๐Ÿก OOTY ยท NILGIRI HILLS ยท OPEN YEAR-ROUND

Come see where
breakfast is born.

Five curated experiences across our dairy farm, tea estate, coffee plantation, and medicinal garden. From sunrise milking tours to 2-night farmhouse stays โ€” all designed to reconnect you with where food actually comes from.

Families, food enthusiasts, school groups

๐Ÿ„ Sunrise Dairy Tour

Walk the milking shed. Watch the cold chain. Taste it all.

3 hours (4:30 AM โ€“ 7:30 AM)
2โ€“12 guests
Daily except Mondays

Begin before dawn at the milking parlour, where our 200+ indigenous Gir and Sahiwal cows line up for their morning milking. Watch the plate chillers bring fresh milk from 34ยฐC to 4ยฐC in twenty minutes. See our on-farm mini-lab in action โ€” the Milkana tests, the somatic cell count, the fat and protein readings that determine if a batch passes.

Then move to the processing room: watch pasteurisation, bottling, and labelling. At 6:30 AM, sit down to a farm breakfast โ€” the same milk you just saw collected, poured hot into chai over a wood fire, with fresh paneer bhurji on ghee-fried bread.

What's included

  • Guided milking shed walkthrough with our head milkman
  • Cold chain demonstration from vat to bottle
  • On-farm lab demonstration (fat test, protein test)
  • Farm-fresh chai and a full Nilgiri breakfast
  • 1 litre A2 milk and 200 g paneer to take home
  • Certificate of visit (popular with school groups)

What guests say

"We've been drinking Hetheya milk for 2 years. Seeing the farm brought a different kind of appreciation. My 8-year-old is now obsessed with cows."

โ€” Karthik M., Coimbatore

"The 4:30 AM alarm was worth every second. The breakfast alone would justify the trip. We ordered a 6-month subscription on the drive back."

โ€” Priya V., Chennai
โ‚น1,500 / person
3 hours (4:30 AM โ€“ 7:30 AM) ยท 2โ€“12 guests
๐Ÿ“… Schedule: Daily except Mondays. Booking required 48 hours in advance.
Book This Experience Ask a Question
Also available:
โ€” Getting here

Hetheya Farm,
Ooty, Nilgiris.

From Coimbatore
86 km via Mettupalayam & Coonoor road ยท 2.5 hrs
Scenic mountain road. We recommend arriving a day early.
From Bangalore
290 km via Mysore & Gudalur ยท 6 hrs
Overnight train to Mettupalayam + Toy Train to Ooty is the magical option.
From Chennai
540 km via Coimbatore ยท 8โ€“9 hrs by road or overnight train
Nilgiri Mountain Railway from Mettupalayam to Ooty โ€” a UNESCO World Heritage route.
From Ooty Town
5 km via Melkavatty road ยท 15 mins by car
We can arrange pick-up from Ooty bus stand or Mettupalayam railway station. Address: 5/14 Madhana Estate, Kundanatty, Melkavatty.
โ€” Plan your visit

Best times to
visit the farm.

Oct โ€“ Jan
โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…
Clearest skies, frost mornings, peak tea quality, Nilgiri flower bloom. Most popular season.
Apr โ€“ May
โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Pre-monsoon warmth, cardamom in bloom, excellent coffee harvest begins.
Jun โ€“ Sep
โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
Monsoon โ€” lush green but misty and wet. Farm is operational but outdoor tours depend on rain.
Feb โ€“ Mar
โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Wattles in bloom, migratory birds, and the best time for school programmes and family stays.

Every visit starts
with a conversation.

Tell us your group size, preferred dates, and the experience you're interested in. We'll build your Hetheya day.

Book Your Visit