Village – Cardamom House https://cardamomhouse.com Family Home Stay Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:56:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Travellers’ Choice Award 2018 https://cardamomhouse.com/travellers-choice-award-2018/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 06:38:43 +0000 http://www.cardamomhouse.com/?p=1298

Congratulations to the team. In 2014 and 2015, you were awarded the Trip Advisors’ Certificate of Excellence.

In 2017, you were awarded Trip Advisors’ top accolade, the Travellers’ Choice Award.

And now, in 2018, you have again received this award – 2018 Travellers’ Choice.

Well done to the team. You deserve it.

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Things to do: Tour of Athoor Village https://cardamomhouse.com/things-to-do-tour-of-athoor-village/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 04:59:27 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=811 When possible, we offer an optional guided tour of Athoor Village. This cannot be pre-booked.

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If interested please contact a staff member.

The tour is conducted by an experienced guide, generally in the morning, as there is more to see and it’s cooler. Things to be seen change from day to day. For example, schools are closed on Sundays.

On the tour you might visit

  • the goat herders’ village;
  • the local primary school;
  • Athoor Village Square;
  • the Catholic Church;
  • small temples.

Local industries include

  • brick making and chamber kilns;Cook
  • sari making on hand looms;
  • rope making from coconut fibre;
  • the market;
  • rice milling;
  • charcoal making.

Guests normally have their own car and driver. If you do not have a vehicle, we can arrange to rent an auto rickshaw or taxi on your behalf from Athoor Village.

 

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Things to do: Half and full day trips https://cardamomhouse.com/things-to-do-half-and-full-day-trips/ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:57:04 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=813 Ideas for half and full day trips include

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DINDIGUL for the flower market, the UNESCO world heritage Fort and a small insight into life in an important market town (half day or longer);

MADURAI for the Meenakshi Temple, the Tamukkam Palace and the Gandhi Museum (full day);

PALANI for the Dandayudhapani Temple (full day);

KODAIKANAL, a hill station, from where there are fine views across the plains (full day).

 

 

Kodai Leaves

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