Saputara
Hilltop Trips India

State Gujarat Near by Places Surat - 155 Km Rajkot - 559 Km Ahmedabad - 400 Km Nasik - 78.6 Km Mumbai - 250 Km Bhavnagar - 474 Km Gandhinagar - 416 Km Best Time to visit All Seasons Elevation Saputara - 875 metres. Coordinates 20.57041, 73.75366 Saputara Map Saputara Reviews Mouthshut.com Other Langauge Names Hindi: सपुत्र Gujarati: સાપુતારા

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At the height of 875 metres, saputara offers a pleasant climate and panoramic view of lush green Dang forest. The hill station is small enough to be entirely covered by foot.

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The Hill Resort

Saputara, the heaven of Nag kings is at 872,9 meter located on Sayadri-the hill city of Gujarat. Calm and tranquil, with deep dense forest with a habitat of tribal. Sunset, sunrise, echo point, museum, Nageswar Mahadeb Temple are the important places to see here. View the sunset while enjoying ropeway ride from sunset point.

When the Saputara hill becomes tinged with twilight of setting sun, the view you will cherish for long.

Shopping

Visitors can pick up pretty pieces of pottery, jewellery, vases, paintings, pen stands, key chains, all made from bamboo chips and other locally found material. Children can learn to make simple items in the workshop organised by the craftsmen

Tourists Info

Tourist Office is across the river in HK House, in Ahmedabad, just off Ashram Road (Mon-Sat 10 am-5pm). Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. is promoting village tours in the surrounding region of Saputara to the interested visitors. The tours cover nearby villages of Malegaon and Jogbari (in the foothills of Saputara),Linga and Gadvi and Bhadarpada and Ambapada (on the Waghai) Road.

Other activities

Snake worship is the grand festival here on Sarpaganga river. Trek to Gira Falls, boating can also be enjoyed at Saputara Lake. Sambar, wild boar, variety of deers, peacocks and other wild members in Puma Sanctuary welcome their visitors. Natural scenery is charming.

Elevation

Saputara - 875 metres.

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Location Details

Saputara is situated in the Dang forest area of the Sahyadri Range at an altitude of 873 m above sea level.

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Best Season to Visit/Weather

The hill resort of Saputara promises to refresh the tourists throughout the year with its cool weather. Saputara does not experience any extreme temperature variations and is an ideal getaway for the sun-scorched souls of the plains. The monsoon rains add to the magic of Saputara. Thus you may plan your trip to the Saputara hills any time of the year the best time is from middle of March to middle of November

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How to Reach There and Distances

Saputara is 420 Km from Ahmedabad, 589 Km from Bhavnagar, 603 Km from Rajkot , 172 Km from Surat, 80 Km from Nasik, 185 Km from Mumbai.

Air

Mumbai is the nearest airport, 185 Km away.

Rail

Nasik is also most convenient railhead.

Road

There is bus facility from Nasik and Surat.

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Tourist places near Saputara

Vansda National Park

Originally, a private forest of maharaja of Vansada, the park now covers on area of 24 sq Kms. Despite its small size the park harbours tiger, leopard, pangolin, rusty-spotted cat, python, giant squirrel, fourhorned antelope etc. Prior permission from the Chief Wildlife Warden, of Gandhinagar or DFO, Ahwa is required before visiting the park.

Purna Sanctuary

Covering an area of 160 sq Kms, Purna Sanctuary is a part of a dense moist deciduous forest in the Western Ghat of Gujarat. Situated at Mahal, 60 Kms, north of Dangs, the sanctuary is crossed by Purna and Gira rivers. There are bamboo lined pathways for trekkers. Prior permission is necessary for visiting.

Boating

The Saputara Lake surrounded by greenery makes it pleasurable to sail in the lake in a row or paddle boat.

Sunrise Point

It is a point which offers the best view of Saputara and adjoining Malegoan could be reached after a walk of 1.5 Km in the direction of Waghai. The naming restricts the tourist traffic to this best place as tourists believe that the point should only be visited at sun rise, however, one may visit it at any time of the day to catch a panoramic view. The Tata Consultancy Services has suggested renaming this point as Valley View Point to enhance tourist traffic.

The Ropeway

A ten minutes ride across the valley to the sunset point organised by Hotel Vaity.

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