Seashells setting a naturally landscaped paradise, 2.5 acres of sugary beach surrounded by two glassy lagoons, with an amazing array of experiences and entertainments of a global caliber to make every stay memorable..…Read More

Earth Packages is a five-decade long experiment in hospitality. Our properties are mirrors held up to the environments and communities they are born from. Nothing has been added that does not already belong. Because nothing more was necessary. The result, we like to believe, are experiences as immersive as they are authentic. Read More

Isn't that also a good description of travel at its best? When you can connect with nature, community and ecology, when you become a participant rather than a passer-by, authentic experiences are born. At Earth, creating such experiences is our greatest challenge and our greatest satisfaction.. 

But perhaps creating is not the right word. Because all that we offer you is already there. The task we've set ourselves is to find the essence of man and nature in a small, specific little patch of the world. Then provide a means for you to get up close and personal with it all.Read More

Experiences of Community

If nature defines a place, it's people that give it life and colour. And to be at a CGH Earth destination is to be part of the life of a local community, to rejoice in its living culture. 

The cottages at Marari Beach are modeled on the huts of the local fishermen, down to the exact weaves in the palm-thatch roofs and the little foot-washing taps outside. Cows keep the grass trim at Coconut Lagoon, just as they do in countless villages in the area. And along with the herbal cosmetics we routinely provide, you'll see a clever little scrubber at Spice Village, made from soapwood and used by the local hill women to keeps their skin fresh and glowing (going by their complexions, it seems to work really well...). 

It's local communities that work on our organic farms, keeping up a steady supply of fresh produce for your meals. And the fisherfolk of Mararikulam, Bangaram Island and the Spice Coast bring the pick of the catch to the restaurants of our properties there.

Experiences of heritage

Many CGH properties have been conceived as repositories of history, places where the past can be a vivid, tangible presence for the visitor.

Restored over two years by the artisan families of the area, Kalari Kovilakom Palace is one such trip into yesterday, evoking the simple elegance of princely Kollengode. At Coconut Lagoon, the feudal dwellings of the Malabar landowners have been painstakingly transplanted brick-by-brick and timber-by-timber, to give the visitor a unique experience in living. Even the soaring colonial edifice of the Brunton Boatyard has been recreated using the exact building materials of 19th century Cochin.

In a hundred little details, CGH properties reflect a living history. At Spice Village, tiled tables from a 100-year-old restaurant, at Brunton, genuine Portuguese and Dutch antiques, at Kalari, floor tiles that have been restored and cleaned, inch-by-inch.