There are quite a few places in and around Amboli that one can visit. All of these are pretty close by and would not take more than a day to visit all of them. You can pick a tourist direction maps provided by MTDC from any of the hotels you check in.
Towards Belgaum -
Nangarta falls
Mahadev Gad
Hiranyakeshi 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.
Nangarta Falls -
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.
Kavlesad Point -
Located at a distance of 11 km from the main bus stand of Amboli, Kavlesad point provides some breath taking 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 couple of signboards that call out the presence of a tourist attraction, however all of them are either in Hindi or Marathi.
Maruti Mandir -
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.
Towards Sawantwadi -
Sunset Point
Mahadev Gad -
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 kilometer to reach the destination. There are couple of signboards that call out the presence of a tourist attraction, however all of them are either in Hindi or Marathi.
Sunset Point -
Sunset point is located on the highway toward Sawantwadi at a distance of a kilometer from the main bus stand. One can also find Hotel Vitha Kamath alongside the view point.
Amboli Water falls -
Located at a distance of 3 km from the main bus stand of Amboli
Shirgaonkar Point -
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.
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