Birdlife - The Hermitage is surrounded by rice fields and coconut groves. The nearest belt of forest is some kilometres away, so in the resort itself one can see grassland species such as chats, robins, warblers, and species that may be seen in open country such as pipits, drongos, babblers etc. Read More



Turtles - Our beach at the Hermitage is part of a 12 kilometre stretch on which a rare and beautiful species of turtle is battling for survival. This is the Olive Ridley, named for the delicate olive color of its heart-shaped shell. One of the smallest of the sea turtles, with adults reaching 2 to 2½ feet in length and weighing 80 to 110 pounds, the Olive Ridley is now an endangered species.
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