Beautiful place in Gujarat for monsoon season to visit - polo forest.

You can enjoy the stay in polo forest tent city and can explore the beauty of Polo forest and surrounding area.

Most of us dreamed to spend our weekend without worrying about office and business calls. The place where we can spend our time with family, friends or ourself! Yes, it is very important to spend some time alone. But how? Are there such places around Ahmedabad? Here is the answer!

Recently I visited Polo forest second time after 3 years and this time my experience was totally different and amazing. As we decided to stay overnight in Polo forest, we spent lot of time doing nothing but just seating at dam site, river side in forest and walk around different nearby places. Let me share some brief information about Polo forest.

Polo forest is a beautiful eco-tourist place located near Abhapur village of Vijaynagar taluka; around 150 KM from Ahmedabad. The place is blessed with lot of natural resources, historical places, dam, and river surrounded by mountain ranges. The perfect place for one day picnic!

Brief information about sightseeing in Polo Forest:

Harnav River and dam, Shiv temple at Sharneshwar, Lakhena temple, Jain temple are few of the places I visited in Polo forest during my two trips. As most of the places are located in nearby area, you can easily visit them in single day trip. If you love spending time in nature, you will find some decent places around polo forest. Checkout below photographs of different places in Polo forest area.

How to reach at Polo Forest

If you are travelling from Ahmedabad, the route to Polo forest is very well maintained and will hardly take 3 hours in private vehicle. Here is the detailed route to Polo forest:

Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar – Himmatnagar – Idar – Turn right from Vijaynagar cross road (take vijaynagar road) – Abhapur – Polo Forest

Activities to do:

·                     Trekking on jungle trails alongside the pristine lake and rivulets

·                     Climbing mountains over 800 meters height.

·                     Exploring 1500 year old ruins

·                     Star gazing at night

·                     Bird watching, morning short walk in the natural greenery

·                     Herbal outings, river swimming

Facilities:

·                     Orientation Centre

·                     Twin sharing rooms with attached bath and toilet facilities

·                     Tented Accomodations

·                     Separate Kitchen & Dining places

·                     Beautifully, Well-Designed Amphitheatre

·                     Separate area for Campfire

·                     Machaans for landscape & wildlife viewing

·                     Beautiful Nature Trail

Points to remember:

·                     Campsites use electricity which is generated by using solar energy, hence please use it responsibly. 

·                     Do not disturbs the animals during day time as most of the nocturnal animals sleep during day time.

·                     Do not tries to irritate the animals or make them angry by teasing them.

·                     Camping and picnicking is not allowed within the park.

·                     No smoking 

·                     No flash or intrusive photography 

·                     Do not carries any music system or sound making device along with you and remember to keep them switched off if you are driving around. 

·                     Picking plants or insects is prohibited in any area; do not remove anything from the parks or sanctuaries. 

·                     Do not indulges in any quick or sudden movements to scare off wildlife. 

·                     Do not try going too close to the animals. 

·                     No pets should accompany you.

·                     Don’t forget to carry some water and eatables ‘cause there is not much available after Idar.

Few Picture of Polo forest you like to visit are: