created 40-acre vanilla bean plantation and learn the hidden secrets of this amazing plant that has become one of the most valuable and sought after commodities in the world market.
 

If you want a taste of the planter’s life, you can’t do better than staying as personal guests of plantation director Victor Dey and his wife Jini. From the minute you arrive in the lush gardens, ablaze with scarlet hibiscus, birds of paradise, potted geraniums and busy lizzies, you know you are in good hands. Greeted effusively by the Deys and their three dogs, you immediately feel like old friends – and indeed many guests have become just that. You stay in a plantation bungalow, with a deep veranda and comfy chairs, and take cocktails and fabulous meals on the terrace with the Deys.

 

There’s a sparkling pool, private eyries with hammocks and swing chairs, a games room and well-signed walks through the coffee bushes and up to mountain viewpoints. Tranquil’s trump card is the combination of efficient hotel standards with a relaxed, personal house -party ambience. The guest bungalow has six bedrooms, one at the back and five accessed from the shared veranda which runs the entire length of the building. There is one more guest bedroom in the Deys’ house plus an enormous deluxe room built for the owners of the plantation, who come up regularly from Bangalore.
 
The rooms, named after spices – Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon – have gleaming original woodwork, tiled floors, very comfortable twin beds (somewhere between a large single and a small double) and spacious modern bathrooms.  Rooms are spic and span. Snow-white towels are changed daily, sheets are changed every other day, and the veranda and paths are swept twice daily.

 
Tranquil well deserves its reputation of serving the best food in Kerala. When staying at hotels on a full board basis, you can soon tire of being presented with the same repertoire of Kerala specialities. But Jini makes each meal original, as well as plentiful and delicious, with every- thing homemade, down to the pickles. You dine at one big table on the terrace, beautifully laid with crisp napery (a new set at every meal) and decorated with hibiscus or jasmine.
 
 

 
Breakfast is a feast with tropical fruits, fresh juice, local vegetarian dishes and Western-style eggs, sausages, home-baked breads and jams. The lunch buffet offers a platter of cold meats and salads, plus a variety of hot dishes – a quiche or pasta, a succulent rogan josh (lamb curry), a couple of tasty vegetable concoctions, rice. No chance of going hungry here – if you go for an afternoon hike to the mountain viewpoint, tea – with little onion pakoras and blueberry tartlets – will be served at the top. Cocktails are taken chez the Deys, with soup served in a mug to herald the onset of dinner. Or you might be lucky enough to get Jini’s delicious tender coconut, chicken and corn broth, artily served in a green coconut shell. Puddings include chocolate torte and fresh mango soufflé.
 
The estate itself can easily keep you busy for two or three days. There are seven excellently signed walks, pitched at all levels, from ‘The Teaser’ to ‘Indiana Jones’ or ‘Braveheart’ – up through the coffee plants to the viewpoint rock at approximately 3,000 ft, where you can survey the misty plains way below.
 

The adventurous can then scramble up ‘Cliffhanger’ to Kuppamudi peak for a fabulous 360 degree view. You can do a plantation tour to check out how coffee and vanilla are grown and dried, bird watch, swim, or take an Ayurvedic massage. Because it’s an all inclusive and the food and house party ambience are so inviting, there’s zero incentive to find a restaurant elsewhere.
 
  • Half an hour drive takes you to Muthanga, where wildlife is in abundance and can be viewed from the safety of your jeep.
  • Spend a morning trekking to Edakal Caves to explore  engravings dating back to the New Stone Age (2500 B.C.).
Rooms: 1 suite: bedroom with 600 sq feet lounge attached, leading onto the swimming pool, & private garden, 1 Deluxe room: Above the Suite - 600 sq feet bedroom with wooden floors, 2 bathrooms & a dressing room & bay window overlooking the pool and 6 Standard rooms.
 
 
 

Prices in Rupees for Indian nationals and in Euro for foreign nationals.

An article on Tranquil Plantations
 
01 May 2007 to 30 Sept 2007
  Single Double Extra Adult Extra Child (3 to 12)
Suite 6900 219 9488 276 3450 138 2300 98
Deluxe 6900 219 9488 276 3450 138 2300 98
Tranquil Treehouse 6440 196 8625 242 NA 121 NA NA
Tree-villa 8050 230 10810 288 4025 127 2300 98
Standard 5175 150 6440 196 2588 98 1725 81
01 Oct 2007 to 19 Dec 2007 & 06 Jan 2008 to 30 Apr 2008
Suite 9200 311 12650 391 5175 196 3165 138
Deluxe 9200 311 12650 391 5175 196 3165 138
Treehouse 9200 276 11445 345 NA 173 NA NA
Tree-villa 10925 322 14375 403 6325 184 3165 144
Standard 6900 219 8625 276 4025 138 2875 98

20 Dec 2007 to 05 Jan 2008
Suite 11500 389 15815 489 6470 245 3960 173
Deluxe 11500 389 15815 489 6470 245 3960 173
Treehouse 11500 345 14310 432 NA 217 NA NA
Tree-villa 13660 403 17970 504 7910 230 3960 180
Standard 8625 274 10785 345 5035 173 3595 123
 
Price includes all meals and 15% luxury taxes.
Surcharge on Christmas and New year: Rs 3000 / couple. For safety reasons, children below 12 not allowed in treehouse.
Surcharge on Christmas: Euro 60 / couple.
Surcharge on New year: Euro 90 couple.
 

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