Kodagu Valley

27.12.2012

I am here at Madikeri (or Mercara) with my family on my customary annual retreat to process the year gone by and plan for the one ahead.

The Club Mahindra Kodagu Valley Resort is nestled in a pleasant valley about seven kilometers from Madikeri town. The resort is a sylvan paradise. The absolute minimum numbers of trees have been cut to accommodate corgi-style huge two-storey buildings.

It is rightly called Kodagu Valley as it is situated at the rim of a deep ravine or valley which was formerly a full-fledged coffee plantation! (Coffee bushes are still around!)

The place is virtually bungalows inside a genuine functioning coffee estate!

The resort is an Ecotel certified resort.The accommodation is situated on the higher slopes the rest of the slopes are given over to forest and coffee plantation! So we get an opportunity to walk along forest trails and mountain paths in close proximity to the resort.

The accommodation is literally hidden by the denste foliage of the trees that loom over them. From our balcony we could gaze down at the roots of the massive trees that rear up towards the sky!

From the terrace of our building or from the raised promontory at the mouth of the valley called “the mound”, the only thing that catches the eye is the dense and verdant tree cover all around. The property is huge and well-designed. Exploratory walks around the resort are mini-adventures of discovery.