Lake view Ayurvedic Resorts and Research Centre [LARC] provide luxury in the midst of wild, without affecting the ecosystem and enough flexibility to suite the tourist's pocket. It is situated at the top of a hill at Thenmala with a vast area of greenery and scenery.
LARC designed and constructed in unison with nature's gift, is a cynosure of all eyes. It is the only place where one can dance,dine and dream.LARC accredited with three star facilities has 32 suite rooms, ayurvedic rejuvenation centre, mini conference halls, convention centre, cafeteria, dormitories, restaurants, bar, 24 hors coffee shop, telephone, internet cafe, eco trekking path, parking facility for vehicles [over 100 nos], natural water falls in the premises, swimming pool and telescopic tower for ariel view and all of these make it a paradise in the peak.
LARC ensures and assures the very best quality in providing comfort and luxury to each and every customer. It reminds the ancient saying "Athidhi Devo Bhava" which means "Treat the Guest as God".
LARC offers various sight seeing packages at Thenmala and near by touist places, for our valued customers. The packages are Suvidha, Suhasya, Sunidra and Soundarya.

Thenmala

Located about 72kms from Thiruvananthapuram, the State Capital of Kerala, God's Own Country, the southern most State of India. Thenmala is a small village at the foothills of Western Ghats and predominantly a forest area.
[Above] A picturesque view from LARC Resort

The famous Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary is the most important ecotourism resource of Thenmala Ecotourism. This Wildlife Sanctuary is of about 100 sq. km. and harbors large varieties of flora and fauna.

Thenmala : "Then + Mala" , i.e. in local parlance "Then" means honey and "Mala" means hillock i.e. it mean honey hills. The honey collected from Thenmala forest region is of good quality and of high medicinal value because of the unique floristic composition of the forests.

General Information
(Thenmala Grama Panchayat: the local self Government)
Total population       24,212,
Altitude                   Between 100-600 m above MSL
Climate                 The hottest months are March to May and the coldest,                               December and January. The maximum temperature during                               daytime in the hottest month is about 39 o C. The daily                               temperature varies from 17 o C to 35 o C.
Rainfall                   Southwest Monsoon: May to August extends up to September
                              Northeast Monsoon: late September, October and November
                              Average rainfall 2600 - 3000 mm
Languages spoken   Malayalam, Tamil & English
Season                   Throughout the year
Clothing                  Tropical

ATTRACTIONS

LEISURE ZONE
This zone caters to the needs of tourist exploring the inherent qualities of the zone - the drastic level changes, favorable views etc. The boardwalk and the sway bridge explore potential viewpoints. The plazas, the view deck and the courts expose the tourists to a different vocabulary of landscape. The sculpture garden , water features etc are other important attractions here.

Sculpture Garden
The theme of the Garden is MAN AND NATURE. It endeavors to depict the relationship of MAN and his culture with NATURE, in the serene backdrop of a green forest - i.e. unpolluted nature - synchronizing with the Thenmala Forests. Interesting circulation pathways around the sculptures and the integration of the natural features in zone gives the sculpture garden it's own exclusivity.