Spice & Tea Country
Choosing a homestay in spice country, from Kumily to the estates
Town, estate or forest edge: how to pick a homestay around Thekkady, Kumily and Vandanmedu, what to ask before you pay, and how to be a good guest.
Spice & Tea Country
Munnar or Vagamon: choosing a hill-town side trip from Thekkady
Tea slopes and Nilgiri tahr in busy Munnar, or pine woods and open meadows in quieter Vagamon. How to choose, with two-day plans and a side-by-side table.
Spice & Tea Country
Cardamom, pepper and tea around Kumily: how to read the plantations
How small cardamom grows under shade trees, why pepper climbs them, where tea takes over, and what to look for and ask on a plantation walk around Kumily.