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My Stay & Experience at B'Canti Boutique Beach Resort in Varkala, Kerala

My Stay & Experience at B’Canti Boutique Beach Resort in Varkala, Kerala

My Stay & Experience at B’Canti Boutique Beach Resort in Varkala, Kerala

Hi guys,

If you follow me on Instagram (@bhumika_t), you would know I was in Kerala last week. I stayed 3 days in Munnar and 3 days at Varkala, it was a pretty nice and relaxing holiday covering both the mountains and the beach.

Varkala is 1.5 hours away from Trivandrum airport.

At Varkala, we stayed at B’Canti Boutique Beach Resort which is a gorgeous property on the North cliff of Varkala, a short distance away from Papanasham Beach. They also have a seasonal beach attached to the property and you can get the beach view from your room and the restaurant.

Deluxe Room

They have Deluxe, Super Deluxe and Superior Sea View Rooms. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, with all the necessary amenities.

View from the Room

One can also explore the nearby beaches, Kappil Beach and Varkala Beach. We loved both the beaches, they were so clean and well maintained. Another place to explore is the Golden Island, we didn’t go there as we just wanted to relax after all the travelling 3-4 days earlier.

B’Canti also has a separate Ayurveda & Yoga Wellness Ashram where you can get different types of Ayurvedic massages and/or herbal treatments. We got the Abhyanga massage on both the days which is a traditional Ayurvedic massage with a blend of oil and essential herbs, and is followed by a steam and bath with ubtan. My skin felt baby soft and body super relaxed, post the massage. It was a nice end to the vacation.

They also offer daily yoga sessions by the beach, if interested.

Their restaurantThe Bait & Hook‘ serves all types of cuisines from North Indian to South Indian to continental. The vegetarian food in Kerala doesn’t have many options apart from dosas and different types of rice, so The Bait & Hook was a welcome change and we loved the food here! Even the staff is very warm and courteous and was helpful throughout our stay. I loved the pasta, gajar halwa and aloo parantha and appam for breakfast 😀 The fresh fruits and fresh bread basket every morning for breakfast was what I looked forward to!

They even arranged a candle light dinner by the beach, for us, on our last night there. The set up was beautiful, with the pleasant beach ahead.

We had an early flight and they arranged for a quick, early breakfast for us before we checked out. They do provide airport pick up and drop facility as well, on request.

Overall, I had a great time and it was a really good holiday. If you are looking for a good hotel to stay at Varkala, you should definitely check out B’Canti Boutique Beach Resort. It has a perfect blend of good food, beach view, comfortable stay and ayurvedic massages. Check them out HERE

Have you been to Varkala? Let me know your thoughts on Kerala/Varkala in the comments below.

Monsoon Getaway with American Tourister #PlanATomorrow

Monsoon Getaway with American Tourister #PlanATomorrow

Hi Guys,

So I went for a really fun one day monsoon getaway last to last Saturday with American Tourister. We went to Khambale at Igatpuri which is about 3 hours from Mumbai.

The view on route itself was so beautiful, road trips during monsoons are absolutely amazing and a mesmerizing experience.

We left from Santacruz at around 7.30 am and reached Khambale at 11 am, we even took a break in between for some vada pav and chai, of course! You can’t miss that when travelling across Maharashtra 😀

After reaching Khambale, we hiked about 1-1.5 kms and most of it was pretty easy and smooth, except for one steep slope. But then that was the most fun part! Once we reached on top, the view was mesmerising. We just couldn’t stop clicking loads of pictures.

I took some panorama shots, boomerangs and a lot of Snapchat pictures and videos of course :p If you follow me on Snapchat (bhumika_t) or Instagram, you must have already seen those.

We enjoyed the view and sat there for some time. We even planted some trees. The entire area has tree plantations and there were quite a lot of pot plants kept aside, which you can plant anywhere you like.

I am glad that not only did we enjoy and had a fun trip, we even did something to give back to the nature. While we were coming back, it started raining heavily and we got completely drenched. Now you cannot go for a monsoon getaway and not get drenched, right? 😀 That was fun too, basically I enjoyed every part of the trip and Mother Nature made sure it included every element.

We left Khambale and had a proper Maharashtrian thali for lunch at a nearby restaurant. We were so hungry after the hike that the hot, yummy food seemed perfectly appetizing!

It was a fun day and I so needed a break, thank you American Tourister for this fun getaway. American Tourister also has a #MonsoonTourister contest going on, where you have to just send in your monsoon getaway pictures and you can win American Tourister merchandise! Join the contest on their Instagram (@amtouristerin) or twitter (@amtouristerin)

Where have you been to this monsoon?