Venue area · Thekkady and Kumily
Wedding venues in Thekkady: seven resorts at Kumily and Periyar, with guests, rooms and how they quote
Seven wedding resorts on our list are at Thekkady and Kumily, beside Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki. Three publish a wedding space: CGH Earth Spice Village has a garden for 150 guests and 52 cottages, The Elephant Court a banquet hall for 130 theatre style and 65 rooms, and The Mountain Courtyard a lawn for about 100. None of the seven publishes a wedding rate or a plate (resorts' own pages, checked 27 October and 3 November 2026); each quotes rooms, meals and the venue together for your dates.
Panigrahana is a wedding planning and design studio, not any of these venues. The venue contracts with you for rooms, halls and food; we plan, design and run the wedding. Every figure below is from the resort's own pages, Kerala Tourism or our venue records, with the source and date beside it.
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Thekkady wedding resorts compared
The first three resorts publish a wedding space. The other four are on our records by name and type; we print a figure for them only once the resort confirms it. Resort names open their own pages.
| Venue | Where | Largest wedding space | Rooms | Price, basis and source | Decor and catering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGH Earth Spice Village | Kumily, beside Periyar Tiger Reserve; 1.2 km from Kumily bus station (resort factsheet) | Garden amid the cardamom hills: 150 guests (CGH Earth) | 52 cottages | No wedding rate published (CGH Earth, 27 Oct 2026) | Decor policy not published; the resort's chefs cater |
| The Elephant Court | Thekkady, on the approach road to the boat landing, less than 1 km from the Periyar Sanctuary (resort) | Banquet hall: 130 theatre style, 60 in clusters; poolside (resort) | 65 | No wedding rate published (resort, 27 Oct 2026) | Decor and food by the resort; resort catering only |
| The Mountain Courtyard | Spring Valley, on the Kottayam-Kumily road at the edge of Thekkady | Lawn: up to 100 guests (Spalba); banquet hall and conference hall (Kerala Tourism) | No count published | Price on request | In-house catering (Spalba) |
| Poetree Sarovar Portico Thekkady | Thekkady | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
| Sterling Lake Periyar Thekkady | Thekkady | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
| Infinity Resorts Thekkady | Thekkady | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
| Shalimar Spice Garden Resort | Kumily, Thekkady | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
Decorator and catering rules are as each resort states them on the date read; ask for them in writing before you pay an advance.
Which Thekkady resorts publish their wedding spaces?
Three. CGH Earth Spice Village at Kumily has 52 cottages under elephant-grass thatch, and CGH Earth lists one wedding setting, a garden amid the cardamom hills for 150 people, which takes the ceremony and the reception (Wedded on Earth page, 27 October 2026). Kerala Tourism also lists a conference hall, a boardroom and a private party area there without capacities, so ask which of them takes the dinner if it rains.
The Elephant Court is on the approach road to the Thekkady boat landing, on 3.5 acres, with 65 air-conditioned rooms. Its banquet hall is 56 × 29 ft, 1,625 sq ft, with a 24 × 12 ft stage, for 130 theatre style or 60 in clusters, and the poolside is offered as a second setting (resort, 27 October 2026). Weddings run through the resort's own Theme Wedding service.
The Mountain Courtyard is at Spring Valley on the Kottayam-Kumily road, on 4.5 acres, with a banquet hall and a conference hall on Kerala Tourism's listing and a 3,200 sq ft lawn listed for up to 100 guests (Spalba; our venue record, checked 3 November 2026).
How many guests can a Thekkady wedding take?
On the published figures, 100 to 150. Spice Village's garden takes 150, The Elephant Court's hall 130 theatre style and The Mountain Courtyard's lawn about 100. That is the size of a family wedding, or of the mehendi and welcome dinner of a larger one held elsewhere in Kerala.
Rooms follow the same scale: 65 at The Elephant Court and 52 cottages at Spice Village, so the wedding party stays where the functions are held. For a guest list above 150, compare the larger hill and lake resorts on our Kerala venues page.
What does a wedding in Thekkady cost?
No Thekkady resort on our list publishes a wedding rate, a plate or a hall rental, so this page prints none. CGH Earth's wedding desk quotes the garden, the cottages and the meals at Spice Village together for your dates, and The Elephant Court's packages page lists stay packages only (both checked 27 October 2026).
Most weddings here are residential, so ask each resort for one written quote covering the rooms for each night, meals per guest per day, the function space and taxes. Decor, production, photography and the bar are separate lines.
How many rooms do the Thekkady wedding resorts have?
Two of the seven publish a room count, 117 between them. A wedding party that needs more is split across neighbouring resorts in Kumily.
- The Elephant Court: 65 air-conditioned rooms, including 3 garden suites, 3 pool villas and 2 honeymoon suites (resort, 27 October 2026)
- CGH Earth Spice Village: 52 cottages (CGH Earth, 27 October 2026)
How far is Thekkady from Kochi and Madurai airports?
Thekkady is a hill drive from either airport. The resorts and Kerala Tourism give these figures.
| From | To | Distance or time | Source, read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochin International Airport | Spice Village, Kumily | 190 km, a four-hour drive | CGH Earth, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Cochin International Airport | The Elephant Court | 165 km | Resort contact page, 16 Oct 2026 |
| Madurai airport | Spice Village, Kumily | 145 km | CGH Earth factsheet, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Madurai airport | The Elephant Court | 150 km | Resort contact page, 16 Oct 2026 |
| Kottayam, the nearest railway station | Thekkady | 114 km | Kerala Tourism, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Munnar | The Elephant Court | 90 km | Resort contact page, 16 Oct 2026 |
Plan the arrival day as travel and hold the first function the next morning or evening. Book drivers' rooms with the guest block.
What does Panigrahana do at a Thekkady wedding?
We plan the wedding and design and build its decor. We do not own or sell any of these resorts and take no commission from them; you contract with the resort and pay it directly. We get the room terms, the meal rate and the function space in writing from the resorts that fit your guest count, then compare them for you line by line.
We design every mandap and stage in-house and build it from our own production warehouse in Kerala. Outdoor amplified sound stops at 10 pm, so a garden sangeet is planned to finish by then or move indoors.
Planning starts at ₹2 lakh a day for two events and decor at ₹5 lakh, both plus GST. Send your name and WhatsApp number and we reply within 24 hours.
Questions couples ask
Which are the wedding venues in Thekkady?
CGH Earth Spice Village at Kumily, The Elephant Court near the Thekkady boat landing and The Mountain Courtyard at Spring Valley publish wedding spaces. Poetree Sarovar Portico Thekkady, Sterling Lake Periyar Thekkady, Infinity Resorts Thekkady and Shalimar Spice Garden Resort are also on our list.
How many guests can a wedding at Spice Village Thekkady take?
CGH Earth lists one wedding setting at Spice Village, a garden amid the cardamom hills for 150 people, for the ceremony and the reception (Wedded on Earth page, 27 October 2026). The resort has 52 cottages.
How large is the banquet hall at The Elephant Court, Thekkady?
The hall is 56 × 29 ft, 1,625 sq ft, with a 24 × 12 ft stage. It takes 130 theatre style, 60 in clusters, 45 classroom style, 30 boardroom style and 25 in a U-shape (resort, 27 October 2026). The resort has 65 air-conditioned rooms.
What does a wedding in Thekkady cost?
No resort on our Thekkady list publishes a wedding rate or a plate, so we print none. CGH Earth quotes the garden, cottages and meals at Spice Village together for your dates, and The Elephant Court lists stay packages only (checked 27 October 2026). Ask for one written quote covering rooms, meals, the venue and taxes.
Which airport is nearest to Thekkady?
Madurai airport is 145 km from Spice Village on its factsheet and 150 km from The Elephant Court. Cochin International Airport is 190 km and a four-hour drive from Spice Village (CGH Earth) and 165 km from The Elephant Court. Kerala Tourism names Kottayam, 114 km from Thekkady, as the nearest railway station.
Can we bring our own decorator or caterer to a Thekkady resort?
The Elephant Court provides food and decorations for events itself and lists in-house catering only (resort, 27 October 2026). Spice Village's own chefs cater its weddings and its decor policy is not published. Ask each resort in writing how an outside design team can work there.
Does Panigrahana book these venues?
No. Panigrahana is a wedding planning and design studio, not a hotel or a booking agent. You contract with the resort and pay it directly; we take no commission. We compare the resorts' written terms for you, design and build the decor in-house from our Kerala warehouse, and run the wedding days.
Sources
- CGH Earth Wedded on Earth: Spice Village (garden for 150; no wedding rate published)
- CGH Earth: Spice Village about (52 cottages)
- Spice Village factsheet (distances, restaurants)
- CGH Earth: Spice Village location (four-hour drive from Cochin airport)
- Kerala Tourism: Spice Village listing (conference hall, boardroom, private party area)
- The Elephant Court: meetings and events (banquet hall dimensions and layouts; poolside)
- The Elephant Court: the resort (3.5 acres; 65 rooms by type; less than 1 km from the Periyar Sanctuary)
- The Elephant Court: Theme Wedding (in-house catering)
- The Elephant Court: contact (Cochin airport 165 km; Madurai airport 150 km; Munnar 90 km)
- Kerala Tourism: Thekkady route map (Kottayam 114 km)
- Panigrahana venue records: The Mountain Courtyard
- Central Pollution Control Board: Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Each figure was read on the resort's own page or factsheet or on Kerala Tourism on the date shown, between 16 and 27 October 2026. Figures marked as our venue record are held in Panigrahana's venue files, checked 3 November 2026. No resort on this page publishes a wedding price, so this page prints none.
Your wedding in Thekkady
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