Saputara Monsoon Festival
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Saputara Monsoon Festival is a month-long event, organized and promoted by tourism department. The monsoon festival begins in August month every year.
The festival features plentiful events, activities and cultural programs in 30 days. Local Dangi food items and spectacular cultural shows portraying lifestyle of Adivasis are most exciting events of the festival. From 10-year-old kids to 90-year-old grandma, the festival guarantees good time for everyone.
Tourism department also holds special tour packages during monsoon festival.
Normally if you visit Saputara, you’ll find it calm, quiet and pleasant. However, if you visit during this monsoon festival, be ready to see crowds. No surprise, many people come to enjoy the monsoon festival.
Where to Stay – Accommodation
Saputara has many hotels. Though, prices will be skyrocketed during monsoon festival and you may have hard time getting overnight stay.
You can find list and book hotels in Saputara via:
- MakeMyTrip (Recommended)
- Cleartrip
- Yatra
Little History of Monsoon Festival
From what I remember Gujarat Tourism (TGCL – Tourism Corporation Gujarat Limited) organized the first ever monsoon festival in year 2011. It was a massive hit.
Year after year, they kept adding more events and activities. Visitors too kept increasing in folds.
This year, 2016 will be the 6th edition of the Saputara Monsoon Festival.
Events, Activities and Programs
A lot happens during the monsoon festival. Some are,
- Cultural Programmes in Evening
- Boat Race
- Varli Drawing Competition
- Photography Exhibition
- Handicrafts Exhibition
- Archery Practice
- Adventure Sports
- Paper Craft Workshops
- Zipline & Aerial Adventure
- Rock Climbing
- Food Park
- Craft Village
- Varli Arts Display
Places to Visit In Saputara
For a list of places with rich information, visit: Saputara Sightseeing List
- Saputara Lake
- Ropeway
- Sunset Point
- Table Top/Governor’s Hill/Townview Point
- Step Garden
- Sunrise Point
- Saputara Tribal Museum
- Lake Garden
- Hatgadh Fort
- Honeybees Center
- Nageshwar Mahadev Temple
- Echo Point
- Artists Village
During time of monsoon festival, Saputara Lake and Table Top point are most crowded.
Sunrise point and echo point attract less people.
Places to Visit Near Saputara
Saputara falls under Dang district. Dangs has dozens of tourist places. During monsoon season, Dang area scenes have God level awesomeness.
Detailed list of places at: My Journey Of Dang Forests
- Don Hill Station
- Shabari Dham
- Mahal Campsite
- Gira Falls
- Waghai Botanical Garden
- Girmal Falls
- Vansda National Park
- Purna Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hatgad Fort
- Saptashrungi Gadh
- Kilad Campsite
- Janki Van
- Ajmal Gadh
Don’t just limit your sightseeing to Saputara only. Make best of your trip to Saputara Monsoon Festival and cover as many places as possible.
How to Reach Saputara
Unlike other places in Dang, Saputara has excellent public transportation facilities. You can hire jeep in Saputara for local sightseeing.
State run buses are frequently available from Surat, Valsad and Bilimora bus station.
Nearest railway station is Bilimora.
Distance Matrix:
From | To | Distance in km / Time in hr |
Surat | Saputara | 160 km / 3.30 hr |
Mumbai | Saputara | 300 km / 6 hr |
Ahmedabad | Saputara | 400 km / 7 hr |
Vadodara | Saputara | 300 km / 5.30 hr |
Valsad | Saputara | 130 km / 3 hr |
Nasik | Saputara | 80 km / 2 hr |
Official Announcement
Gujarat Tourism department has prepared a 2 page brochure about this monsoon festival. Please find its link below:
Saputara Monsoon Festival 2017 – Download Brochure PDF
Last Note
Monsoon is the best time to visit Saputara and Dangs area. Nevertheless, if you’re the kind of person who likes placidness — don’t visit Saputara during monsoon festival.
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Featured photo credits: youngama.in
Mayur
Do you suggest Ahmedabad to Saputara by Own Car or Public Trasport ?
Darpan Dodiya
I suggest travelling to Saputara in own vehicle. You’ll have much more flexibility to enjoy the place.
Mahesh
Do you have any video of that? I’d love to find out more details.
Bilu R.
Thanks for sharing your info. I truly appreciate your efforts and I will be waiting for your next write ups thank you once again.
D.F.
You’re so cool! I don’t think I’ve read through anything like this before. So wonderful to find another person with some unique thoughts on this. Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This site is one thing that’s needed on the web, someone with a bit of originality!
Nupur
Is the Monsoon festival at Kevadia Colony still on?
Jigar Chaudhari
It’s really nice that someone is writing about this awesome places.
By the way I was here today.
Darpan Dodiya
These places deserve their place. 🙂
Would you mind sharing your experiences of Monsoon Festival?
Anant shah
With reference to your advice we will go saputara 20-8-16 and in way we will visite Gira fall, garden, sabri van we also want to know that can we visite don hill on our route otherwise from saputara
Darpan Dodiya
Gira fall and Waghai Botanical Garden are en route to Saputara.
Both Shabari Dham and Don Hill Station are on different route.
r jani
how to book my trip to saputara about accomodation & travelling
please suggest where to book my trip
Darpan Dodiya
Sorry, I’m not affiliated with anyone.
I don’t book places or organize tours.
Viral Shah
Is there any event list available for monsoon festival.. Which programme on what date?
Darpan Dodiya
Not that I know of.
I will update this post as soon as I come across one.
manoj Goradia
Nice and informative article in simple way about your neighbouring town and places.
i am amateur photographer and was looking for info about Dang waterfall and i think your info about Dang are best available on net..
Pl keep it up.
Just wondering are both Gira and Girmal both fall fully active now?
Darpan Dodiya
Thanks a lot Manoj! I like photography as well. 🙂
Both falls are over-active now!
Jokes apart, yes they are. Due to recent rain session (First week of August), there’s a lot of water coming in from catchment area. Avoid next weekend though, as due to weekend + 15th August holiday, entire Dang area will be full of tourists. You won’t enjoy photographing natural places among lots of people.
Cheers!
dharmin
Hi, when will this monsoon festival start this year?
Darpan Dodiya
I’ve updated post. 🙂
Jignesh
Dear
Any accommodation at DON area ..
Darpan Dodiya
No as of now.
Jignesh
Thanks for guidance…
Abbas a chhatariya-
Good web site to get an overview of the place and knowledge about the sights,hotel,points etc…..it’s make easy to visit the place
Darpan Dodiya
Thanks Abbas! 🙂
Kosha
good information. liked top image of boats. its beautiful!
Darpan Dodiya
Thank you Kosha 🙂
Rakesh L.
Hiii, when wil this monsoon festival start this year?
R. L.
Darpan Dodiya
Hi,
Date for Monsoon Festival 2016 isn’t declared yet.
Following trends of past few years, it will start in first week of August. And will end in middle of September.