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There is a simple remedy for the heat and humidity of the plains of Kerala: a trip to the mountains where at the edge of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, the Shalimar Spice Garden Resort is located. At a height of 800 meters, where the air is relatively cools …. Life is simple up here, yet there also seems to be an excess of everything: The straw covered cottages stand in the midst of bright green palm groves and amongst trees and plants where mangos, nutmeg and cardamom flourish ….

Shalimar Spice Garden Thekkady is a Plantation Retreat located at Murikkady at 6 kms from Kumily (Thekkady) (Kerala, India) on the fringes of the world- famous Periyar Tiger Reserve.

Accommodation at Shalimar comprises independent cottages and Kerala Cottages with sit out and attached bath. All cottages are tiled internally and have thatched roof surrounded by thick plantation.

Facilities at Shalimar Spice Garden comprise are Restaurant, Swimming Pool and Ayurveda Centre

Famous Periyar lake can be easily accessed from Shalimar (10 kms). Best season to Visit are October to Mid-June. At an altitude of 800 meters above sea level, the climate here is both temperate and salubrious.

Slimar is easily accessible from Trivandrum/ Kovalam (255 kms- 6 hours), Cochin (185 kms- 4 1/2 hrs) and Madurai (140 kms kms- 3 hrs). The nearest railway station is Kottayam (100 kms- 3 1/2 hrs). Shalimar Spice Garden is visited as a part of Kerala Itinerary.