When we came across Tekanda it was an abandoned tea and coconut estate with nothing but a derelict shed and an old bell. Over the last few years, our estate team has worked tirelessly to breathe life back into the land. 

We have planted a large number of new tea bushes and hundreds of young indigenous rainforest trees to further develop the biodiversity of the land. We now produce organic pepper and cinnamon in addition to tea, coconut and our organic kitchen garden grows the bulk of the vegetables, salads, herbs and spices that we use in the Lodge kitchen. We have planted an extensive fruit orchard and and our ground-breaking botanical garden project is well underway.