Perched on a hilltop at 5000 ft., this little gem has some of the most spectacular views to be found anywhere in Kerala. The lush tea hills surrounded by cardamom fields which fade away to more of the same make the perfect landscape.
Overlooking this is the 60 acres of Windermere Estate, an active cardamom and coffee plantation for over 90 years, now better known as a boutique hotel. With sweet-smelling crisp air seasoned with the scent of cardamom, we give to you Munnar the way it should be served: a true plantation experience with its unique blend of simplicity, exclusivity, and heart-warming hospitality.
Everything at the Windermere Estate is geared towards a different time, a different pace – inspired by the magic of plantation life.
Every hill station is scattered with ‘viewpoints', perennially thronged by tourists. The Vantage Point at Windermere is different. To begin with, it is intensely private and accessible exclusively to our guests via a rough-hewn stairway carved into the boulder at the centre of the property. When you reach the top, you find the most private viewing balcony in the Western Ghats, with a gorgeous view of tea and cardamom plantations. Sit a while and watch the clouds, the mist, the strangely friendly birds and butterflies. It is the perfect spot to experience sunrises and sunsets but it’s just as spectacular at any point of the day. Do not forget to bring your binoculars.
