Kesharva Waterfall
Falls you can actually get into, a kilometre's walk through black-soil fields from Kesharva village west of Rajpipla.
- Best months
- Jul, Aug, Sep
- Time needed
- ~2.5 hr
- Entry
- Free
- Hours
- Open area
- Effort
- Easy
Kesharva is the Rajpipla belt's soak-and-swim waterfall: a tiered fall, a smaller drop and a main one, where getting wet is the point rather than the risk, with shallow aprons that draw families through the monsoon. It sits near Kesharva village in the low country west of Rajpipla toward the Bharuch line, about 24 km (35 minutes) from town and 80 km from Vadodara via the Dabhoi or Por highways.
The walk in runs roughly a kilometre through farmland, black cotton soil first, then a rocky, somewhat slippery final stretch along the stream. Flow is seasonal and swings with each wet spell; villagers track it, so ask locally before building a day around it. One warning carries over from every trip report: the plunge pool by the smaller fall is deep, bathe at the shallow tiers, not there.
Visitors note how little litter the place carries; keep it that way and it stays the kind of spot locals keep welcoming outsiders to.
Highlights
- ◆Tiered falls with shallow aprons made for a monsoon soak
- ◆Easy ~1 km fields-and-stream walk in
- ◆35 minutes from Rajpipla: the town's closest bathing falls
- ◆Still clean, still local, no commercial buildup
Traveller tips
- →Check flow with villagers before walking in, it swings between wet spells
- →Combine with Rajpipla town or the Karjan back-country for a full day
- →Carry out everything you carry in: the spot's cleanliness is its charm
Safety
- ⚠The plunge pool by the smaller fall is deep: stay out of it; soak at the shallow tiers only
- ⚠The rocky final stretch is slippery, proper footwear, not slippers
- ⚠Flow rises quickly during active rain; keep children in hand
Where it is
Exact pin, verified coordinates · 21.7805, 73.3742
Directions to Kesharva ↗Getting there
Road · West from Rajpipla toward the Bharuch line, or from Vadodara via the Dabhoi/Por highways to Kesharva village
Rail · Ankleshwar/Bharuch railheads (~50 km)
Air · Vadodara (~80 km, about 2 hours)
Last stretch · ~1 km walk, farm fields on black soil, then a rocky slippery stretch along the stream
Questions people ask
Can you bathe at Kesharva waterfall?
Yes, that is its local appeal. Use the shallow tiered aprons, keep clear of the deep plunge pool by the smaller fall, and treat post-rain surges with respect.
Practical detail
- The road
- Highway then village tar; the field track can be sticky right after rain
- Parking
- Informal, at the village/field edge
- Season
- A monsoon waterfall that responds to each spell; can drop to a trickle between rains even in season.
- Visiting
- Flow varies sharply between wet spells. Ask in the village whether the falls are running before you walk in.
- Photography
- The two tiers stack nicely from downstream; overcast monsoon light suits the dark rock.
- Food
- None. Carry everything from Rajpipla
- Toilets
- none
- Guides
- Not needed; villagers point the way
Where to sleep
Rajvant Palace Resort, Rajpipla
Sleeping in the 1910 palace is the quiet way to do the SoU circuit, 25 min from the campus without its hotel crush.
Direct booking with the resort; ~14 rooms, so weekends and film-shoot periods block out fast
Vishal Khadi Eco Campsite
A five-room forest camp on the Rajpipla–Netrang road, roughly 20 km south of Rajpipla, hemmed in by the Karjan and Dediapada forests. The practical bed for the Rajpipla-side waterfalls if the palace hotel is beyond budget.
Forest Department portal lists 3 rooms from ₹1000 and 2 tents from ₹500 a night. Small site, the whole place books out on long weekends.
Nearby
Data confidence: Researched · facts last verified 2026-08-09 · 3 field(s) awaiting verification
- Kesharva Waterfall: Soak yourself in positivity, trip report (24 km/35 min from Rajpipla, 80 km from Vadodara, 1 km trail), safarwithsasha.com
- Kesharva Waterfall, map place pin (21.7805, 73.3742), Google Maps (link published by safarwithsasha.com)