The experiences on a holiday can, at times, seem incomplete without a range of activities, both, in the resort and outside. The range of activities also set apart a resort from its peers and they are part of the memories that a guest will take home. At Coorg Cliffs Resort we have a range of activities, both outdoors and indoors, exclusively designed for our guests.
Activities
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Romantic Dinner (Chargeable)
Coorg Cliffs Resort also offers delightfully exquisite dining options that guests will find to be truly memorable. Step put, under the vast cupola of a starlit night, let go, indulge in a romantic dinner – with a full 5-course meal set beside the pool or in the garden.
Inclusions
- 5-course meal : The kitchen may be informed of meal preferences and dietary restrictions if any at the time of booking.
- Home made wine/ Mocktails
- Flowers
- 2 veg+2 non-veg starters
- 1/2 kg. cake (baked in house)
Timings: 8pm – 10pm
Please book at least 48hrs prior to check/in (non-cancellable after this point) in order to do justice to your meal.
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Rope Activities + Zipline (Chargeable)
The resort offers a nine - course rope activity session with aptitude levels ranging from beginner to intermediate levels. A rope course is a challenging outdoor personal development and team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements. Low elements take place on the ground or a little above the ground. High elements are usually constructed in trees or made of utility poles and require a belay for safety.
The zipline on the other hand is simply a blur inducing adrenaline rush as tethered via a pulley to a steel cable stretched at a considerable height above the ground, a participant, impelled by gravity, travels along the inclined cable above and over a densely wooded hollow to the other side. Truly an exercise in confronting one’s fear of heights.
Inclusions
- Kindly adhere to the safety instructions notified by instructors. Safety gear and helmets are compulsory
- These activities are not advisable for elders, those with prior muscle ailments or faint of heart. Management bears no liability for accidents that may occur and guests bear the risks associated with participation.
- Wear comfortable clothing
Timings: 8 am to 6 pm
Subject to availability
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Nature walk
The nature walk lasts an hour, a guided excursion through trails that wind through the estate that surrounds the resort. A quarter of all the species in India are found in Coorg and the region is a nature lover’s treasure trove. The neighbouring forest that extends into the estate provide our guests numerous opportunities to spot a fascinating range of animals and birds under a dense overhang of large trees – timber, teak and rosewood that grow prodigiously in the dense and moist undergrowth. Relatively shorter trees grow in the drier areas - flame of the forest, laburnum, yellow and Burma bamboo, jackfruit and medicinal trees like neem.
In the course of the excursion guests may spot four-horned antelopes, wild boar, crested porcupines and the black-napped hare, who perhaps, drawn by curiosity, wander into the plantation. Most often in the course of the tour troops of primates (common langur and bonnet macaque are aplenty here) are spotted foraging for food. A keen eye will also spot sloth bear, pangolin, giant and flying squirrels, giant fruit bat and the elusive slender Loris. Wild civet cats may also be seen prowling the coffee bushes for ripe coffee berries.
For guests with more specific interests the list below includes other species that one can spot in the course of the nature walk -
- Insects: cicada, stick and leaf insects, mantis – both, barking and preying, beetles, assassin bug, crane fly.
- Butterflies: peacock pansy, common sailor, daniad egg fly, blue Mormon and plain tiger.
- Moths: owl eye moth, atlas moth, carpet, green pergesa and hawk moths.
- Spiders: lynx and jumping spiders, ornamental tree truck spider and orb weavers
- Dragonfly and damselflies: pied paddy skimmer dragonfly, bamboo damselfly and ditch jewel dragonfly.
- Hoppers: leaf and plant hoppers.
- Frogs: malabar gliding frog, western tree frog, Indian bull frog and malabar ramanella.
- Snakes: travancore wolf snake, ceylon cat eye snake, green vine and common trinket snakes.
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Fishing (Temporarily Closed)
A discreet pathway from the resort leads to a pond nearby. Surrounded by the coffee plantation on all sides, the pond, stocked with common carp and tilapia, is ideal for a spot of fresh water fishing and a picnic. A deck provides a platform where guests may buy bait, pick up rod and line from the resort, settle down, contemplate the sylvan surroundings. One has birds for company and a stillness that dissipates all else. Wild elephants once descended to the pond to bathe and drink. One can still view marks on the sides of the pond where they slid into the water.
Timings: 8 am to 6 pm
Duration - 2hrs
Subject to availability
Prior booking necessaryNote: A portable grill can be arranged on the deck (at extra cost) so that guests may grill their catch should they choose to.
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Campfire & Music
As the sun dips behind the mountain peaks to the west, mist builds in the valley below, descending from the mountains to send trails floating through trees, along pathways, until a diaphanous veil seems to settle over the resort. Step out, check out our campfire where guests settle around a clearing, listening to music to take you through a spiritual journey and let time stand still. Fireflies flit about in the dark, occasionally the mist will part to reveal a star- spangled sky. Some days an owl will be spotted ululating in one of the surrounding trees.
Timing: 7.30pm – 10pm
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Room Decoration (Chargeable)
Accommodations can sometimes seem repetitive, mundane even, designed as they are, to adhere to industry specifications. Perhaps you are celebrating a special occasion on your holiday. So, when you stay with us, why not let your imagination run riot? The sky, in this instance, is not the limit, nevertheless we have a bunch of decoration options on offer. Choices that will make your holiday with us truly memorable.
Inclusions:
- Assorted fruit basket
- Assorted chocolates
- Cookie platter
- Flower arrangement
Please do book 48hrs. before you check in. (Non-cancellable). Room decoration is chargeable.
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Yoga (Temporarily Closed)
Yoga, a spiritual practice, and for many, a way of life and key to a balance between body and mind. Practicing yoga can help guests with body awareness, flexibility, strength, mobility, and balance, decrease stress, increase focus, and promote a stronger connection with oneself.
The resort has a couple of spots in the premises that are ideal for yoga. Choose a spot beside the pool or in the garden. Yoga mats are available. Should guests require a qualified yoga instructor please do inform us in advance. The instructors fee will be billed additionally on an hourly basis.
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Cycling
The anonymous trails that wind through different parts of the plantation are pathways to brief journeys of discovery, of the little things in life that together make the larger whole. Best discovered cycling. Cycles are provided at the resort and beside a trail guests will discover trees that shelter innumerable birds, flowers that glow, luscious fruit hanging from branches, little animals and insects that play hide and seek.
Advisory: Safety instructions imparted must be adhered to strictly and helmets must be worn at all times. The management is not liable for mishaps.
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Bird watching
On bird watching tours in the plantation, guests are likely to spot a fascinating range of species, both, endemic and migratory birds in the plantation. The Yellow Browed Bulbul, Pacific Swallow, Grasshopper Warbler, Orphean Warbler and the Yellow Billed Babbler for instance. Many species of owls can be found here after nightfall – Barn and Brown Wood Owls besides Short Eared and Oriental Scoops Owls. The elusive Malabar Grey hornbill makes frequent visits to eat wild berries along with the Vernal Hanging Parrot, Flame Throated Bulbul, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Lesser Flame-Back Woodpecker. Crested Serpent Eagles can be seen soaring high above, searching for prey.
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Jeep Drive (Temporarily Closed)
An excursion that involves driving through coffee and pepper plantations. Guests are most likely to spot troops of money on the overhanging trees and the fortunate will spot an elephant in search of a waterhole. You will be accompanied by a trained driver. Guests may order packed sandwiches to take along. (Sandwiches are billed additionally and must be ordered in advance, prior to embarking on the excursion.)
- Duration: 1hrs
- Subject to availability
- Prior booking necessary
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Night Safari (Temporarily Closed)
The safari begins at the resort on an all- terrain vehicle and heads out into the darkness of the surrounding plantation. Your driver is intimately familiar with the area and knows the best spots where animals may be spotted. The experience is unique, having arrived at a spot, the engine of the vehicle is muted and one is surrounded by an extraordinary composition of sounds – incessant cicadas punctuated by the tenor ululations of owls, the calls of animals deeper in the forest. Bats descend from the overhang. Guests are provided with headlamps to aid in spotting animals in the underbrush.
- Duration: 1 hr
- Timings: 8pm – 10pm
- Prior booking necessary
- Subject to availability
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Coffee plantation visit
The Robusta coffee grown in Coorg is the area’s most popular plantation crop and renowned for its distinctive flavour. After the Baba Budangiri hills in Karnataka, Coorg is the most prolific producer of coffee in India. Coffee requires much precision in its cultivation in terms of humidity, soil and temperature. It is grown under the shade of eucalyptus trees and vanilla clusters and involves continual weeding of soil. In the course of the plantation visit guests will have the opportunity to view how premium quality coffee is cultivated, harvested and then processed.
For guest looking to step out and explore numerous activity options in the area, approach the front desk and plan your day. There is a little something for everyone. So, come on over, seekers of a rush, wildlife aficionados, trekking enthusiasts, reboot here and take home a whole load of very special memories.
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River rafting (Seasonal)
Just perfect for adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers, the experience of rafting down the rapids on one of Coorg’s numerous rivers. One of the best stretches for ‘white water rafting’ is on the Kithu Kakathu River's rapid currents, beginning at Barapole and flowing through lush coffee estates and deep valleys.
However, this experience is seasonal, during the monsoon when the depth of water is just right, neither too deep nor shallow. Guests are advised to attend a session on safety precautions to take while river rafting before embarking.
- Duration: 90min
- Timings: 8AM to 4PM.
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Wildlife Safari in Nagarhole National Park
The Nagarhole National Park is one of India's premier tiger reserves that extends over 643km, contiguous to the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and part of the Nilgiri Bio-sphere Reserve. Separated from Bandipur by the Kabini Reservoir, the Nagarhole park ranges from the foothills of the Western Ghats spreading down the Brahmagiri hills and then south towards Kerala.
Beneath the lush interlaced canopy of the forest numerous streams flow through densely forested hills and valleys, at points forming spectacular waterfalls. Nagarhole is home to tigers, gaur, elephants, Indian leopards and many species of deer, best spotted in the course of guided jeep safaris into the forest at different times in the day. The safaris in the morning start early. Please do check with the front desk about timings and additional information that you may require.
- Duration: 3 hours
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Tadiandamol Trek
Set at 5735 feet Tadiandamol is the highest peak in Coorg and a day trek to the summit is indeed an exhilarating experience. Starting out at the foot of the hill, the trail gradually climbs through very scenic surroundings – lush coffee and spice plantations, going past clumps of vividly coloured flowers and stretches of dense Shola forest and thicket. At places the trail will ford sprightly streams. The experience can seem ethereal, wrapped as one is, in a profound silence with the melodies and chatter of birds as a counterpoint.
Packs of clouds and trails of mist welcome trekkers as the path moves higher until it reaches the peak and a point named ‘Big Rock’. On a clear day the view is spectacular, a panorama of the surrounding mountains, valleys and forests and farmland on the plains. At times passing clouds will obscure the view, a magical experience in itself. Sunsets are spectacular from the summit. Best time to undertake the trek - November to February.
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Mandalpatti Trek
Situated very near the Abbey Falls, Mandalpatti is a secluded spot and offers visitors stunningly beautiful scenery, a wide range of flora and fauna, besides terrain that offers varied challenges, simply perfect for treks. Attempting a trek during the monsoon is not advisable as the ground gets slippery. Mandalpatti is best visited between November and January. At this time of the year even though the area is covered in mist, it exudes its very own sense of beauty and mystique.
