Add any of these to a stay when you book, or request them on their own below. Everything is paid at the estate.
Two hours through arabica, robusta and pepper with our estate writer.
Walk the rows with Somanna, who has worked this estate for 31 years. You will learn to tell arabica from robusta by the leaf, pick ripe cherries in season and finish at the drying yard with a cup from last year's crop.
Times: 07:00, 16:00 · up to 10 guests
A guided trek down through shola forest to a waterfall pool.
A 5 km round trip with a naturalist guide, down through shola forest and across two streams to the falls. Swim if the water allows. We pack a flask of coffee and a picnic.
Times: 07:30 · up to 8 guests
Roast, grind and cup four estate lots with our roaster.
In the old curing shed, roast a small batch on the drum roaster, then taste four lots side by side, from a washed arabica to a monsooned robusta. You take home 250 g of the one you liked best.
Times: 11:00, 15:30 · up to 8 guests
A fire on the lawn, a grill and songs from the estate staff.
A private fire pit on the lower lawn with a charcoal grill, local pandi curry, kadambuttu and a jug of hot spiced tea. Blankets and stargazing guide included.
Times: 19:00 · up to 4 guests
Hornbills, kingfishers and the whistling thrush, with binoculars.
Over 140 species have been seen on the estate. Our naturalist walks you to the hides on the stream and the ridge at first light.
Times: 06:00 · up to 6 guests
A jeep up to the ridge to watch the valley fill with light.
We drive you up the old estate road in the open jeep before dawn. Hot coffee and banana fritters on the ridge while the sun clears the mist.
Times: 05:30 · up to 6 guests
Cook three dishes over firewood with our head cook.
Learn akki roti, bamboo-shoot curry and a pepper-heavy chicken over clay pots and firewood, then eat what you cooked on the veranda.
Times: 16:00 · up to 6 guests
An hour of slow yoga on the deck above the mist.
A gentle hour on the treehouse deck, for all levels, followed by herbal tea. Mats provided.
Times: 07:00 · up to 8 guests
A Kodava thali on the veranda, every day of your stay.
₹650 per guest per night
A three-course dinner under the string lights.
₹950 per guest per night
A sedan both ways, about five hours each way.
₹9,000 per stayTimes fill up in winter. Each slot shows the places left, counted live; we confirm by email.