Waghai Botanical Garden

Waghai Botanical Garden Dang

 

About The Location: 2 km past Waghai, the nearest town, the garden and Bio-Diversity Conservation center have a wide range of native and exotic plant samples from which you can learn to identify plants, learn how they are used for food and medicine, and how much we depend on them. There is a nature education trail which leads you to and from Vansda Park. You might not find people to welcome and orient you, but there is plenty of written information about the plants posted around the center. The garden is open from 8am-6pm and entry is free.

Visiting Hours

Location

Waghai Botanical Gardens

How to get there

  • by road By Road The park lies close to National Highway 8 and is bisected by the Waghai-Vansda State Highway. The nearest town is Waghai, 4km away. It is 28 km from Ahwa, 40 km from Billimora, and 60 km from Saputara. The area is easiest explored with a private vehicle, but public transport is available, though less convenient. There are buses from Surat, Billimora, and Valsad to Vansda village, and from there you can hire a jeep to the park for about Rs 50/- per person. There are no taxi operations close to Vansda, but you can also get a cab from Surat, Bilimora or Valsad. By ST bus, Ahwa, the district headquarters and on a plateau from which begins the ascenscion from Waghai to Saputara, is often the most convenient place to arrive in the Dangs.

  • by train By Train The nearest railway station is Waghai. The narrow gauge rail link connecting Ahwa to Billimora runs through the park, but ask around to check if its still functioning when you come here

  • by air By Air The nearest airport is in Surat, 120 km away.

 

Registered Tour Operators

Tour Operator

Shree Kastbhanjan Dev Travels

Mobile 09428160519
Website http://shreekastbhanjantourism@gmail.com
Tour Operator

Nature Travels Link

Mobile 09428022251
Website http://naturetravelslink.com
Tour Operator

Akhil Natraj Travels

Mobile 09825771333
Website http://www.akhilnatrajtravels.com
 

Registered Tourist Guides

Tourist Guide

Miteshkumar Dasrathbhai Dayani

Mobile 9427606468
Tourist Guide

Parita Jigneshbhai Soni

Mobile 9724102894
Tourist Guide

Rishi Raj Singh Chauhan

Mobile 7600801121