Chimer (Chichkund) Falls
Four cascades off a ~100 m escarpment on Dang's northern rim, locally claimed as Gujarat's tallest waterfall, and almost entirely unvisited.
- Best months
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Time needed
- ~2 hr
- Entry
- Free
- Hours
- Open area
- Effort
- Moderate
Near Chimer village on Dang's northern rim toward Songadh, a monsoon stream throws itself off an escarpment locally measured at around 327 feet, roughly 100 metres, in four falls, two large and two small. The obscurity does not survive first sight of it. That figure would make it Gujarat's tallest by a wide margin, but it remains an unofficial local claim; the state's official material gives Girmal that title, and nobody with a survey instrument appears to have settled the argument.
What is not in dispute is the setting: dense forest, farm paths for an approach, and a viewing experience that requires walking in from the road through fields with no tourist infrastructure of any kind. Sources even disagree on which district it belongs to, Dang and Tapi listings both claim it, which tells you exactly how far off the circuit it sits.
June to September is the season; the falls run strongest July–September and fade fast after. Go with a local contact, keep expectations rustic, and treat every published fact, including these, as pending ground-truth.
Highlights
- ◆Claimed ~100 m drop, unofficially Gujarat's tallest
- ◆Four cascades in one amphitheatre
- ◆Farm-path approach through dense forest
- ◆Genuinely undiscovered, no infrastructure at all
Traveller tips
- →Pair with the Waghai belt or Padam Dungari on the drive back toward Surat
- →The district boundary is genuinely ambiguous here: expect Tapi signage
- →Take the height claim as folklore until someone measures it
Safety
- ⚠Unfenced escarpment edges: keep well back; the drop is serious
- ⚠Farm paths turn to slick mud in rain
- ⚠No facilities and no quick rescue, group visits only
Where it is
Area-level pin, somewhere in the circle; ask locally · 21.0500, 73.6200
Directions to Chimer ↗Getting there
Road · Via the Dang–Tapi border roads toward Chimer village from the Songadh/Vyara side; ask locally. Signage is absent
Rail · Vyara station is the practical railhead
Air · Surat (~120 km)
Last stretch · Walk from the road through farm paths to the viewing area; distance varies with route
Questions people ask
Is Chimer really taller than Girmal?
Locally, yes, the ~327 ft figure circulates widely. Officially, no measurement exists and Gujarat Tourism's material calls Girmal the state's tallest. This dataset records both claims honestly.
Practical detail
- The road
- Rural tar then village tracks; slow in monsoon
- Parking
- Village clearing at best
- Season
- Strongest July–September; fades quickly once the rains stop.
- Visiting
- Unmanaged site; daylight-only visits.
- Photography
- The full four-fall amphitheatre needs a wide lens from across the bowl; mist drifts far in peak flow.
- Food
- None, provision at Songadh or Vyara
- Toilets
- none
- Guides
- A local contact from Chimer village is strongly advised
Where to sleep
Ahwa & Waghai Basic Hotels (various)
Function over charm. These towns are the practical overnights for waterfall-circuit and Ramayana-trail days that outgrow a Saputara base.
Simple lodges and guesthouses in both towns; walk-in or phone booking. Ahwa's matter for interior-circuit overnights, Waghai's for early ghat starts. Named alternatives now have their own records: see Pravasi Gruh in Ahwa and the government circuit house below.
Devinamal Eco Campsite, Ahwa
The Forest Department's own bed nearest to Ahwa, 7 km out on the Saputara road and 3 km off it, ringed by forest above the Khapri. Cheapest roofed night in interior Dang, and the closest thing to a base for the Ahwa-side waterfalls.
Forest Department portal lists cottage rooms from ₹800 and wooden rooms from ₹2000 a night; run by the local Eco Tourism Committee, so meals are arranged rather than ordered.
Don Village Homestays (informal)
The only way to catch Don's dawn without the pre-sunrise interior drive. Expect village hospitality, not hotel service: carry cash, water and flexibility.
Informal village arrangements, a few families host visitors and cook meals; nothing is listed online. Ask at the village or via Ahwa contacts, and confirm before building a plan around an overnight
Maa Shabari Farm House & Resort, Subir
The practical bed on the Subir side, which otherwise has none, it puts the Ramayana-trail sites and the Purna sanctuary gate within a short morning drive instead of an hour from Ahwa.
Phone booking; food and accommodation both. Numbers come from a traveller writeup rather than an official listing, so confirm before building a plan around it.
Data confidence: Researched · facts last verified 2026-08-09 · 5 field(s) awaiting verification
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