Dudhsagar Waterfalls

Set in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary, the Dudshagar waterfalls are the second highest in India. I took a taxi to Colem before joining up with others also wanting to go to the falls, the cost of the return jouney to the falls was 300 rupees. What followed was a memorable 45 minute bone jarring ride by four wheel drive up to the falls. A short 5 minute stroll to the falls followed with plenty of people stopping on the way to feed the monkeys. There were quite a few people around trying to sell fruit to feed the monkeys with but they weren't really a problem.

Upon reaching the falls, a lovely cooling swim in the pool awaits. It is just a case of clambering over the rocks to pick your spot to leave your towel or do a spot of sunbathing. The water is deliciously cool and welcome and it is a short swim across to get beneath the waterfall itself though I don't think that perhaps I would do that immediately after the monsoons! The only thing to be very careful with is your entry and exit into the pool as the rocks at the waters edge are incredibly slippery.

The waterfalls are a plastic free zone and everyone is requested to leave carrier bags and plastic bottles of water at the checkpoint up to the falls. There are plenty of cold drinks sellers at the waterfalls selling bottles of coke etc so you don't have to worry about dehydration. In the carpark at the falls there was a stall selling .... plastic bottles of water - so much for a plastic free zone!

Address: Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary,
Directions: Take a taxi to Colem then negotiate a price with the "Jeep Controller" up to the falls