Key Information: Tour Duration: 1
- 30
day(s) Group Size: 1
- 10
people Destination(s):India Specialty Categories:Farm Stay & Ranching Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 16 Pound Sterling (GBP) Maximum Per Person Price: 20 Pound Sterling (GBP)
K.P.Job is a retired naval officer belonging to an aristocratic agricultural family. During 35 years of his service he visited 22 countries covering Europe, Africa and Asia, an achievement he is proud of. On completion of naval service he worked for another six years with Customs Preventive Organisation. Now he has returned to his ancestral home in Kumbalangy.
His commitment to social service activities has made him the president of ‘kolping Society’ (an International Organisation founded in Germany) of Cochin Diocese. He is also the President of ‘Sevan Society’ an Organisation formed to help the poor to help themselves, irrespective of caste or creed.
Lt. K.P Job is now embarked on a ‘Home Stay’ Project in the ancestral home with his nephew Babu Joseph. Babu has been in tourism industry for the last 10 years. All the important Tourist centers of the state is as familiar to Babu as the back of his hand. Elsy, Job’s sister in law runs the house successfully with the help of a maid and she is an expert hand at Kerala cuisine. Job, Babu and Elsy like meeting people and they make their guests as comfortable as possible like any noble family.
--Peculiarities--
• Self reliance in food and water is the un written motto of the family.
• Fish required for the family is caught from the backwaters ,the excess is sold off in the local market.
• Vegetables and plantain are grown in the farm.
• Rain water is collected from roof, directed to filtering unit and stored in tanks during the monsoon season.
• Oil used for cooking is extracted from copra (dried coconut) grown and processed in the farm.
• Only local people are hired for work and maintenance of the farm.
• Guests have the opportunity to mingle with the local people.
• Care is taken to maintain the natural environment of the backwaters.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
£ 20.00 per day for 2 PAX Bed & Breakfast, £ 16.00 per day for Single Supplement
