A heady concoction of spicy smell engulfs you as you enter the Green Park Spice Plantation. The entrance to the plantation is a traditional Kerala styled door, which leads into a five-acre plantation of a mixed organic spices and a handful of farm animals!
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Green Park Ayurvedic & Spice Plantation is a place you just shouldn't miss, especially if you like nature even a little. The aroma and the environment of the place connects you to nature in a perfect way. You also get to know a lot about spice plantations and medicinal plants. There are many attractions inside the park suitable for every kind of visitor.
Set amidst an amazing landscape of Thekkady, the Green Park Ayurvedic & Spice Plantation is an ecological park with so much of nature within. This park is 100 percent eco-friendly and has honey bee colonies, natural fish aquarium, artificial paddy field, suspension bridge, fruit plantation etc. The spot is a kingdom of nature and here travellers would feel the freshness of life along with the passage of time.
Green Park gives tourist a chance to spend some time in the vicinity of nature and learn about different kinds of Ayurvedic plants and spice plantation. Traditionally built tree houses in the perfect wooden ambience give an unbeatable experience to the tourists. Here you would have plenty of opportunities to pose in front of the largest suspension bridge. It is the largest suspension bridge in private sector which is around 200 meters long and 20 feet tall. Tree houses are the unique identity of Green Park.
Visitors to this park are offered with an opportunity to synchronise oneself with nature and closely experience the wonder of nature. The natural and serene environment provided here gives ample space for the visitors to relax and rejuvenate their body and mind. People engaged in catering the needs of visitors are also very experienced who strive to provide highest satisfaction to the visitors. For nature lovers, who wish to spend some quality time in an unadulterated form of nature, Green Park is better than any other place in the country.
Attractions of the Park
Tree House: The tree houses in Green Park are referred as ‘Erumadam’ in the local dialect. These houses are constructed using eco-friendly materials such as hay, coir, bamboo and wood etc. These houses are built almost 20 ft above the land and a suspension bridge are constructed to reach these houses.
The spice garden: The spice garden in Green Park houses a numerous varieties of spices and is an interesting place for visitors who are ardent lovers of cooking Indian style food. It is a wonderful experience for visitors to see the tiny orchids of cardamom, the amorous coffee, cherries,juicy vanilla capsules, black pepper etc growing in the natural setting. It is a memorable and informative visit.
The Organic farm: Another interesting place within the Green Park is the organic farm which houses a fish pond, aquarium, synthetic paddy field and fruit processing unit among others. Visitors can also find many herbal plants grown in the farm which not only make their trip to this farm interesting but also a knowledgeable experience. Even if one is visiting with kids and children, they would love watching fish in the pond and aquarium.
