We stayed at Hornbill for one night during our honeymoon. Thomas, from Hornbill, has warned us that this is not an ideal location for honeymoon and was honest enough to suggest that we better look at other places like Munnar.

But we wanted to try this place to have a different experience and we are glad that we went to Hornbill. The tented rooms ( half tent and half proper room as a bathroom ) were simple and nice. We had hot water available all the time. Whatever little problems we faced were quickly solved by the service team there. Dhanish, the supervisor at the camp was very friendly and solved what ever little problems we had immediately.

The food is absolutely terrific and was very tasty. It set the standards for our whole Kerala trip and only Camp Noel where we stayed could match these standards. We didnt have mosquito problems or any other insect problems. We went for Kayaking and it was a nice experience.

Would definitely recommend this place. Try to reach before 1 PM here so that you will have enough time to go for kayaking and if possible a ride on cycle.

An excellent way to camp. Great facilities, although there was a slight problem with the water supply in our bathroom (yes, I said bathroom - a luxury when camping). The food was outstanding. All the staff were friendly and helpful. We had the place to ourselves most of the time. A wonderful venue. We went cycling, kayaking and birding - a superb couple of days.

This is a dated review. We spend a family getaway in December 2010. My son had been here previously on a school outing and coaxed me into coming back. This is the place to be if you love nature and are a bit adventurous. You stay in tents which are decent and as expected. We went around the locality with the bikes avaiable from the camp including the local temple. The food was keralan food and was excellent. We went on Kayaking with our very helpful guide and had a great birdwatching experience during the sunset.All the staff were also very helpful.

I absolutely LOVED this place and I would come back here in a heartbeat but next time not during monsoon! The safari tents are charming and the location is stunning on the banks of the Periyar River. The staff are very friendly and made way too much food considering we were the only 2 tourists there, I kept urging them to join us but they wouldn't. The service was excellent.

I had 2 birding guides, both of whom were very knowledgeable and good at spotting birds. The first one, Danesh was also the camp manager and he also organized the transport in either rickshaws or a hired private car for one day. He found the Malabar parakeets that were my target bird! The 2nd guide, Abhilesh lives at the actual Salim Ali Sanctuary which is currently closed to visitors due to some politcal issues but he did take me to the buffer zone just outside the boundaries and luckily birds don't know the borders! Book this place in advance through Lemongrass Eco-lodges for great service. It's about 900 rupees in prepaid taxi from the airport to here. The roads were very muddy and bumpy due to monsoon season.