India Travel

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Four nights stay at Hiliya organic farm resort in Wayanad Hill station, Kerala, India. A real experince of staying in a 75-year-old Keralan Heritage bungalow in the middle of acres of organic farmland bordering a tropical forest with wide spectrum of wildlife and flora fauna.

Enjoy a morning walk in the farm, and participate in farming activities such as coffee plucking, pruning, pollinating vanilla flowers, weed clearing, etc. to get a taste of rural life. Trek in the forest, sit and relax in the river shore bamboo benches, listening to the bird's songs.

This package has been generously donated by Hiliya Resort

Item Special Note

Included: Breakfast

Not Included: Lunch, Dinner,* Beverages, Personal travel expenses.

Blackout dates: December 1st to January 15th.

*You will receive special discounted rate of Rs 150 (approx. US$3) per meal.

Hiliya Resort Sustainability Practices:

• Organic farming is one of the several approaches to sustainable agriculture. Hiliya's plantations consist of natural soil and is completely chemical free, ensuring the total absence of pesticides and poisons in the farming process and the produce.
• Energy conservation through the use of solar water heaters and low-energy CFL lamps

Hiliya Resort guests say...

"We all had such a wonderful time here. Our stay was a perfect balance of independence and being pampered. You live up to the Kerala tradition of treating guests like Gods! Personal tours of the magnificent sites in the area, home cooked meals, and dawn time wandering through the plantations and by the stay up in the tree house. Most of all, I know that we have made life-long friends here. You will stay in our hearts until we return!" - Olivia

"From the first moment of your warm and personal welcome at Sultans Bathery to the attention to every detail of our comfort, to the guided tours of the many splendours of Wayanad. We feel truly blesses to have met you and stayed with you. We will always remember you and Hiliya as a ‘homestay’ rather than a hotel, for that is what it has been! The delicious, home-cooked Keralan food will also be remembered and missed." - Jethro

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