A Virgin Destination!

This was my second trip to Kerala and Make My Trip did help me to experience something truly magical this time.

As part of our tour we were booked to stay 2 nights at Wind Haven resort, Ramakkal/Thekkady owned and operated by Capt.Noble Pereira. We reached Ramakkal from Munnar in the afternoon. After having Lunch, we were led by Capt.Noble to the Ramakkal mount in the evening. The trekking through the bamboo forest, bush lands, small rocks and finally a 7 foot cliff gave us an experience of the life time. The view from Lord Ram's mount overlooking the plains of Tamil Nadu was beyond explanation. The magic of the winds up there was truly soothing. Though we do not want to come down, the twilight was the cut off time to leave and our next journey was just about to begin. The sunset view from the Kuravan mount behind the wind farm was another experience and we stayed until dark to see dozens of cities in Tamil Nadu lighting up for the Diwali down under.

Next day morning we are requested to watch the sunrise from our suite's balcony, which was again a mesmerising sight. We proceeded to Thekkady for our scheduled boating and saw some wild bores and deers.

Overall I felt the hype of Thekkady was not worthy as I got much better from Ramakkal.

This place was suggested by my agent. Place is amazing, rooms are excellent, food is good & service is at par. Head of this place Capt. Noble is really a cool guy.

1. Extremely courteous and helpful staff
2. Personal attention by the owners
3. Close to an ASI recognzed site of Lord Ram's footprint
4. Fastest winds in Asia at a nearby cliff
5. Serene, quiet location
6. Some excellent views
7. Well priced

Very nice interiors, excellent suite room (where we were staying), view was fantastic facing Mt. Kuruvan and open sky. Very warm and helpful staff and good cook. It is very well managed by Mini Pereira who really filled the place with warmth, positive and inspirational thoughts, and awesome place. She kept our son nicely engaged and gave us the best service. She and her staff kept us as comfortable as possible. I would describe the place as a luxurious homestay rather than a hotel. Probably daily cleaning of the rooms and the bins would help those who stay for longer duration.
Advice for travel: It is some 5-6 hours from Kochi and 2 hours from Thekkady. It is advisable to stay at Kochi on your day of arrival and start for Windhaven the next day, for that way you will be fresh and have spare time left for some activity like trekking to Mt Kuruvan or Ramakoti.
It is a place for those who want to just relax and take out time to enjoy nature. Surely not meant for one night stays at all. We stayed there for 3 days and leisurely covered the windmill farms(~5 kms), Mt. Kuruvan (can be trekked up or reached by car) and Ramakoti Rock. Trip to Periyar was not that fruitful if have to catch the first boat ride that starts at 7:00 am. Best is to stay in Thekkady which has lot of homestays and hotels of variable range.
Overall, we had a memorable stay in Wind Haven and really wish Mini Pereira best wishes for all her future endeavors.