Evergreen Accomodation in Kootickal

Evergreen Estate Bungalow - Kootickal

It’s a plantation bungalow dating back to 1955 with an art deco pillar and timber gabled roof

Location 

Evergreen Estate Bungalow lies in the heart of the Mundakayam Valley. It nestles quietly amidst owner Anju and George Abraham’s 50 acre rubber, cardamom and coffee estate on the north eastern side hillock. The estate has been in their family since five generations. On the southern side, the Western Ghat range surrounding the nearby township of Kootickal creates an imposing backdrop. 

The rooms are spacious but simple, the bathrooms are contemporary and the service impeccable. There's a unique horse shoe designed table where food is served. 

A sit out at the back and a verandah out front opens out on a garden bathed in the scent of jasmine natural and peppered with birdsong 

Room Tariff with breakfast – Rs. 4250/- excluding taxes

On Offer:

• 1 hour cooking class of traditional Christian Kerala cuisine is Rs. 200/- per person

•  2 hour Tour to rubber and spice plantation and a detour to John Joseph Murphy’s tomb is Rs.500 per person

• There’s fishing, yoga and ayurveda packages as well  

Contact Address –    Mr. George Abraham

Pottamkulam House Kootickal

                              Kootickal Post Office No 686514

Call                    - +91 4828 284310

Make bookings online on Mahindra Homestays

Kootickal – Picture Postcard

Kootickal is a picturesque nook tucked away on the banks of the river Manimala. 

A dam checks the flow of the river and the artificial lake stands still as if yearning to be one with the mountains rising majestic up ahead and still untamed unlike the river. 

Kootickal gets its kutesy name from the British penchant to find a bit of England wherever they went. So Kootickal is a throwback to UK’s Kutikul estate

Kootickal Sights and Sounds:

Hillock

Gaze down at the urban sprawl of Kottayam and Ernakulum districts from the top of the Muthukora hills

Waterfalls Galore

Vadakkemala and Melaruvithodi are beautiful picnic spots

Herb Heaven

Amruthameda which is renowned for its medicinal herb is nearby

Rubber Estate

This is the village where rubber was first cultivated aeons ago – 1905 to be exact! By rubber planter Irishman John Joseph Murphy who is buried beneath the hills of Yendayaar. There’s also a rubber factory set up by a Southampton farmer in 1935 that you can visit

Getting There

Kootickal is in Kanjirappally Taluka, Kottayam district

•  Glide down – If you can afford it. It’s the landing spot for paragliders from Vagamon’s Kolahalamedu

• Train travel – Catch the train to Kottayam 60 km away

• Bus it – From Kottayam hop on to a bus going towards Elamkadu and Yendayar and hop off at Kootickal

• Drive down – It’s 6 km from Mundakayam on the Kottayam-Kumily route

Tip 

Make Kootickal the pit stop on the way to Kumarakom or from a visit to the Periyar forest reserve and stay awhile longer than a day, it’s worth it