Natural beauty, sunrise and sunset points, beautifully maintained gardens, and a museum are some of the attractions here. There is a placid lake surrounded with mountains where one can do boating and enjoy the picturesque view. One favourite attraction here is the ropeway. The 'Pushpak Ropeway' is nearly one km long and is usually busy in the evenings. Children and young couples eagerly await their turn on the countries longest ropeway. To welcome the tourists, the Gujarat Tourism office is situated here. Saputara can be reached by private cars, taxis and State Transport buses. Many tourists trek their way here also.

Shopping
Visitors can pick up pretty pieces of pottery, jewellery, vases, paintings, pen stands, key chains, all made from bamboo chips and other locally found material. Children can learn to make simple items in the workshop organised by the craftsmen.

Air
Nearest airport is Mumbai, 250 kms.

Rail
Nearest railway station is Waghai, on the Billimora - Waghi narrow gauge section of the Western Railway. For those coming from Gujarat via Surat or Ahmedabad or even tom Bombay, Billimora is the most convenient rail head as direct bus service is available from there.

Road
State transport buses end private luxury coaches connects various centres of Gujarat and Maharashtra. It is situated 409 kms from Ahmedabad and 51 kms from Waghai.

Diversion from National Highway 8 (to Ahmedabad) at Chikli-Waghai-Saputara-Nasik-Vani-Saputara.

If you are driving down in your own car be sure to stop for fuel near Waghai (51 kms from Saputara) or at a petrol pump 40 ms towards Nasik before you enter Saputara as there are no petrol pumps in Saputara.

Local Transport
Hired jeeps from Ahwa; organised tours within and outside Saputara in mini buses by Chitrakoot/ Vaity during peak seasons (two buses).

Places of Interest

Tribal Museum
The Dangs district has more than 300 villages; most of them with a population of less than 100 and 90% of the population are tribal. The Museum, established to introduce visitors to the culture and ecology of the district, showcases the attire and lifestyle of different communities like the Bhils, Kunbis, Gamits, and Warlis, as well as the Kothewali potters. Other exhibits introduce visitors to the weapons, utensils and customs of the local communities.

Vansada National Park
Originally, a private forest of maharaja of Vansada, the park now covers on area of 24 sq kms. Despite its small size the park harbours tiger, leopard, pangolin, rusty-spotted cat, python, giant squirrel, four horned antelope etc. Prior permission from the Chief Wildlife Warden, of Gandhinagar or DFO, Ahwa is required before visiting the park

Purna Sanctuary
Surat's vast and active textile market testifies its importance in the textile trade even today.

Boating
The Saputara Lake surrounded by greenery makes it pleasurable to sail in the lake in a row or paddle boat

Sunrise Point
It is a point which offers the best view of Saputara and adjoining Malegoa could be reached after a walk of 1.5 km in the direction of Waghai. The naming restricts the tourist traffic to this best place as tourists believe that the point should only be visited at sun rise, however, one may visit it at any time of the day to catch a panoramic view. The Tata Consultancy Services has suggested renaming this point as Valley View Point to enhance tourist traffic.

The Ropeway
A ten minutes ride across the valley to the sunset point organised by Hotel Vaity.

Gopipura
It is named after Gopi, the patron saint of Surat. It has many large mansions richly ornamented with woodcarvings. Its chief features are Agama Mandir and many other Jain temples and Jain monasteries.

Winchester Museum
This museum was named after Mr. Winchester- the Assistant Collector of that era, who took a keen interest in increasing the prosperity of Surat.

Hajira and Tithal
The industrial capital of South Gujarat, Hajira is situated 28 kms from Surat. The pleasant Hajira beach is fringed by feathery casurina trees and has a comfortable holiday home for the visitors. This place is home to the biggest industrial powerhouses in the nation. Tithal is situated 108 kms from Surat and 5 kms from Valsad. It is a beautiful sandy beach with palm-sheltered cottages. Ubharat is another fine sandy beach situated 42 kms from Surat.