Farm walks at first light
Wander the plantations with the family who built this place, coffee in hand, while the mist lifts off the Western Ghats.
Kollengode, Palakkad, Kerala
- 1 premium villa, 3 wildwood villas & 1 vintage mud house
- Free Wi-Fi & parking
- Additional bed, dinner & breakfast available on request — extra charges apply
- Jungle trekking available — at your own risk
About the farm
Walls of earth, roofs of thatch, fields all around
Jungle Farm Mud House offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning and free WiFi in the common areas. Each room has a terrace or patio with garden and mountain views, a seating area and a wardrobe. Free private parking and a barbecue area sit on site, and reception speaks English and Hindi.
- —Free WiFi in public areas
- —Free private on-site parking
- —Family rooms
- —Breakfast available
- —Barbecue area
- —Private entrance
- —Free toiletries
- —Pets allowed
Accommodation
1 Premium Villa, 3 Wildwood Villas and 1 Vintage Mud House
Every room opens to the garden and the hills, with a private bathroom and a quiet corner of the farm to yourself.
To confirm your booking, a partial advance payment is required after booking.
GPay: +91 9400 860014
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Experiences
Days shaped by the farm, not a schedule
Mud house craft
Learn how the walls around you were raised — earth, straw and lime, shaped by hand and left to breathe.
Barbecue under the stars
Evenings gather around the open barbecue in the garden, with no city glow to dim the sky above Kollengode.
Birding & Ghats trails
Hornbills, drongos and kingfishers on the farm edge, with trailheads towards Parambikulam a short drive away.
Restaurant
Cooked at home, eaten on the veranda
Meals are cooked the way the household eats: rice from the fields nearby, vegetables cut that morning, coconut ground fresh. Breakfast is served on the veranda, and dinner can be arranged with a little notice.
Puttu & kadala curry
Steamed rice cake with black chickpeas — the Kerala morning classic.
Kerala sadya
A banana-leaf spread of avial, thoran, sambar and payasam, on request.
Farm barbecue
Grilled over wood in the garden, with roasted vegetables and lime.
Filter coffee & tea
From plantations within sight of the property.
Nearby attractions
What's around Kollengode
Viewpoints, forests, dams and temples within easy reach of the farm. Distances are road distances from Jungle Farm House.
32 KMSeetharkundu Viewpoint
32 KM · About 1 hr drive
A sheer cliff edge on the Nelliyampathy road where a seasonal waterfall drops into the valley. On clear mornings the Palakkad plains stretch out far below.
38 KMNelliyampathy Hills
38 KM · About 1 hr 15 min drive
Tea, coffee and orange estates folded into misty ridges above 1,500 m. The ghat road climbs through forest with viewpoints at almost every hairpin.
20 KMPothundy Dam
20 KM · About 40 min drive
A jaggery-and-lime masonry dam from the 1960s set against the Nelliyampathy foothills. Landscaped gardens and boating on a still green reservoir.
6 KMKollengode Palace
6 KM · About 15 min drive
Seat of the Vengunad chieftains, a low-slung Kerala palace of teak and tile. The historic structure was relocated and conserved as a heritage museum building.
Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
60 KMParambikulam Tiger Reserve
60 KM · About 2 hr drive
Nearly 400 sq km of teak and evergreen forest holding tigers, elephants and the 450-year-old Kannimara teak. Safaris and treks run with forest department guides.
4 KMThiru Kachamkurissi Temple
4 KM · About 10 min drive
An ancient Vishnu temple at the foot of the hills, wrapped in banyan shade and village quiet. Mornings here open with drums and the smell of sandalwood.
25 KMMuthalamada Mango Orchards
25 KM · About 45 min drive
India's mango city, where the season starts as early as December. Thousands of acres of orchards under the Anaimalai foothills perfume the whole valley.
22 KMMeenampara Viewpoint
22 KM · About 45 min drive
A grassy hill shoulder looking over paddy country towards the Western Ghats. A favourite short evening climb for sunset over the plains.
Photo: Panoramio contributor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Guests
What people say after a night here
“We slept with the windows open and woke to birds instead of traffic. The mud walls keep the rooms cool all afternoon.”
“The hosts cooked us a sadya on the veranda and sat with us while we ate. It felt like visiting family, not a hotel.”
“Perfect base for Parambikulam. Quiet, green, and the barbecue evening with the kids was the highlight of our trip.”
Contact
Come stay with us
Write to us with your dates and the number of guests, and we'll confirm the room and arrange meals or pick-up from Palakkad.
Kalliyampara Road,Palakapandi,Kollengode,Muthalamada North,Kerala 678508+91 94008 60014stay@junglefarmmudhouse.inReception speaks English & Hindi
Click here for exact locationDisclaimer: Follow the dirt road for the last 300 meters and make a left turn at the “Jungle Farmhouse” signboard. The road is accessible to all vehicles, including two-wheelers and four-wheelers.
House rules
- Check-in: 2:00 PM – 12:00 PM (22 Hours)
- Extra bed available for ₹650 per night
- Pets are allowed
- Alcohol and smoking are permitted in private spaces only