We own and run a 5 acre estate at Kadagadal village.

The five acre property was acquired by us in Kadgadal village seven kilometres east of Madikeri Town, Kodagu(Coorg). The property comprises of three acres of Coffee, Pepper and Cardamom plantation and about two acres of partially dense forest.

Our primary goal is to preserve the biodiversity of the forest covered land and not use this part for revenue purposes.

Tourism increasing by almost 100% in Madikeri the past year, and accommodation at a premium, we decided to construct some cottages in a small naturally cleared area.

A small euro cafe is also envisaged in the vicinity which would be welcome by foreigners visiting Coorg.

Our aim is to provide an eco-friendly, decent accommodation with sufficient amenities and service to our guests. We also aim to conserve energy, water and recycle whatever waste collected. Being in the midst of a forest, our small estate will be an exclusive getaway for the eco-conscience traveller. A small creek runs besides the forested area and is a part of the estate.

The estate, at the present state, yields about hundred and fifty kilograms of Coffee, some Cardamom, Pepper and Honey. Earth worm manure can be produced for sale. A small nursery with about 2000 plants is to be developed. Anthoriums and mushrooms can be cultivated for sale.

We have tried to keep and maintain the estate organically . We hope it is possible to completely convert the estate to an organic one in coming years.

The Team( is the whole family)

Indira - Founder

Retd. Station Director, All India Radio, multi-faceted person, her passion for radio broadcasting is well known. Is an award winning, internationally recognized authority in rural-social broadcasting & community radio, consults for various international NGO’s & Government Organization’s and is a visiting faculty in reputed Colleges and Universities in South India.

Priamvada (daughter of Indira)

Obtained Diploma in Culinary Arts and Kitchen Administration from prestigious Indian Institute of Hotel Management and worked extensively in hotels before venturing into hotel consultancy & consulted for some the best restaurants in the country. Apart from this, worked & designed automated management systems for kitchens and housekeeping. Her passion for food & cooking is well known and is an innovative & excellent Chef.

Nishanth (son-in-law)

He holds a Masters in Risk Management and a Degree in Business Management. He has Operations experience in stand-alone Marketing firms. and so on. He also developed and facilitated various events both virtual and real, inspiring solutions business plan competition and a fitness regime aimed to make exercising fun and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We have an incomplete homestay project on our estate and need help completing it. We have constructed 5 cottages already and the roofing is complete.
We need help finishing the cottages, doing the landscaping(including walk ways and sitouts), completing the toilets, caring for the coffee, looking after estate from picking beans to weeding and tidying up the estate.
We would like to use innovative ideas and different concepts to make the entire retreat complete
We have two small sources of water - a creek by the estate and a spring in the estate . Some method of harnessing some water for drier days would also be welcome.
All in all, the estate needs more attention than we are able to give it now...

Music, Movies, and Books

Old school music, movies & books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To Give birthvand Open my own restaurant!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Travellers can learn about coffee, cardamom, pepper and maintaining estates...
How to promote organic farming....
Growing of produce ....
Some can also experience hospitality and maintenance ...
the space can be used to hold workshops and teach others a skill like carpentry or masonry or sculpting and painting.
A DIY space can be created for fellow estate holders by visitors.
New ideas can be incorporated as well as learned.

What I Can Share with Hosts

5 newly built open air cottages with bathrooms and toilet on the property. A functional kitchen with amenities to cook your own meals. plenty of space for BBQ and Bon fires. It's a retreat style setup, great opportunity to live among nature. The Rooms are not furnished at the moment so it would be great if you could bring your own sleeping bags. Each cottage can accommodate 2 - 4 people.

Since it is a hill station there are a number of tourist activities like trekking and rafting. One can visit the local sights like Abbey Falls, TalCauvery(Starting of the river Cauvery), the forts...etc. Mysore city is a close stop (about a 2 hour drive) . Bangalore and Mangalore are the closest cities. We can provide our own transport. There is ample public transport available to and from the estate as well as to the town.

Countries I’ve Lived In

India