Itineraries
Kerala Cooking Adventure
Sunday
- Check-in followed by light lunch
- Introduction to the history of Keralan cuisine and a look at the utensils, ingredients and techniques we will be using
- Cooking demonstration
- Dinner
Monday
- Breakfast
- Tour of the local markets and significant places of worship
- Boat trip along the Movattupuzha River
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Cooking session
- Dinner
Tuesday
- Breakfast
- Leisure time
- Lunch
- Cooking session
- Dinner
Wednesday
- Breakfast
- Cooking session
- Lunch
- Visit to tea plantation and tour of local spices
- Dinner
Thursday
- Breakfast
- Cooking session
- Lunch
- Visit lorry-decorating workshop
- Ayurvedic massage / treatment
- Dinner
Friday
- Breakfast
- Further exploration of local food industry
- Lunch
- Cooking session
- Dinner
Saturday
-
Breakfast
-
Shopping at local businesses
-
Lunch
-
Farewell
Price
| One participant (occupying double room) | One participant + one guest (sharing a double room) | Two participants (sharing a double room) |
| 63,200₨ | 75,000₨ | 91,000₨ |
Kerala Cooking Residency
Day one
- Check-in followed by light lunch
- Introduction to the history of Keralan cuisine and a look at the utensils, ingredients and techniques we will be using
- Presentation on spices; the how and the why
- Dinner
Day two
- Breakfast
- Cooking session
- Lunch
- Tour of the local markets and significant places of worship
- Boat trip along the Movattupuzha River
- Dinner
Day three
- Breakfast
- Cooking session
- Lunch
- Further exploration of local food industry
- Visit lorry-decorating workshop
- Dinner
Day four
- Breakfast
- Cooking session
- Lunch
- Visit to tea plantation and tour of local spices
- Dinner
Day five
- Breakfast and farewell
Price
| One participant (occupying double room) | One participant + one guest (sharing a double room) | Two participants (sharing a double room) |
| 40,700₨ | 49,500₨ | 58,500₨ |
NB Courses start Sundays and Thursdays.
Curry Magic
Day one
- Check-in followed by light lunch
- Leisure time
- Autorickshaw tour Surprises of the Midlands
- Presentation on spices: the how and the why
- Dinner
Day two
- Breakfast
- Tour of the local attractions: the pineapple market, an old church and a loom cooperative
- Boat trip along the Movattupuzha River
- Lunch / leisure time
- Hands-on cooking session
- Dinner.
Day three
- Breakfast and farewell
Price
| One participant (occupying double room) | One participant + one guest (sharing a double room) | Two participants (sharing a double room) |
| 17,000₨ | 20,500₨ | 22,000₨ |
NB Courses start all days except Saturdays
Cook and Stay
If you simply want to take a cooking course during your stay at The Pimenta without any extra activities, this is the option for you. Should there be one or two activities that pique your interest we can organise these as add-ons. Jacob will be only too happy to assist you. Similarly, if you wish to extend your original cooking holiday or you’d like to add in a cooking session, this option is also viable.
- All meals included
- Cooking session either before or after lunch
Price
| One participant (occupying double room) | One participant + one guest (sharing a double room) | Two participants (sharing a double room) |
| ₨ | ₨ | ₨ |
Monsoon Drops
An imaginative cooking holiday coming up for the monsoon
From 1st June to October 15th
Monsoon is the time where we have lot of rain. It is not dark and cold. It is green, wet and warm. If you want to see and experience the nature and beauty of Kerala this is the time to do it. This is the time where every thing in this area will be green and growing. This is the time to have lot of green vegetables. This is also the time to have Ayurvedic diet and do Ayurvedic cooking.
You can also have Ayurvedic treatments in the Ayurvedic place nearby and we can help you to arrange the schedule of treatment as well as transportation.
This holiday is a tailor made one depending on your requirements from two days and two nights onwards. You can include vegetarian cooking, Ayurvedic cooking, Ayurvedic diet, healthy local food, food traditions of the region as well as Ayurvedic treatments in the local Ayurvedic center.
You can pick and chose what you want to do and plan accordingly All the rates quoted are for a night and day stay .
| Stay and Relax with Ayurveda diet | Double Rs.5000/- Single Rs.3500/- |
| Stay and Relax with local sight seeing, with breakfast, lunch and dinner | Double Rs.7000/- Single Rs.5000/- |
| Stay and do Ayurvedic Cooking with breakfast, lunch and dinner | Double Rs, 10500/- Single Rs.8000/- |
| Stay and do Vegetarian/Vegan Cooking with breakfast lunch and dinner | Double Rs.10000/- Single Rs.7500/- |
Prices are valid from 1st June to October 15th
Ayurvedic treatment per day per person will vary according the nature of treatment doctor prescribes at the center will be between Rs.1500/- to Rs.3000/- per person including the cost of transportation to center
Ayurvedic treatments can also be discussed with the treatment center and can have an idea of the type of treatment you need as well as the cost. We can also facilitate the time, availability and the cost
In house Yoga classes can be arranged on request. Price and availability and type of yoga you need can be discussed directly with yoga master and we will be able to facilitate the program.
Kindly Note all accommodation are arranged in our garden bungalows. We have four bungalows, which can accommodate 9. Three twin bedded rooms and one triple bedroom.
For families with kids we have two rooms on first floor of our house with facilities to cook also the kids diet.
Normally we prefer not more than 9 people in our place. If you are a single group we can provide accommodation up to 15 people.