Chikhaldara Venture Village

Chikhaldara Venture Village: Overview

Chikhaldara is a hill station which is located in Amaravati district of Vidarbha region. It is closest to Nagpur and Amravati.  This beautiful hill station offers you an abundance of wildlife, viewpoints, lakes and waterfalls. Chikhaldara Venture Village has plenty of places to visit and experience new thing in your holiday. Chikaldhara tour get start from Nagpur and cover all major attraction of Chikaldhara village such as Amner Fort, Gawilgarh Fort and Dharkhura etc. Package is well designed or suited for Family, Kids or Couples

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Chikhaldara Venture Village: Highlights

• Chikaldhara famous for Tiger reserve

• The five hills edges are connected naturally in Panchbol Point 

• Numerous hill ranges at sunset point

• Well-fotified mountain which is Gawilghur

Hotels in Chikhaldara Maharashtra India 

There are some budget hotels chikhaldara, which is given below 

Standard Package: Harshwardhan Chikaldhara TA Rank (4.5) - Certificate of Excellence

Deluxe Package: Satpura Retreat TA Rank (4.5) - Certificate of Excellence

Chikhaldara Venture Village: Inclusion

• 03 Night accommodation at well ranked hotel

• Breakfast and Dinner

• 03 Day sightseeing of Chikaldhara village

• Private Ac vehicle for 04 days

• Parking, Toll tax and Driver hault

• Inclusive of all taxes

Package Exclusion

• Any airfare, Busfare and Railway fasre

• Lunch

• Personal expense

Chikhaldhara wildlife

Chikhaldara is a Hill Station and a municipal council in Amravati district in the indian state of Maharashtra. It is very famous wildlife safari to enjoy tiger reserve in Maharashtra. It have 2 famus wildlife sanctuary are there Gugamal Wildlife sanctuary and Melghat Tiger Reserve.

Gugamal Wildlife Sanctuary

Gugamal National Park has an area of 1673.93 square kilometers. Built in 1974, this park is located in Chikhaldara and Dharni Tehsils of Amravati District, Maharashtra, India. It is part of Melghat Tiger Reserve.  Maharashtra is home to a wide variety of rare animals and birds, including the tiger, crocodile, bison, gawa, neelgai, wild deer, sambar and a host of migratory birds. There are numerous wildlife reserves in the state, which offer wonderful opportunities to watch rich and diverse wildlife amid natural settings. The Gugamal National Park was built in 1974, and the park spreads over an area of about 1673.93 square kilometers. Located in Chikhaldara and Dharni Tehsils of Amaravati District in the Satpura Hills of Maharshtra, Gugamal is famous as one of the last remaining habitats of the Indian tiger species in Maharashtra.

Melghat Tiger Reserve

Melghat was declared a tiger reserve and was among the first nine tiger reserves notified in 1973-74 under the Project Tiger. It is located at 21°26′45″N 77°11′50″ECoordinates: 21°26′45″N 77°11′50″E in northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State in India. The Tapti River and the Gawilgadh ridge of the Satpura Range from the boundaries of the reserve. In 1985 Melghat national park  was created. The Melghat nestling in the Satpuda hill ranges of Forsythls and Dunbar’s Central India with vast tracts of inviolate natural forests consisting of unique and representative.

Ecosystems with rich Bio-diversity and varied habitats offered by deep valleys . Melghat encompasses an area of 1,676.93 sq. km. which includes the 788.75 sq. km. Melghat Sanctuary and the 361.28 sq. km. Gugarnal National Park in the Vidharba region of Maharashtra. The rest of the buffer zone includes 526.90 sq. km. of reserve forest. Melghat wildlife sanctuary is must visited places in state of Maharashtra for Tiger Reserve.

Best time to visit Melghat Tiger Reserve

Best time to visit Melghat wildlife Tiger Reserve throughout the year but its pleasant time to visit in winter months.

Oct – Feb: Cool and crisp. Temp in Dec-Jan Period is well below 10 deg C. Winter Clothing is necessary.

March – Mid June: Warm in day and cool in the evening’s comfortable summer clothing. But carrying a jacket/shawl is advisable for nights.

Tiger Reserves in Maharashtra

Maharashtra is famous land of greenery and natural environment. But Maharashtra has only 4 Tiger Reserve for the protection of Tiger.  All four Tiger Reserve given below

• Melghat Tiger Reserve

• Tadoba National Park and Tiger Reserve

• Sahyadri National Park

• Bor National Park

How to reach Chikhaldara

By Air: The nearest airport is Nagpur which is 230 kms away.

By Rail: Nearest railway station is Amravati, 100 kms away. It is the main town as well.

By Road: For a Pune or Mumbai resident, the travelling distance is about 750 kms. There are many luxury buses that ply on Mumbai - Aurangabad - Nagpur highway. For an Indore resident, the travelling distance is about 325 km via Khandwa.

Best time to visit Chikaldhara

Chikhaldara has a distinct climate from that of the state of Maharashtra

Oct – Feb: Cool and crisp. Temp in Dec-Jan Period is well below 10 deg C. Winter Clothing is necessary.

March – Mid June: Warm in day and cool in the evening’s comfortable summer clothing. But carrying a jacket/shawl is advisable for nights.

July – Sept: Monsoon Time. Carrying rain gear is recommended. Also advisable to carry warm clothing for evening.

Places to visit in Chikaldhara

Bakadari and Kalalkund: This again is a high waterfall. This magnificent waterfall can be reached from Aadnadi along the mandatory string about five kilometers. Kalalkund falls about a km. before the Bakadari Waterfall. As we approach Bakadari the middling partition is flanged by high ridges . This is recognize as most magnificent waterfall in the whole area .

Bhim Kund (Kichakdara) : It is mythological important place for pilgrims. Bhima killed Kichaka and throw his body in the valley called 'Kichakdara' and he bath in the nearby lake, which is then renowned as Bhim-Kund. This place is situated in south near Alladhoh village on the way from pratwada to chikhaldara via motha. Bhim-Kund is nearly 3500 ft. deep. It offers fascinating view of the waterfall and cascades during rainy season. It is recognizing on the bir point.

Bir Lake: This Lake is built under British government rule in Dec 1890. This lake is built in besalt. It is used for soldiers in the British government hence called as Bir Lake. The water was initially used for Chikhaldara town. It also has a old garden but it is not well maintained.

Devi Point: This point is nearer to the shakkar lake and it is at 1.5km. from Chikhaldara Busstation. we have to go down by using steps. There is a temple of Goddess inside the huge stone. We have to enter the temple carefully because the height is very short. The water is falling continuously from that stone inside the temple. The overflow water falling from shakkar lake is looking like a waterfall. This Goddess is main and important holyplace for 'Korku'.

Dharkhura: It is about 10 Kms from Paratwada. It has large waterfall and cascade during rainy season's. However access is difficult and one has to walk 5kms from village Chota Barhanpur.

Gawilgarh Fort: Gawilgrah is located on a Chikhaldara Plateau is set to be established in the 12th century by a Gawali King a decedent of yadavas of devgiri. However this fort built in mud was Forty Fide by the bahamani being Ahmad Shah Wali. The fort under wrote further underwent fortification around 1471. The forte stand on a lafty mountain on consists of a inner fort.

The Fatheh Darwaza: The Fatheh Darwaza, Kichakdara Darwaza and Delhi Darwaza. The Delhi Darwaza consists of three gateways. The outer most gateways has a symbol with a pam tree with on a both either side tiger holding in its close and mouse five elephants. The Gawilgarh Fort is regarded as superior fort in strength and lafty and to be master of Gawilgarh men of mistry of Berar.

Goraghat Point: On the upper plateau, the road of the vairat near village 'Pandhari' there is a M.T.D.C. resort. There is a way of Goraghat points beside the M.T.D.C. resort. There is no noise for that reason we have to enjoy a natural beauty.

Government Garden: The upper plateau area of Chikhaldara is with full of dense trees, and locality of living people is negligible. The government garden is at upper plateau. The garden is open for visitors is at morning 8.00am to evening 7.00pm. The old name is 'Company Garden'. Because it is constructed by the foreigners. Many years ago, Gawali people is situated on this garden area. But they are migrated in the wast side. This side is called 'Pandhari Village'. Various flowers and plants is also available in this garden. The swimming tank facility is also provided by the 'Hanuman Vyam Prasarak Mandal'. The special area of this garden is saved for rose tree. Many rare plants in cold air region is also available. The mini train is the special attraction of this garden.

Hariken (Hurricane) Point: It is situated at southern region of the upper platau of chikhaldara near government gardan. We can see the Gawilgarh fort, Mozari village, Vairat hills and the huge area of the under the hills side.

Kalapani Lake and Shivsagar Point: This is a small road at north just never wherefrom we often going towards upperplatau. If we go onwards by this road there is a kalapani lake. There is a small temple of lord rama. This lake is constructed by the Maharashtra Jivan Pradhikaran Mandal. This road is directly goes through the Shivsagar point. The end of this road we have to climb up the hill by walking. From this point there are many layers of Satpuda parwat will be seen. The sunset is also very beautiful to seen from this point. The hariken, goraghat, mozari, vastapur and shahanur lake is also possible to see.

Mahadev Temple: This temple is at 6km. from the KalaPani Lake. There is a way from Mozari village to go towards this temple. The people visited this temple in large nos. in the month of 'Shrawan' on every monday.

Melghat Tiger Reserve Map