Thirunelly · Wayanad · Kerala · 900m
Shanthi Loops maps the circuits of Thirunelly — forest trails, river ghats, village kitchens — and puts a coupon book in your hand. The discovery is yours.
Our Philosophy
We don't build itineraries. We build circuits — and put the map in your hand.
Every route we've traced, every ghat we've marked, every restaurant we've vetted was chosen because a real person made it worth finding. The coupon book in your pocket keeps that person paid.
Shanthi Loops is a slow-living hospitality brand rooted in Thirunelly, Wayanad. We exist for modern travellers who want to go deeper than the itinerary, and stay longer than the weekend.
Three Circuits · One Map
Every loop is a complete journey. The physical map comes with every package. The digital version is secondary.
Begin at Thirunelly — one of Kerala's oldest Vishnu temples, rising from forest mist. Walk down to Papanasini, where the water runs cold even in April, then return through the village. An extended version continues to Thrissilery, Valliyurkav, and Pulpally Sithadevi temples.
Into Brahmagiri — tiger country, and one of the most biodiverse corridors in the Western Ghats. Elephant, leopard, Malabar giant squirrel, over 200 recorded bird species. Your guide knows where the forest floor changes.
Village to village. A spice farm where the farmer explains what they grow. A weaver's workshop. The kind of morning that adjusts your sense of what a good day is.
Custom circuits available. Larger loops with arranged transport, farm visits, river walks, and temple visits — or shorter half-loops for tighter schedules. Tell us when you fill the intake form.
Plan Custom LoopThirunelly, Wayanad
Thirunelly has stayed in a slower orbit — 900m up in the Western Ghats, inside a biodiversity corridor, anchored by one of Kerala's most sacred temples and ringed by protected forest.
The relationships that make Shanthi Loops work — with homestay owners, forest guides, temple authorities, restaurant operators, auto drivers — were built over two years, in person. The Papanasini river runs cold through the temple grounds.
Add to Any Package
Nature & Ecology
Into the Brahmagiri buffer zone before the day begins. Over 200 species recorded here. The forest sounds different at 5am.
Included in Forest Edge PackageNature & Ecology
Elephant, tiger, leopard, deer. A certified forest guide with Brahmagiri permit access. No two walks are the same.
Certified Guide · Permit AccessNature & Ecology
Seasonal, no-moon nights only. At 900m inside a protected zone, Thirunelly has a sky most cities have forgotten.
From ₹300 per personNature & Ecology
Spice identification with a local farmer. Cardamom, pepper, wild turmeric. A conversation with someone who grows what they know.
Add to any packageCulture & Community
Over a thousand years old. A local scholar walks you through the architecture, mythology, and rituals most visitors miss.
In Malayalam & EnglishCulture & Community
A working weaver, not a demonstration. Watch, ask, try. You may leave with a piece of cloth you made — or didn't.
Add to Culture LoopSolitude & Creation
A curated reading collection. A garden that gets the morning light. A dedicated desk. No one will ask what you're working on.
Included in ResidencyWellness
Shinrin-yoku adapted to the Western Ghats. Not hiking. Not birdwatching. The practice of being in a forest without an agenda.
Add to any packageTell us your budget and your days
For the traveller who goes light and goes deep.
2 nights · Food included · Fri check-in, Sun check-out
For two or more. Resort stay or Tier 1 partner homestay.
3–7 nights · Private room
For writers, filmmakers, and artists. Rolling stays welcome.
7–28 nights · Negotiable at 14+
From Inquiry to Arrival
The intake form takes three minutes. A person reads it. Within 12 hours: your loop, your accommodation, your coupon value — a proposal built for how you actually travel.
Tell us your loop
Fill a short form: your dates, budget, travel style, and what you want more of. Takes three minutes. A person reads it.
We send your proposal
Within 12 hours: a loop itinerary designed for you — accommodation, coupon value, and experiences as a PDF. Confirm with 30%. Balance on arrival.
We walk the first 30 minutes
Every guest gets a welcome orientation. Map and coupon book in hand. We walk the first 30 minutes together. Then the loop is yours.
Return when ready
Your host is available on WhatsApp — present, not intrusive. A short debrief before you leave. We follow up in three days.
After the Loop
Not testimonials. Notes people sent us after they got home.
I came for a weekend. Stayed a week. The loop map is on my wall at home — not as a reminder to go back, but as a reminder that places like this still exist.
Priya R. · BangaloreThe Together Loop · 5 nights
The grandmother at the homestay showed me how to identify wild turmeric by smell. I didn't see that coming.
Arjun M. · KochiSolo Loop · 3 nights
I wrote more in ten days at Thirunelly than in the previous four months in my city. The residency is real. The quiet is structural, not accidental.
Meera K. · MumbaiResidency Loop · 14 nights
I am not a nature person. That is no longer true.
Vikram S. · ChennaiForest Edge Loop · 4 nights
Where the Loop Begins
900m above Kerala's coast. Inside the Western Ghats biodiversity corridor. Anchored by a temple older than most cities. Ringed by forest that still has tigers in it.
Three minutes · One form · A loop designed for how you travel
Tell us your days. We'll design the circuit. Within 12 hours: your loop, your accommodation, your coupon value.