Off the beaten trail in Yercaud

Yercaud is a lovely destination as long as you can avoid the crowds during summer and Holidays. It is advisable to do an off the beaten track, plantation stay rather than the regular Hotels.
The beauty of Yercaud is best experienced from a quiet plantation.
Several Plantation Stays are available in Yercaud as there are more than a 100 estates.
Yercaud is full of coffee plantations. Fruits like banana, pears, orange and jackfruits ate also grown abundantly. Sandalwood, teak and silver oak trees are very common. A walk through these plantations is the best activity that can be done at Yercaud! It is a refreshing and rejuvenating experience
Father of Yercaud and the Coffee Story
Did you know that there is a Father of Yercaud and his name is M. D. Cockburn! Cockburn was Scottish and district collector of Salem in 1820s. He was also a pioneering coffee planter. He introduced coffee plants from Arabia and started cultivating at the Grange Estate which can be visited even today. More than 9000 acres is under Coffee cultivation today.