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Terraced colour in the hills — the Step Garden of Saputara, a pretty landscaped garden of stepped flowerbeds and lawns by the lake, a favourite stroll in the hill station.
Terraced flowerbeds
The Step Garden is one of Saputara’s well-loved landscaped gardens — a series of stepped, terraced flowerbeds, lawns and walkways laid out on the slope near the lake. Bright with seasonal flowers and offering pleasant views over the water and hills, it is an easy, family-friendly place to stroll, sit and take photographs in the cool hill air.
It is part of the cluster of gardens — with the Rose Garden, Lake Garden and others — that make Saputara green and pretty. A gentle, restful corner of the hill station.
The terraced flowerbeds of the Step Garden, Saputara.
From a riverside experiment to the road to freedom
Stepped beds on the lakeside slope, bright with seasonal colour.
Stepped flowerbeds and lawns laid out on the slope near the water.
Beds planted bright with seasonal flowers through the cooler months.
Pleasant outlooks over the lake and the surrounding hills.
One of the cluster of gardens that keep the hill station green and pretty.
Reasons to make the time
Terraced garden
Stepped beds.
Seasonal flowers
Bright colour.
Lake views
Over the water.
Family stroll
Easy & pretty.
Hill-station green
A cluster of gardens.
Restful
A gentle corner.
What to look for inside
Step Garden
Stepped beds.
Over the lake
Water & hills.
Seasonal colour
Bright beds.
Open green
A gentle pause.
Easy strolls
Family-friendly.
Cool & fresh
A restful corner.
How to spend an hour or two
Walk the terraces
Stepped flowerbeds rise in tiers up the lakeside slope — an easy, pretty walk.
See the flowers
Seasonal colour fills the beds through the cooler months of the year.
Enjoy lake views
Pleasant outlooks open over the water and the surrounding hills.
Relax on the lawns
Find a patch of green for a gentle pause in the hill air.
Take photographs
Bright, green and photogenic — a favourite for hill-station snaps.
Soak the hill air
Cool and fresh — the easy charm of Saputara's gardens.
A terraced landscaped garden on the lakeside slope.
A terraced hill garden
The Step Garden of Saputara is a terraced landscaped garden of stepped flowerbeds, lawns and walkways on the lakeside slope — bright with seasonal flowers and offering views over the water, part of the cluster of gardens that make the hill station pretty.
A gentle, restful corner of Saputara.
Terraced flowerbeds & lawns
On the lakeside slope
Bright seasonal flowers
One of Saputara’s gardens
When to go
Misty, green and full of waterfalls.
Cool, clear and pleasant.
Cooler than the plains.
⏰ The Dangs are loveliest in and just after the monsoon, when the hills are green and the waterfalls full.
Timings & entry
- Open in daytime hours
- Green in monsoon
- Cool through winter
- Pair with Saputara
- Free or a small fee
- Family-friendly
- Lovely in flowering season
- Pair with the lake
Getting there
By Air
Surat airport (~120 km) is the nearest, with onward road links into the Dangs and Saputara.
By Rail
The Bilimora / Waghai line reaches the edge of the Dangs, with road links on to Saputara.
By Road
Easiest by road via Saputara or Ahwa, the district hub, on the hill roads of the Dangs.
At Step Garden
FLOWERS & HILLS
A terraced garden bright with seasonal colour over the lake.
What to shoot
The flowerbeds.
Detail
Lake views.
Best time
Flowering season.
Best light
Morning.
Know before you go
Where to eat around the ashram
Gujarati Thali
Meals on the plains route.
Dhokla & farsan
Steamed snacks.
Saputara stalls
Corn, snacks & chai.
Tribal Dangi fare
Nagli rotla, bamboo shoots & forest produce.
Step Garden FAQ
What is Step Garden?
The Step Garden is one of Saputara's well-loved landscaped gardens — a series of stepped, terraced flowerbeds, lawns and walkways laid out on the slope near the lake. Bright with seasonal flowers and offering pleasant views over the water and hills, it is an easy, family-friendly place to stroll, sit and take photographs in the cool hill air, part of the cluster of gardens — with the Rose Garden, Lake Garden and others — that make Saputara green and pretty.
Where is it?
Saputara, The Dangs.
Is there an entry fee?
Free / nominal.
When should I visit?
Monsoon for greenery; winter for cool, clear days.
What's nearby?
Saputara, the waterfalls and the Dangs' forests.
How long does it take?
About an hour.
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