Village in Maharashtra, India
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Amboli (Marathi: आंबोली) is a hill station in the South Konkan coast of Maharashtra that lies in the Western Ghats of Western India. At an altitude of 690 meters it is the last hill station before the coastal highlands of Goa and a relatively unexplored one.
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Shri Hiranyakeshwar Temple
This place is 5 km from the main bus stand of Amboli. It is here that the Hiranyakeshi river originates. There is a temple that is built around the caves from where the waters flows down to form the Hiranyakeshi river. Alongside the temple there is also a cave which locals say can be explored. The roads leading to the temple are typical to any village but are motor able.
Located at a distance of 11 km from the main bus stand of Amboli, Kavlesad point provides some breathtaking valley views. One can also find may small waterfalls from the view point during the monsoon. Try shouting your name and the valley would throw it back to you. One would have to take a detour from the highway and drive over (very) poorly maintained roads for over 3 km to reach the destination and would not find any signs of human presence except the occasional vehicle that passes by.. There are a couple of signboards that call out the presence of a tourist attraction, however all of them are either in Hindi or Marathi.
Located at a distance of 2km from the Amboli bus stand, Maruti Mandir is the house of Ganesh and Ram temple along with the Samadhi of a saint from Amboli.
Located on the SH 121 at a distance of 10 km from the main bus stand of Amboli, Nangarta falls is a narrow ravine into which the water flows from a height of over 40 feet. During the monsoons’, the heavy pour of water makes a hell of a noise that’s not easy to miss. There is a bridge and a view point that have been constructed near the falls from where one can enjoy the beauty of the falls.
Located at a distance of 3 km from the main bus stand of Amboli.
Located at a distance of 2.5 km from the main bus stand of Amboli, Mahadev Gad provides excellent valley views. One would have to take a detour from the highway and drive over (very) poorly maintained roads for over a kilometre to reach the destination. There are a couple of signboards that call out the presence of a tourist attraction, however all of them are either in Hindi or Marathi.
Located at a distance of 3km from the main bus stand of Amboli. One would have to take a detour from the main road to reach this point.
Sunset point is located on the highway toward Sawantwadi at a distance of a kilometre from the main bus stand. One can also find Hotel Vitha Kamath alongside the view point.
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By train
The nearest rail heads are; Sawantwadi Road - 28 km, Kolhapur - 110 km, Sangli - 148 km, Belgaum - 70 km, and Miraj -140 km
By bus
There aren't any luxury buses that ply to Amboli.
By plane
The nearest airport to reach Amboli would be the Dabolim Airport (GOI), Goa at 57 km or Sambre Airport, Belgaum at 70 km.
By car
Amboli is on the SH 121 that connects Belgaum and Sawantwadi.
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