Sometimes I wonder, how creative and enterprising some people are and why don;t everyone thinks like that? This place I found out on the net- very few web sites talk about this - visit little https://littlearth.in
I have my daughter 3.5 years old and if I wished to show her what is nature and what all we have seen in our lives in childhood, there cannot be a better place than this. She practically saw Old McDonald’s farm which she has been mugging up for last 6 months. All the parents of a toddler might have understood what I meant.
I saw many honeymooners, young couples, old couples relaxing and enjoying the calm, pleasant beauty of the place. Coming back to actual- this place is 27 KM from Ooty on the way to a valley where 2-3 dams are there- Avalanchi, Emerald & one more..I forgot the name ;-)
This place has 3 start luxury rooms, decent service, good buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner.This place is very remote, no roads. You will have to park your car in their parking and they use their own junk vehicles to take you to their facility but it is fun. Entire facility is facing a valley, it has a farm house which has 5-6 real real good quality horses, 20-30 jersey cows and breeding center, couple of sheep, lot of hen/chickens, rabbits, geese - your kid would just love it. Entire facility is without any civilization, secured by electrified fence (as written there, I don;t believe).
For a normal room package, I paid Rs 2400 per head per night. Bit on the higher side but justifies the fun. There are costlier package than this too ( probably a fireplace inside the room). One needs to follow driving direction really well. You should ask for Avalanchi road from Ooty. I made mistake there, despite being cautious about driving directions. Their vehicle was ready for us as we called them up after reaching ooty. it take 45-60 mins to reach there from Ooty. As already explained, facility was good.
Normal activities which you can enjoy with your kid are - horse riding, fishing, horticulture visit, calf feeding time, horse bathing, geese pond etc. You can see strawberry plantation, carrots, cabbage, fresh taken out from the farm for you. Young couples can enjoy scenic beauty, pleasant cold place, bonfire, dance floor in the evening, and soothing warm rooms ;-)
There are bunch of adventure activities also conducted by them are paid and my personal opinion is - this place might turn out to be costly if one opts for that. Like, Valley crossing using a rope- Rs. 500, trekking 500, jeep safari- 1800, night camping 1800 etc etc.
Helpers are good natured. Few things one needs to be cautious: Mobile signals are very weak. You need to go to a hill (within facility) to talk. If you want to get dropped to their own parking lot (1.5 KM away), they charge you 500 bucks- most ridiculous thing I found. Don;t go to visit Ooty’s traditional tourist spots, it is waste- better stay in such outskirts.
PREGNENT LADIES, PEOPLE WITH SPONDLYTIS, BACK PROBLEM, INJURIES MUST MUST MUST NOT TAKE THE RIDE FROM PARKING LOT TO THE FACILITY. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. They can walk but again they should not reach there while it is evening/night or raining.
Other than that it can be a very good weekend destination for people in Chennai and Bangalore. Specially those who want to show their kids- what is nature!! I wish if somebody could have thought about similar place near Bangalore.