We started from Kabini for our next destination which was Coorg. It is a beautiful 4 hour road journey passing through the road which are carved through the hills donning coffee cultivation. As soon as you enter the Madikeri district, the beauty of Coorg, as it is known, mesmerized me. My wife, Pranali, was hooked to the view from the wind shield of the car, the green pastures and the coffee laden slopes of the hills. Most fascinating thing that we saw in Madikeri were the beautiful houses with local architecture constructed on the slopes of the hills surrounded by the coffee plants. The houses were beautifully painted and decorated and the vicinity around the houses were very neat and clean.

We reached The Tamara Coorg resort, which is situated in the Kabbinakad estate which sprawls over approx. 172 acres of coffee plantations. Of this the Tamara Coorg resort is spread over 12 acres of hill slope having stilted wooden cottages and suites on 3 levels. The Kabbinakad estate is situated in the steep and densely shaded hills of the Western Ghats which are considered a bio-diversity hotspot. The estate comprises of shade grown Arabica & Robusta coffee varieties and Cardamom plantations along with pepper vines on silver oak and hardwood species such as rosewood surrounded by wealth of native flora and fauna in a bio-diverse eco-system.

Our stay at The Tamara Coorg was like "A Breath of Fresh Air" with a flavour of Coffee. While on way to the resort, the moment our cab took a right turn and started climbing the approach road to the resort and estate, the beauty of nature took us over. The stilted cottages on the hill slopes covered with coffee plantation under the shades of tall Silver Oak treas was incredible and captivating. The cottages are constructed on iron and concrete stilts using Canadian Pine Wood. The cottages are complete with plush interiors and installed with energy efficient lighting and equipment. The most important aspect of The Tamara Coorg is that, very minimal disturbance to nature was done during the construction of the resort.

As we reached the reception area of the resort, we were warmly greeted by the resort staff at reception. We were given a warm towel and a refreshing drink made of coffee to freshen us up. After the regular check-in formalities, the staff put our luggage in the electric buggy cart and took us to our cottage in the buggy.

There are 3 types of cottages at The Tamara Coorg - Luxury cottages (44 Single room cottages), Suite Cottages(8 Cottages with separate living area and bedroom) and Eden's Lotus (single & largest having a sundeck with a jacuzzi). We were booked in a Suite cottage which had a spacious Living area, two bath room and a beautiful bedroom. The living room opened up to a spacious balcony overlooking the coffee estate and forest.

The resort is spread across the kabbinakad estate hill slope and is divided in 3 levels. The reception is at the lower level, along with certain other amenities such as The Verandah - coffee processing building and museum.