Learn about the ecosystem from your host and get a hands-on paddy-farming experience.

Bullock Cart Ride - Ride to the river nearby in a real bullock cart, through orchards and paddy fields.

Go inside a 100-year-old Thotti Mane, a traditional Karnataka home for a glimpse of traditional living.

Stop by a last-generation blacksmith’s shop to see the old way of making tools.

Walk along the river and learn about the native birds from the in-house ornithologist.

Founder Sanjay Shankarappa created this space to open up the life of trees, the soil, animals, and the villagers to all.

Village Walk - Visit a 100 year old village home and get a closer look at traditional living.

Bird Watching - Walk along the river bed and learn about native birds from a professional ornithologist.

Agro Farming - Get a hands-on paddy farming experience in the middle of a food forest.

Access to cottages - For you to recharge and take comfort breaks. Promise of clean and sanitised washrooms.

Enjoy a variety of traditional delicacies made with freshly harvested produce of the local farm.

Rural Riverside Getaway

Malavalli Taluk, Mandya(2 to 2:30 hour)

(5.0)

Fresh Harvest

Farm-grown Meals

Bullock Cart Ride

Agro Farming

Village Walk

Bird Watching

On-Demand Photographer

Step into a slow world, that brings you closer to mother nature. Eat pure, traditional farm-to-table meals, ride on a hand-built bullock cart and sit by the riverside in nature’s lap. Hear elders share their stories of growing up in a village lifestyle, free of fast moving cars and tall buildings. Let’s slow down a little and take a moment to pause.

Top Highlights

Access to cottages - For you to recharge and take comfort breaks. Promise of clean and sanitised washrooms.

Bullock Cart Ride - Ride to the river nearby in a real bullock cart, through orchards and paddy fields.

Village Walk - Visit a 100 year old village home and get a closer look at traditional living.

Bird Watching - Walk along the river bed and learn about native birds from a professional ornithologist.

Agro Farming - Get a hands-on paddy farming experience in the middle of a food forest.

Enjoy a variety of traditional delicacies made with freshly harvested produce of the local farm.

Quick Details

Duration: 7 hrs 30 mins

Travel time: 2 to 2:30 hour

Average calculated from city centre

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Free cancellations and reschedules

Upto 24 hours before experience start time

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Group discounts

On specific experiences

Free cancellations and reschedules

Upto 24 hours before experience start time

Unconditional refunds

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₹2,900 (Plus taxes)

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Experience flow

9 AM : Check-in & Breakfast

Vegetarian breakfast made from locally grown organic harvest

45 minutes

Natural Farming

Interactive session on organic farming and sustainable agriculture at the food forest. Hands on farming experience (optional, by request)

30 - 45 minutes

Bullock Cart Safari

Enjoy a ride on a bullock cart around the countryside

30 minutes

Short Break

30 minutes

Lunch Buffet

Enjoy a hearty feast of traditional, fresh-made delicacies on the farm

45 minutes

Village Walk

Explore rural lifestyle and architecture. Interact with locals and stop by at the blacksmith, a grain mill and a snack making facility run by local women

1 hour

Short Break

30 minutes

High Tea & Snacks

30 minutes

Drive to the Riverside

15 minutes

Birdwatching

Learn about native birds of the land from an ornithologist

60 minutes

5 PM : Check-out

Total Duration: 7 hrs 30 mins