Vangan Waterfall (Ankada Dhodh)
Ankada Dhodh, at Vangan village near Vansda. A vlog-discovered border fall, with the Gandavle hill viewpoint above the same village.
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- Best months
- Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Time needed
- ~2 hr
- Entry
- Free
- Hours
- Open area
- Effort
- Easy
Vangan's Ankada Dhodh had a small vlog moment, 'newly discovered beautiful location, sixteen kilometres from Vansda', and the map has since caught up with pins for the falls, its twin Advait a short walk east, and the Gandavle hill above the village for those who want a viewpoint with their waterfall. Administratively this is Vansda taluka of Navsari; experientially it belongs to the same western forest orbit as Vansda National Park and Janki Van.
Expect a village-lane approach, a forest walk in, and monsoon-only flow. The Gandavle climb is the add-on for clear days, village fields and border forest from above.
Highlights
- ◆The vlogs' 'newly discovered' Ankada Dhodh
- ◆Advait falls and the Gandavle hill viewpoint in the same village
- ◆Rounds out the Vansda–Waghai western day
Traveller tips
- →Do falls, Advait and the hill as one village outing
- →Combine with Janki Van or Vansda NP for the full western day
Safety
- ⚠Wet rock is slick, grip footwear
- ⚠The Gandavle slopes are open, avoid in lightning weather
Where it is
Approximate pin. The circle is the margin · 20.6839, 73.4372
Directions to Vangan ↗Getting there
Road · Village lanes ~16 km from Vansda town; the falls, Advait and the Gandavle hill share the approach
Rail · Waghai/Bilimora heritage-line side; Bilimora Jn for broad gauge
Air · Surat (~105 km)
Last stretch · Forest walk from the village lane; the hill is a separate short climb
Practical detail
- The road
- Rural tar then track
- Parking
- Informal, at the village
- Season
- Monsoon-fed; the hill viewpoint stays worthwhile into winter.
- Visiting
- Falls in the morning, Gandavle hill if the sky is clear.
- Photography
- The falls take tight forest frames; Gandavle gives the wide one.
- Food
- Vansda town, sixteen kilometres, has the nearest food
- Toilets
- none
- Guides
- Village youths point or walk along
Where to sleep
Kilad Nature Education Campsite
The gentlest forest stay in Dang and the perfect base for an early Vansda NP gate slot, Ambika river steps from the cottages.
Forest Department portal prices by tent grade and party size: white-house tents from ₹600 for two, forest tents from ₹650, deluxe from ₹1000, twin bungalow from ₹1950, Asopalav bungalow from ₹2400. School groups block-book in season.
Padam Dungari Eco Campsite
Popular with Surat weekenders, book cottages over tents in monsoon; the Ambika river air soaks canvas.
Forest Department portal lists AC cottages from ₹1800, non-AC from ₹1000, tents from ₹800 and a 14-bed dormitory at ₹3500, plus a ₹20-50 entry fee. Technically in Tapi district but part of the same forest circuit.
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