Saputara



Short Descr
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.



Long Descr
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.



Elevation
Saputara - 875 metres.



Location Details



How to Reach There and Distances
Saputara is 420 km from Ahmedabad, 589 km from Bhavnoagar, 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.



Best Season to Visit/Weather



To visit Nearby Places
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.