Spice Village

Periyar Tiger Reserve


Kumily's delightful CGH resort takes its green credentials seriously and has captivating, spacious thatched-roof cottages that are smart yet cosily rustic, in quiet, pristinely kept grounds. The elegant restaurant prepares lavish meals from home-grown or locally sourced organic ingredients, and there's a colonial-style bar plus an ayurvedic spa and a soothing pool.


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2. Nature Interpretation Centre

0.24 MILES

Next to the reserve bus-shuttle car park, on the southwest edge of town, this small interpretation museum runs through the wildlife and geography of South…

6. Highrange Spice Garden

1.96 MILES

Around 4km west of Kumily, 4-hecare Highrange is awash with lush organic gardens where you can see spices, ayurvedic herbs and vegetables growing. It's…

7. Abraham’s Spice Garden

1.99 MILES

Insightful one-hour tours weave through perfumed spice gardens at this friendly, organic 12-hectare family farm, 3km west of Kumily, in operation since…

8. Periyar Tiger Reserve

2.15 MILES

Bison, sambar, wild boar, langur, around 2000 elephants and 35 to 40 tigers wander the lushly green hills of South India’s most popular wildlife reserve,…