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Saputara
is a hill station and a weekend getaway 255 kms from
Mumbai and 85 kms from Nashik. Saputara lies on border of
Maharashtra and Gujarat and is the only hill station in
Gujarat State. Saputara comes alive in monsoon with
hundreds of waterfalls about the area which gets a lot
misty and therefore visited especially by those who want
to enjoy rain.
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Sightseeing
options at Saputara are:
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Ropeway
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Sunrise
Point
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Boating
Club
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Museum
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Step
Garden, Rose Garden
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Artist
Village
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Honey
Bees Centre
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Echo
Point
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Lake
Garden
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Nageshwar
Mahadev Temple
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Sunset
Point
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Excursions
from Saputara are:
Devi Temple (42 kms)
Botanical
Garden (49 kms)
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Saptashrungi
Devi Temple is situated 60 kms from Nashik
(2 hours) and is considered one of the Shakti
Peetha temples and have a great local and regional
significance. Saptashrungi is also visited by guests to
hill station of Saputara (85 kms from Nashik,
42 kms from Saptashrungi).
Distance
: 255 kms from Mumbai, 164 kms from Surat, 85 kms
from Nashik.
Access
- Nashik has an Airport (70 kms) that gets an odd
flight from Mumbai. Nashik Road (95 kms) is the nearest
Railhead. Typical
Stay - 2-3 nights Seasonality
: Summer Holiday Season (April-May), Monsoon Weekends,
Deewali, Christmas.
Accommodation
options at Saputara - A Lake is always centre
focus of every hill station. Saputara is no different. All
stays are centred around the Lake. All accommodations here
serve Veg. Only meals and are mid-segment in nature.
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