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Explore the Malabar Coast

Come with us and let India hug you!
11/05/23 to 11/13/23
Duration
9 Days
Trip Type
Experience
? Our exclusive experiences have great level of confort, ideal for all. Our setting is in the local wilderness, with all the comfort you'll expect.
Activity Level
Easy
? You do regular activities throughout the expedition. This trip is accessible to everyone!
Group Size
4-10
Price
$3,495
Expedition Overview
If restlessness is your disease then travel is the cure. This is a journey to a place of supreme beauty and comfort designed to rest and nourish the soul. The Organic Farm has a rich history and is located in the lush green expanses of south India's Malabar Coast. While most of our trips focus directly on wildlife conservation, this experience explores a related but much more human element of naturalistic depth, by exploring our own relationship to the earth.

Explore the stunning scenery of wild jungle and heritage agro forestry plantation with photographer and visual artist Nikita Skariah. Nikita specialized in a fusion of traditional Indian art styles blended with psychedelic modernism with an emphasis on nature. She will also be leading nightwalks in search of wildlife including frogs, snakes, lizards, bats, birds, and the reclusive civets that call Varanashi farms home.


We are inviting you to come to a heritage farm where sustainable living, warmth, wildlife, culture and peace have come together in a rare and beautiful sanctuary. At Organic Farm living in symbiosis with the earth is not a distant dream, but a simple fact of life. Let the abundant bird life welcome you as sunrays spoke through the towering palms. Let delicious food, straight from the land inspire your tastebuds. Swim in the clear water, surf in the warm waves, and explore India not as a tourist, but as a friend of the family. This is a chance to improve mind, body and spirit, and relax and recuperate while pushing your limits, and learning things about your relationship to the earth as well as your own body and mind.

The Organic Farm extends for over 100 Acres, with countless trails and numerous irrigation ponds, as well as a river. Crop plantations are maintained within the natural vegetation of the area, and 60% of the farms is still untouched forest. Crops like Arecanut, Coconut, Cocoa, Nutmeg, Banana, Black Pepper, Jackfruit etc. are grown in a multi-story system. In addition, different types of vegetables, fruits, flowers are also grown. Rice is organically cultivated during the rainy season for sale and our own consumption.


Along with sustainable farming and living, comes a focus on fitness. Yoga in the mornings. Surfing lessons on our gentle waves, tree climbing, ample trails, and expert level physical training for every fitness level are part of the daily routine. This is a trip about fun, adventure, and the true art of living. The people, beauty, lessons and depth you experience here will stay with you the rest of your life.

Reconnect with nature, from sunrise to sunset, join us!
Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Mangalore
Arrive in Mangalore. From there, our guide will meet you and pick you up directly at the airport and drive you to the farm.
Meals Included:
Dinner
Accomodations:
Cottage at the Organic Farm
Day 2-9: Exploring the farm & Activities
During the trip, the group will have the opportunity to take part in a number of different optional activities, all included. Each day's activities will be organized by the trip guides depending on conditions on the ground and people's interests. During the week you will take part in such things as:

- Yoga
- Surfing lessons on our gentle waves
- Tree climbing
- Trails hiking
- Physical training

The guides and staff will be focused on giving the group the best possible experience. 
Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accomodations:
Cottage at the Organic Farm
Day 10: Fly Home
Our team will drive the group back to Mangalore, where you'll say goodbye to India and fly home!
Meals Included:
Breakfast
Accomodations
The Organic Farm offers comfortable cottages where you will be able to enjoy a comfortable and cozy stay. The unique mud cottages are situated between the Farm and the forest. Gracefully engineered and built by using materials on the farm and other repurposed materials.  


For an additional fee, we offer the unique opportunity to stay a couple of nights in a stunning and unique setting: a one of a kind treehouse, giving you unique vistas on the property and putting you right in the middle of the farm's wilderness. An option that our team very strongly encourages!

What to Expect
Our team has rated this expedition as easy: this trip is accessible to everyone, this trip is a great opportunity to reconnect with yourself and nature all at once. Expect to spend some time walking and exploring the farm. Optional fitness and surfing classes are available and design to be beginner friendly. Our staff can adjust to any experience level.

Expedition Team
An Expedition leader will accompany this trip and be with you from the moment you exit the Mangalore airport. Your expert will guide from the airport to the Farm, through the various area of the 100 Acres land and to the nearby beach. They will help you learn and appreciate the wildlife and unique setting of the Organic Farm, and be your guide to discover the flora and fauna all around you throughout the trip.

Transportation
We have arranged all of your transportation needs during your stay from the moment you exit the airport. From the airport, you will be driven in a comfortable, air conditioned vehicle to the farm. Our team will also arrange transportation when going on activities near and around the farm.
What's included
The trip includes:
  • Farm Accommodations 
  • 2 Nights in the Treehouse if option selected upon booking
  • All Activities at the farm
  • Meals

Not included:
  • Airfare
  • Gratuities for guide and staff
  • Travel Insurance (required to join the trip)
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