Amboli - Best Place To Visit In Rainy Season

Amboli is the hill station in Sahayadri Ranges.Amboli serves as house for many kinds of plants and animals.Red face monkeys is the attraction for children.High rainfall and waterfalls attracts the tourists from all parts of Maharashtra,Karnataka and Goa.It is also the best picnic spot in Western Maharashtra.
Amboli ghat is famous for the water falls here.During rainy season thousands of people came here to enjoy the rain.
Luxurious hotels are available for tourists.
From Amboli there are some spots which are also the best spots to visit when you visit Amboli this are:

1)Origin of river Hiranyakeshi - In Amboli ghat river Hiranyakeshi originates.The water comes from a cave,there is temple of Shiva and Ganesha at this place.

2)Ramtirtha - Ramtirtha is the place near Ajara and 32k.m. away from Amboli.People here believed that Sri Ram visited this place during the period of Vanavas.Temple of Sri Ram and Shiva is build here on the bank of river Hiranyakeshi.

3)Kawlashet - Near Amboli a place named Kawlashet is also a water fall.Huge valleys and fast flowing wind repels the water from valley in upward direction which seems that water is flowing in upward direction.This is also a nice water fall.

4)Sawantwadi - It is the nearest Railway station from Amboli.It is 28 k.m. away from Amboli and also famous for the wooden articles.Best quality hand crafted toys and other household articles you can get here.

5)Amboli itself serves as a forest for wild life.Monkeys , snakes ,wild buffalo, wild boar, leopard etc.
Also many kinds o medicinal plants are available here.

How to reach :
Roadway is the only way to reach here.But nearby Amboli, Sawantwadi railway station is one of nearest railway station you can get which is only 28 k.m. away from Amboli.Buses from Maharashtra and Karnataka State Transport Corporation are also available from the nearest cities.You can also hire private cars from Sawantwadi railway station,Panjim(90k.m. away) for Amboli.

Railway stations near Amboli:
1)Sawantwadi: 28k.m.
2)Belgaum: 70k.m.
3)Kolhapur: 110k.m.
4)Miraj: 140k.m.
5)Sangli:148k.m.

Luxurious hotels are available for tourists.