Amboli
lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India, one of the world's "Eco
Hot-Spots" and it therefore abounds in a variety of fairly unique flora
and fauna.
- Amboli is a hill station in south Maharashtra in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra., India. It is the last hill station before the coastal highlands of Goa and a relatively unexplored one.
- The hilltop Amboli gives a fine bird's-eye view of the Konkan coast.
- However, as in the other parts of the Sahaydri Hills, denudation of the forest cover and unregulated government assisted "development" (read "hotels, resorts & highways") are gradually ruining a once pristine environment.
Amboli Hill Station
Historically, Amboli village came into being as one of the staging posts along the road from Vengurla port to the city of Belgaum, which was extensively used by the British to supply their garrisons in south and central India.
Tourist Attraction :
- The hills of Amboli village provide one of the sources of the Krishna river (The "Ganges" of south India) and an ancient Shiva temple (called Hiranyakeshi) exists at the cave where the water emerges.
- The main attraction for tourists is the incredibly high rainfall (7 m average per year!)and the numerous waterfalls and mist during the monsoons.
- Legend has it that there are 108 Shiva temples in and around Amboli of which only a dozen have been uncovered, one as recently as 2005.
- There aren't too many places to see or things to do but it is quiet, unpolluted and the local residents are good natured and helpful.