Each tent is a hideaway of warmth and comfort, facing the valley. Each one crafted to give you the same exciting view. Morning after dewy morning.
Interior SuiteEach tent is an elevated hideaway of warmth and comfort, facing the valley. Crafted to give you the same exciting view, morning after dewy morning. Designed with insulated bespoke canvas, handcrafted timber floors, and a private cantilevered deck looking out across rolling tea plantations and mist-filled valleys.
Only four luxury tents are ever open
Before you arrive, see the light, the canvas and the views that wait for you.
Step inside Bear Trail and walk with us from the first light of dawn to the last embers of the bonfire. Morning light on canvas, mist over tea gardens, and a night sky that stops you in your tracks.
Crisp mountain skies offer unmatched clarity for stargazing and evening fireside conversations.
The gentle forest stream transforms into a roaring mountain torrent amidst emerald slopes.
Fresh tea flushes perfume the hillside air as golden dawns peek through valley mist.
A Rare Kind of Luxury
Bear Trail is a curated glamping retreat with just four luxury tents among rolling tea gardens, looking out over a spectacular mountain landscape. It was made for people who want to be close to nature without giving up any comfort, and it offers a rare mix of solitude, scenery and understated indulgence.
Trek to a brook that becomes a roaring torrent in the monsoon. Walk through quiet tea gardens. After dark, watch for bears and other wildlife from the safety of the camp.
Take your coffee on the deck while the tea gardens catch the first light and the mist lifts off the hills.
A gentle walk brings you to a murmuring brook. In the monsoon it becomes a thundering torrent, one of the most dramatic sights that can take the breath away.
Wander unhurried through the plantations around the camp, breathing in the cool mountain air and the green scent of the leaves.
From a slow weekend away to a starlit evening for two, or the whole retreat kept just for your party, or a meetup for leadership training, each stay is shaped to be remembered.
A stay built around slowness. We welcome you with a tea ritual on arrival, take you on a guided trek through the hills and close with a late, unhurried checkout. There is no rush and no agenda, only rest.
For people who love the rain. Visit when the brook is at its most dramatic, take a guided trek to its roaring waters with rain-ready gear, and come back to a warm cup waiting for you.
An evening made for romance. Enjoy a private bonfire dinner under the stars, a specially decorated tent and a late checkout so the magic can last a little longer.
All four tents, exclusively yours. Use it for an intimate wedding, a private celebration or a company offsite where people finally put their phones down. The entire mountainside is reserved for you.
Voices of the Valley
“This is high above Kotagiri, where the mountains roll out in shades of green and gold, and the only schedule is the one the sun keeps.”
The Mountain Rhythm“Each tent is a hideaway of canvas, warmth and comfort, facing the valley. Morning after dewy morning.”
Canvas Sanctuary“Come here when you crave silence. Wake to birdsong, breathe in the wild, or simply have a long, slow moment to yourself.”
Quiet LuxuryBear Trail is nestled within a valley, where the air is cool, the tea gardens are wide and the world feels far away. The drive up to it winds through mist and forest, and it is the first part of the escape.
