Jungle Retreat Wayanad is not just a holiday destination of peerless beauty and infinite variety; it is a practical project in sustainable eco tourism.
The limited number of rooms ensures that our guests will have personalized attention and a unique, wonderful experience.
Our policy is that we cater to only a maximum of 2 families at any given point of time. This ensures that our guests have complete privacy and it also ensures that the wild animals that visit the meadows in the farm are left undisturbed.
The property is surrounded by thick jungle on all four sides, but amazingly it is also a working farm! The farm is split into multiple levels of cultivation all of which is conducted in a completely organic manner.
Indigenous crops native to Kerala are cultivated and along with paddy, green pepper, and coffee - Robusta variety at the the farm.
The fact that it is a farm is what differentiates us from the conventional resorts in Wayanad and other home stays in Wayanad.
In Wayanad the guests see India at her wild best. The local Kurava and Kuruchia tribes are partners in the Jungle Retreat project, so your visit not only conserves the environment but also pays for the education and welfare of the people who call this remote and magnificent region their home.
Though there are 5 different tribes in these parts of the world, the Kuravar and the Kuruchiar are the dominant ones. Kuruvars are the farmers and the Kuruchiars are master hunters.
There have been some changes in their livelihoods due to their contact with the outside world, but in their hearts they are still the hunter-gatherers. Their unique, age-old festivals, rituals and customs bears testimony to the fact that they are the last remaining remnants from the bye-gone era.
Spending time with these people of the forest is an enchanting and fascinating experience.
Jungle Retreat is a 10 acre farm that is surrounded on all sides by pristine reserve forest. On the north we have the tallest peak of the region towering more than 6000ft tall, to the south we have the bamboo forests, a favourite with the elephant herds which frequent them. To the east and the west the farm is surrounded by both forest trees and teak trees. The watering hole and the rolling meadows attract many different animals into the farm, giving an ample opportunity to watch them in their natural surroundings.
From your private balcony you can watch the mist lift off the meadows and the towering peaks coming into view in all its majesty. You will also see many different animals both in the meadows and also grazing in the hills before you.