Would you be interested in a holiday that provides you with ample peace and tranquility, a chance to savor some of the world’s delectable cuisine and an opportunity to mingle with artists from all over the world ?

If your answer is a resounding YES….then come to the DUNE, a sprawling 25 acre picturesque eco-friendly beach village located just 15 kms from the heart of Pondicherry and on the Coromandel Coast.

  

A thematic village with 700m of sea front , aesthetically designed bungalows and villas and well rewarded with a pleasant climate throughout the year except during the monsoon season, the Dune welcomes guests all through the year. Also a favorite base for AIR (Artists in Residence) programme, which provides work studios for Artists from all around the world, the scenic beach resort promises to provide its guests with unlimited peace, privacy and comfort that they seek.

The Dune cherishes the spirit “to live in harmony with nature and men” and tries to employ and follow eco friendly ways in all its endeavors. Each thematic bungalow is of a different inspiration, furniture, size, facility and enjoys the privacy of its own garden. All its beach bungalows and villas are spacious and designed in such a way so as to minimize the impact on the environment. Built using only reclaimed building material from South Indian Colonial houses and Chettinad palaces as per the traditional Indian architectural style, the bungalows are well equipped with all the modern facilities except for the air conditioning for when you a have refreshing sea breezeblowing 24 hours a day what’ s the need for an air conditioning system?

The resort’s restaurant and the lounge with its fresh fruit juice and coffee bar is a fine place to relax. Providing a wide variety of healthy gourmet fusion food, the cuisine based as it is on hypo toxic diet is carefully prepared using farm fresh organic produce from the resort’s own vegetable garden and from Elephant Valley, their Nature reserve, Eco-lodge and Organic farm in Kodaikanal. It is also the place to choose and play games or catch a movie from its DVD Bank.

At the Dune, visitors get a chance to indulge in some creativity of their own. Being a base for Artists in Residence (AIR), the Dune acts as a hub for international artists to live, meet, work and to discover India, its artists and craftsmen and encourages artist to experiment with different mediums, from brushes to shovels, from paint to stone.

Besides, they can also go visit the utopian town of Auroville where they can learn yoga, have massage, see exhibitions, watch movies, go horse riding etc; visit the former French colony of Pondicherry with its quaint houses and numerous restaurants; see the famed stone temples of Mahabalipuram and Tiruvanamalai, the Ramanamaharishi Ashram and Gingee fort in addition to taking a boat ride in the azure and serene Bay of Bengal.

Furthermore, t he Dune is actively involved with the local communities in the field of education and local capacity building. These activities are carried out under an Indian trust Children of The World India in association with “Enfants du monde", France.