"Tree houses and villas on 150 acres of Wayanad rainforest"
The walk in crosses a swaying rope bridge over a rumbling stream, with 150 acres of Wayanad rainforest waiting on the far side. Vythiri Resort counts more than 350 species of flora and fauna on its grounds and builds its days around them: guided nature walks, birdwatching, butterfly spotting.
The tree houses are the calling card — 750 sq ft hideaways up in the forest canopy, one sized for couples and a family version for up to four adults and three children. Down at stream level the villas take over: the Celestial Honeymoon Pool Villa has a glass-floored bedroom with views of the natural stream, while the Honeymoon Villa pairs a queen bed with a temperature-controlled infinity pool. Families get a 2,200 sq ft pool villa of their own.
Wayanad's forest is the amenity; everything else is furniture.
The architecture stays deliberately vintage — steep tiled roofs, wooden rafters, earthy-toned furnishings — and the villas are naturally cooled. An Ayurveda spa in the traditional Kerala manner handles the stillness; the Malabar whistling thrush handles the mornings, a wake-up call the resort cheerfully admits has no snooze button.
They are genuine tree houses anchored onto living trees rather than stilts, sitting 30 to 85 feet above the ground and reached by 15 to 65 steps. Most stand about 400 metres from the main campus, so the resort treats them as an adventure camping experience.
Children under 12 are not allowed in the standard tree houses; only the Family Tree House accepts them. Guests with cardiac, arthritic or similar medical conditions are also not permitted in the tree houses.
No. The resort follows a deliberate no-TV, no-AC, limited-network approach, which it describes as a digital detox that deepens the connection with the rainforest.
There are 36 villas and cottages, including Vythiri Haven villas, Premium Havens with balcony jacuzzis, a Family Pool Villa, Honeymoon Villas with temperature-controlled infinity pools and the Celestial Honeymoon Pool Villa with a glass-floored bedroom over the stream.
The resort sits on a 150-acre stretch of tropical rainforest at Lakkidi in Wayanad, with a pristine stream running through the property; cottages were positioned to avoid cutting down trees.
A spacious 1,200 sq ft villa with a king-size bed or twin beds for up to four guests; there are twelve of these among the resort's rainforest paths.
Six villas of 1,200 sq ft, each with a king-size bed and a private jacuzzi on the balcony, accommodating four guests.
At 2,200 sq ft, with a king-size bed and a kids' bed plus a private pool — sized for four adults and three children.
A 1,400 sq ft private pool villa for two adults with a queen double bed and a temperature-controlled infinity pool; six units.
An 1,800 sq ft villa for two adults with a queen-size bed and views of the natural stream from the glass-floored bedroom.
A 750 sq ft perch high in the forest canopy with a king-size bed — a treetop stay for two adults.
The 750 sq ft family version of the tree house, with a queen-size bed, taking up to four adults and three children.
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