Saputara

Saputara is a hill station town in Gujarat.

Saputara means the 'Adobe of Serpent', is oerched at an altitude of 1000 m, and is situated in the heart of Dangs district. Ity is located on the second highest plateau of the Sahyadari range with cool bracing climate and a scenic view of the verdant valley. Saputara has been dveloped as a planned hill resort with a;; the necessary amenities. The thick forest around Saputara is dotted with tribal villages and their unique dances are of great interest. Gujarat's picturesque hill station is perched on a plateau in the Dang forest area of the Sahyadri Range. At an altitude of about 1000 m.

It has a cool bracing climate, the highest temperature even in the summer months not exceeding 28 Degrees C. Saputara means the Adobe of Serpents and a snake image on the banks of the river Sarpagana is worshipped by the Adivasis on festivals like Holi.

Saputara has been developed as a planned hill resort with all the necessary ameneties like hotels, parks, swimming pools, boat club, theatres and a museum to ensure an enjoyable holiday in the cool of the hills. Saputara is only 164 km from Surat.

Nearest airport is Mumbai 255 km.

Nearest railway station is Waghai, on the Billimora - Waghi narrow gauge section of the Western Railway.

For those coming from Gujarat via Surat or Ahmedabad or even tom Bombay, Billimora is the most convenient rail head as direct bus service is available from there.

By Road : State transport buses end private luxury coaches connects various centres of Gujarat and Maharashtra. It is situated 409 km from Ahmedabad and 51 km from Waghai.

Places to visit :

* Mahal The Mahal region situated 60 km away from Saputara is dominated by the Purna Sanctuary. The longish drive passes through the most beautiful parts of Dangs with high wooded slopes of bamboo.

* Vansda National Park: Originally, a private forest of maharaja of Vansada, the park now covers on area of 24 sq km. 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.

* 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.

* Main Attraction Saputara Lake, Ropeway.

* You can visit Rose Garden and a lake. You can hire local jeeps for a tour around. Also, you can take a cable car / ropeway / gondola to visit the sunset point.

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

You can buy handicraft items made by the local adivasis.

You will get excellent North Indian and other foods with Gujarati touch of sweetness. Food is deleicious.

As Saputara is in the state of Gujarat where alcoholic liquors have been prohibited by the state government, you cannot get alcoholic beverages here.

સાપુતારા ગિરિનગર

ભારત દેશના ગુજરાત રાજ્યનું એકમાત્ર હવાખાવાનું સ્થળ છે.

સાપુતારા ડાંગ જિલ્લામાં મહારાષ્ટ્ર રાજ્યની સરહદ પર, સહ્યાદ્રિ પર્વતમાળામાં જંગલ વચ્ચે આશરે ૧૦૦૦ મિટર ઉંચાઇ પર આવેલું છે. અહીં ભરઉનાળા દરમિયાન પણ તાપમાન આશરે ૩૦ ડીગ્રીથી ઓછું રહે છે. જળાશય(નૌકાવિહાર સગવડ સાથે), સ્ટેપ ગાર્ડન, રોપ વે, સાપુતારાનો સાપ, સનસેટ પોઇન્ટ, સનરાઇઝ પોઇન્ટ, નવાનગર(ડાંગી સંસ્ક્રૃતિનું દર્શન) તેમ જ ઋતુંભરા વિદ્યાલય વગેરે જોવાલાયક સ્થળોનો સમાવેશ થાય છે.

અહીંથી આહવા, વઘઇ, નાસિક, ચિખલી, બીલીમોરા તેમ જ સપ્તશ્રુંગી ગઢ મોટરમાર્ગે જઇ શકાય છે.

પ્રવાસ માટે માહિતી : સાપુતારા અમદાવાદથી ૪૨૦ કિ.મી., ભાવનગરથી ૫૮૯ કિ.મી., રાજકોટથી ૬૦૩ કિ.મી., સુરતથી ૧૭૨ કિ.મી., વઘઇથી ૪૯ કિ.મી., બીલીમોરાથી ૧૧૦ કિ.મી., નાસિકથી ૮૦ કિ.મી., મુંબઇથી ૧૮૫ કિ.મી.ના અંતરે આવેલું છે.

નજીકનું વિમાનમથક: મુંબઇ નજીકનું નેરોગેજ રેલ્વેસ્ટેશન: વઘઇ નજીકનું બ્રોડગેજ રેલ્વેસ્ટેશન: નાસિક

સાપુતારાથી આહવા, વઘઇ, બીલીમોરા, સુરત, વલસાડ, વડોદરા, પાટણ, અમદાવાદ, નાસિક, સપ્તશ્રુંગી ગઢ, કળવણ, શીરડી જવા માટે ગુજરાત તેમ જ મહારાષ્ટ્ર રાજ્ય પરિવહન નિગમની બસો પ્રાપ્ય છે.