Vanil Eco Den : Eco camp site develop by GSFDCL

Route: Surat - Simada- Canal road - turn right toward NH8 - Navsari - boriach tall Naka - turn left toward sapautara road- rankuva - vansda - turn left toward vaghai- 8km from vansda, on main road opposite site vanil eco den 

Vanil Eco Den is developed by Gujarat state forest development corporation Ltd (GSFDCL). It is an environmentally-friendly site located in the lush green western Ghat Forest area of Vansda taluka in Navsari District. It is easily accessible by waghai-saputara road & tourists can Experience nature amidst dense tropical forest areas.  
we are a group of friends and family, total of 10 adults & 5 kids, we reach at 1.30pm. after taking entry we rest at the rest zone for 1hrs. we hire 2 cycles for kids, kids enjoy cycling. after 2.30 visit various attraction zone. and finally, visit the adventure zone. this place is on way to surat saputara. so its use as a resting & relaxing location for nature lovers.

Brief about Site 

At the entrance, you get a ticket counter 50/- entry fees per person & 50/- for car parking, if you park the car outside on-road then no pay for parking fee. the place is good for relaxation & connecting with nature. 

Vanil campsite has accommodation facilities.
4 Executive A/c Cottages charge is 3000/- + GST
and 4 Deluxe A/c Cottages charge is 2000/- + GST 

few cycles are also available for cycling its fee is 60 per hr

For video shooting fees 500/- & professional shooting fees 5000/-

Main  Attraction

• Butterfly Zone: there is no butterfly, a special zone created a shape like a butterfly & also watching to make by bamboo, so u can view from Top. The top view looks like a butterfly 

• Tribal Zone: it is developed as traditional dangi people lifestyle like a hut, well, bullock cart, traditional cot with their musical instrument use in festivals, also wall painting of dangi tradition 

• Herbal Zone: various herbal plantation which is used as domestic Gahr gahtthu upchar

• Adventure Zone: it is for adults & kids who both enjoy activities. rop claiming, balancing activities is their in adventure zone

• Wildlife Zone:  wildlife animal statues make in green lush forest 7 from far it look like a real animal in the jungle

• Eco-Trail: small trail for trekking made in the forest 

• Cycling in woods: hire cycle & experience cycling in Jungle

• Wooden Bridge: selfie point whee you can do a picture with a wooden bridge

• Dhanvantri Garden 

• Furniture & Dhanvantri Products Sales Outlet: it has various wooden furniture use in the home, once can buy also, there is a price tag on every piece of furniture, along with dhanvantri ayurvedic product display for sale.

Amenities

• Dining Area- Tribal cafe

• Separate Area For Campfire

• Sahyadri Hall for Meeting/Get together

• Parking Zone: Paid parking available for car 50 for bike 20 for bus 500/-

• Drinking water: RO filter available

• Rest Hut: wooden bench & sofa their for rest, one can rest in green loan also 

Best Time to Visit  July to March

One can reach Vanil ECO DEN by road using a taxi, private vehicle or any other road transport mode

Address : Vanil Eco Den, At & Post: - Navtad ,Ta-Vansda, Dist-Navsari Pin-396580 (Gujarat).

For Booking & information Contact
9033115500 / 7284076511

Entrance Cani Eco Den

Tariff Rate 

Activiy Zone

Butterfly Zone

Forest Therapy 

Road map 

Various attarction

Wilder zone Anilam staue 

Harihar Fort Trekking, A Dream Trek for Every Traveller and Adventure Lover | Trimbak | Igatpuri | Nashik

Unexpected Journey toward Harihar fort trek, but most memorable for me & Kashyap. by profession I am Doctor & work as a Family physician in surat with my friend Dr Kashyap is a dentist. this Diwali vacation we plan for something adventurous & decided to go Konkan Coastal way with a bike ride, till 24 hrs before our schedule is same, but ask support from one friend & he tells limited time you did not enjoy then costal way, & You go Harihar fort trek, which is mind-blowing & a dream for every trekker. & that's our journey planed.

The Harihar Fort trek difficulty level is medium. It lies at an altitude of 3,676 ft from sea level. The hill on which the fort is built looks like a rectangular shape from the base village.  It is a trek that can be executed both by professionals as well as beginners with ease. The route is pleasant and the duration is also manageable, making it one of the more popular treks in the Western Ghats. The edges of the Harihar fort are almost vertical. The attraction of Harihar fort is the iconic steps to the top of the fort. It is almost 80 degrees vertically inclined. Here, trekkers must climb roughly 100 Iconic steps to reach the top of the mountain. This cave-like chamber is reachable by a crawling trap door after climbing those steep steps. The peak of the fort can be reached by the passage of the cave. There is a small temple of Lord Hanuman and Shiva as well as a pond in front of it.  The view from the fort is beautiful. You can see many forts and peaks such as Bhaskargad or Basgad, Anjaneri fort, Brahmagiri and Utwad fort from the top.

The best Season to do the Harihar Fort Trek is from June to February. During this period you can see the spectacular views from Harihar fort. Monsoon is the best season to see the lush green Sahyadris. All the fields in the villages and trails will be full of green grasses. Post monsoon season offers a clear view of the famous forts and peaks from the Top. You can expect pleasant weather during this time.

Short Story: New Year morning after the completion of get2gather with family at 10.45am we leave from surat by eating breakfast of khaman & samosa. out route is Surat to NH 8 - Navsari - Valsad - Vapi- bhilad - charoti ( Mahalaxmi ) - jwahr - amboli - Harihar fort. take the first half at Chikhli, on NH 8 any time I go, I take a halt at SAI tea stall. it has beautiful space for sitting & delicious snacks available, we both take 2 glasses of cold masala buttermilk. then again start our ride. The next halt is Mahalaxmi mandir, due to New Year heavy traffic for darshan, so we avoid darshan & take sugarcane juice & relax for 15 min, next our route is charoti chokdi to left toward jwahar - amboli. we enjoy ghat road & bike riding at speed of 70-80km. the road is awesome. late evening we get cloud & start sudden raining for 1.5hr. we stop under one shop for 1.5hrs wait to stop the rain, our time wasted & we are late to reach base village harshewadi, so we direct go trimbak for night stay it is 10km far from amboli, after check-in hotel & fresh up eat dinner & rest overnight,

The next day after checkout first visit trimbakeshvar jyotirlinga, get the blessing of shiva & then proceed toward Harihar forte. it took 1hr from trimbk to reach base village harshewadi. road & views are awesome, I get a few clicks On the way & reach harshewadi at 12.30pm. 30 charge for per person entry fees for Harihar fort taken by Maharashtra government. local people are helpful & supportive, we assort our luggage & take only one bag with us which carry water & few snacks. another bag & helmet is put to local village home & our bullet is a park in a parking area which charge is 10/-.

we start trek @12.45pm, it is cloudy weather so not feel too much hot, still slowly after 1.30 hrs of upside trek we reach the base of the plateau, then after 80 degrees vertically inclined iconic step start, These rock-cut steps look scary but once you start climbing them, you have enough support there for your safety. So it is not scary as it looks from far. There are notches carved in for support. Make sure you take complete advantage of them. Place your foot carefully. During monsoon season they become slippery because of the moss formation. Do not turn back while climbing the steps if you are afraid of height. It looks very scary. There are around 90 steps before you reach the Mahadarvaja. They are maintained pretty well compared to other forts in that region. After the Mahadarvaja, the trail takes you to a left traverse. Here, your left is open to a valley and your right is the wall of the fort. You can see the Harshewadi village on your left. Once you cross the traverse, you encounter another set of steep steps. After climbing those steep steps, you pass through a small cave. After almost an hour of an exciting climb, you reach the fort.

this trek is a dream for adventure lovers, High adrenaline Rush while claiming & get fulfilment & happiness after reaching on top of the fort, get spectacular views of surrounding Bhaskargad or Basgad, Anjaneri fort, Brahmagiri, Utwad fort, Phani Dongar hill which has a needle-like structure and many other forts are around you. It is fun to identify all of the forts and peaks if you are in a group

we reach 5.30 pm at base village & return toward Nasik, check-in hotel & relaxed overnight, Next day morning back to surat via Nasik - peth - dharmpur - vansda- chikhi- Navsari surat.

For Stay & Food @harihar fort trek 
contact Madhukar 9850500093 who is a local villager @harshewadi village
Charge around 300 per person cost for night stay

Top Harihar Fort

Breakfast Before leave surat

Sai Tea Stall @ chikhli Masala Chhas

On Road @ jwahar 

Bullet Ride highlights

Cloud Set for Rain 

View from Ghat Road

 Trimbakeshwar Shiva Jyotirling

Harihar fort view from base Village

on way to trek route

relaxing mood

80 degrees vertically Step

View from Iconic Step

Harihar fort Trek journey highlighted in the video

Camping under Fullmoon ( Sharad Poonam) 2021

A long time ago plan for River island camping, after seeing khajur video on youtube, Rajan tell, about island camping, Sharad Poonam is there, so we decided Moonlight camping
Camping under Fullmoon  Date of Travel 20/10/2021

The journey started from 1 pm from  Puna BRTS Junction & then after meeting point is Mandavi, we all meet at Mandvi. people join are Dr. Hardik Patel, Dr. Chetan Chitroda, Alpesh Ramani, Manoj Haryani, Hitesh Kanani, Hiran Patel, Rajan Kakadiya,  after taking all the necessary stuff from the local shop reach dabheri, around 5.00 pm.
a local guy name Raju, he is our guide come helper. park our car at dabheri village & all stuff put on a boat. we bring tent, gas stove, lighting poll, battery, music & all basic need for camping. the location is awesome like never before seen, it seems 360 viewpoints on Karajan dam backwater.

after loading all stuff in a boat, it takes 15 min boat ride, goes for the first island. after searching for the proper location on the island, move for the 2nd island & move more than 20 min on a boat. it is a joyful boat ride for all of us. finally, we decided on the first island for a campsite. now we unload all languages from boat to island. it is a small island 200 meters wide. find a campsite, first of all, we start LED light & poll, then after erect 5 tents & after setup tent, put all stuff like bedding, pillow &  extra saman put intent. once all the work is done from the setup site, we all sit on chairs with a bonfire  & play light music & enjoy Nature with Fullmoon. late in the evening at 8.30pm take dinner. enjoy the company of friends & chitchat overnight. we all sleep around 1 am in late night

From late night & early morning too much dew & gulabi Thandi in surrounding, we all wakeup in early morning 6 am & witness the sunrise. after fresh up & river bath near an island, take breakfast thepla, tea, coffee, methiya marcha. after finishing breakfast we start unpacking the campsite, put all stuff in the proper place & cleaning the surroundings, extra stuff & garbage we burn. we leave from site as it clean as before. load saman in boat & reach the dabheri village & leave toward surat from 8.30 am from dabheri.

SunRise in Morning

Sun Set

Camp site

Full moon pic @night 9 pm

watch video to see highlights 

Ambapani Water fall | Teetir Dhod ( Local name ) Village aamoniya, Tal Dolvan Dist Tapi

Route : Surat - Kadodra - Palsana - Bardoli - Vyra - Turn Roght toward bhenskatri - Tichakiya - karanjvel - before chakdhara checkpost turn right side toward padamdungri road - dhamandevi - after cross river bridge - A entry is 1 km before amaniya village
Date of journey 19/09/2021  Distance is 105 km from surat

It's called "Teetir Ghat" by locals.The place is very beautiful and peaceful. Here you can enjoy your trip with friends and family.
Remember : The waterfall's water available till October month only.

Entry Point where trek start for teetir dhodh
location : https://goo.gl/maps/RD4HCeDVFFi7p5yR8

Total 2.6 km distance from Starting point, you can park your vehicle on road.
Hire guide from Aamoniya village or ambapani camp site.
although it is flat pagdandi, u can direct reach to waterfall by follow pagdandi path, but hire guide thats why local people earn some money.
this treak is flat, no upside hiking so children can easily walk age above 5yrs & enjoy the trail.

Exit Point for access water fall & bath upperside of river
Location : https://goo.gl/maps/dXntZEgjHpNCTVky8


One Request : don't throw garbage here so we can preserve for our next generation.
near place for visit is aamoniya / amabapani camp site. 2 km far from this place

Watch video to get highlights of Trek

video of Trek route 

Aamaniya eco-tourism ( Ambapani ) A place for nature lover

Route : Surat - Kadodra - Palsana - Bardoli - Vyra - Turn Roght toward bhenskatri - Tichakiya - karanjvel - before chakdhara checkpost turn right side toward padamdungri road - dhamandevi - after cross river bridge - amaniya village then turn left toward amaniya camp site.
Date of journey 19/09/2021

Amaniya Eco Camp site is developed by Government of Gujrat tourism department. Big space with good parking facilities.
car charge 30/- per person entry fees 25/-
Time morning 8 am to 6 pm
Eco Camp site have small canteen,
For Night stay 4 tree house,
For Food Area one big gazebo for eat food,
Small children play area, 
Boating also available but now a days it not run.

Canteen is run by local village Pragati sakhi mahila mandal, you can order food like bhajiya, tea , coffee, pauva, also lunch like dal rice chapati, sabji.
if you are nature lover, and spend time with family & friends for relaxation you can enjoy the place.
it is half day or full day spot.
Night stay charge 2000 for tree house.
nearer Teetir Dhodh also called as amabapani dhodh, you can enjoy this fall in monsoon only
for booking & information U get picture as last in blog