I visited Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary and the experience was great 🙂 its real dense forest .. u can drive in the car long way .. but obviously then u can not see a single animal then !! due to the engine noise, and guess right I did use my car and could not see any animal !! ha ! ha !!! but I wanted to hv quick & deep look so as to plan for the next visit for staying there in tents or the bamboo house.
Latest update (Feb 2019) on contact numbers for Forest guard of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary – shared with me by one of the blog readers 🙂
Mr NAIK 9225566024
Mr. Temkar is in the position of Forest Guard now and you may contact him at
08983098110 and 0927370957
phone no. update as on 14/04/2014 +91 9225 566 024
Mr.Temkar’s no is changed to 9273709574 (14/11/2014) – Thanks to Anish for update
Location
its located ~ 150 kms from Mumbai & 150 kms from Pune too :-)its on Murud – Roha road
What to see
And as I could get the preliminary information, the forest is known for the presence of Leopard. As well as u will find wide variety of flowers, butterfly, Heyena, Jungle cat, Palm civet, Sambhar, Barking deer, Bonnet Macaque, Wild boar , giant squirrel, 164 types of birds (including the interesting Pied hornbill, Three toed Kingfisher, Malkoha, Pitta), 90 species of butterflies (including Common Map, Black Prince, Nawab, Blue Mormon), 27 species of poisonous and non poisonous snakes, 718 types of trees !!! amazing !!! make sure u visit it with at least one stay, so that u will be able to see forest in early morning and night time with the help of forest guards.( refer to phone numbers in the blog post end)
Phansad wildlife sanctuary
It was hunting reserve of Janjira state, prior to 1948 this was game sanctury. It has uniqueness of vegetation normally associated with high altitude and inland areas, it ranks high among biodiversity hotspots of the Western Ghats ecosystem
Area – 52.73 sq.km.
Formation – 25 Feb 1986
Controlled by – Wildlife Division, Thane
Good time to visit
- November to March is the best time to visit the sanctuary when you can see the Migratory birds.
The best places for watching birds are Chikhal gaan, Phansad gaan and Savrat lake. - Its all weather destination.
- Summers could get a little difficult because of the heat and humidity.
Stay / Accommodation
- Limited accommodation available in this wildlife sanctuary.
- Tents (Rent 500 Rs per night – can accommodate 4-5 people) – Fan, bed, bed sheets, toilets available
- AC tents (2 nos) 1600 Rs per day
- PWD rest houses
- Inspection huts
- You can also stay at Kashid (10 km) or Alibag or Revdanda
- Tent Bookings for the guest house contact :-
Deputy Conservator of Forests, (Wildlife),
Thane Wildlife Division, L.B.S.Marg, Naupada,
Thane (West), Maharashtra India 400 602.
91-22-25402522Bookings for the tent or the bamboo house :- phone numbers
Mr. Harishchandra Naik 9270892679 or 09270251369 (Forest Gaurd – Phansad)Enjoy Local Food :
There is a “Mahila Bachat Gat” named as “Gavdevi Mahila Bachat Gat” which can provide pure Gavran food to you during ur stay. Gavdevi Mahila Bachat Gat is headed by Savita Naik which consists of 12 team members. 9225566024, 9270739879, 9270892679 - Madhukar Naik, Bullock cart owner: 9273682692
- Kadam family at Revdanda for meal arrangement: 9209218382.
Food
- Local village mahila bachat gat operates a cantee
- Homemade food, snacks and breakfast available
- Non-veg and non-veg food available
- You can taste local konkan cuisine
Can I take my car inside the Jungle ?
When I visited I took my car inside jungle, but now a days you can go by Bullock cart (500 Rs for 6 km and 300 Rs for 3 km) remember that the bullock cart ride will be quite bumpy, not recommended for old age senior citizens.
How to Reach फणसाड अभयारण्य
- By Rail
Nearest railway station is Roha at 30-km on the Konkan railway route.
From Roha, state transport buses are avalilable. - By Air
Nearest Airport from the sanctuary is Mumbai. - By Road
Nearest Bus Stand is Alibag at 50-km from the sanctuary. Roha Bus Stand is 1 hour drive from the sanctuary. - Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary from Pune
- Route 1:
Pune mulshi road from Chandani Chowk – Tamhini ghat – Kolad (Do not take left turn of Nijampur MIDC area) – At kolad, join highway and take left for Roha – After Roha, drive till Talekhar village – At Talekhar village, look for signboard of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary on your left. - Route 2:
Pune Bangalore-Mumbai National highway – Drive towards Mumbai via expressway – Cross khandala – Take khopoli exit – Pen – Alibag (No need to enter in the city) – Take left turn for Naogaon/Revdanda – Cross bridge on creek after Revdanda – Take left after bridge- Drive for around 7-8 km and look for signboard of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary on your right.
- Route 1:
Pune – Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary distance = 153 kms
Mumbai – Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary distance 138 km
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Feel the dense forest 🙂
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Entrance to the Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Map of Phansad forest displayed at the entrance
What you will be able to see there
View from the observation tower
Aging !!
The shape !!!
Entangled !!!
Feel the dense forest 🙂
You can stay in these tents 🙂 (presently there are two tents)
Or the better option is this beautiful bamboo house
some more information can be found at :
http://www.indian-wildlife.com/phansadsanctuary.htm
They have launched official website for Phansad wildlife sanctuary – visit at
phansadsanctuary.com (However rescently this website is not working – as on March 2025)
Hi Thank You so much for comprehensive information.
Best Of Luck
kiran
Hi,
Really you have a nice blog.
India is the country that has tourist spot in every part. It offer many types of tour packages for all types of traveler.
If you are loving of wildlife and nature than India have many options for you. Please visit:- India Tiger Safari
नमस्कार,
मी चैत्राली चांदोरकर. फणसाडचा ब्लाॅग वाचला आणि जंगलातील सगळे गमतीदार किस्से आठवले. फणसाड माझ्यासाठी सेकेंड होम आहे. मी अनेकदा या जंगलात गेले असून एका वृत्तपत्रात काम करीत असून त्यावर लिखाणही केले आहे. नाईक काकांना या जंगलाचे संपूर्ण श्रेय दिले पाहिजे.
चैत्राली, अग मी तुझा ब्लॉग बघितला किती छान लिहितेस .. पण तू २००८ नंतर काहीच लिहिले नाहीयस … मला वाटते तू परत लिहायला चालू करावेस … शुभेच्छा .. महेश.
mahesh jee,
what a wonderful and informative, comprehensive eye opener it is! thanx a lot. i wd love to join u on ur ongoing trips, if u are planning any. cd u keep me in touch? thanx in advance. grateful.
Hi, Thank you very much. You are most welcome to join on nature trails in Sahyadris and Jungle safari’s all over India… do drop a mail at mahesh@trekbook.in so as to connect further …Warm regards, Mahesh
Hey Mahesh, awesome pics there. Were you able to see some wildlife or is it very difficult to get their glimpse from car ? What to do in order to see wildlife there ?
@Anoop, u shuld stay there .. early mrng 4~5am visit wuld help u 2 see wildlife …also the ranger wl help u once u stay … cheers !
Hi Mahesh,
Thanks a lot for such detail information… Can you share some pics of wild life which you have witnessed during your stay…
Good info … thanks!
Hey Mahesh nice info ! But can u pls tell weather these tents and bamboo houses have toilet and water facility ? Reply asap !
hi,
just wanted to know can we go to the sanctuary and return back the same day is that possible?
Yes it is possible, distance is approx 150 kms from pune, if u start early in the morning. But if you really wish to see some birds or animals then best time in any forest is morning or evening since activities of animals/birds take place that time, so if u reach after 8 am really it will be of no use. I visited place in afternoon and it was just jungle watching and not any birds/animals.
suggest if u can stay at revdanda or kashid or murud and reach there early morning.
do you provide accommodations there? Im planning for a trip but i have no clue as to how to get there, what to do etc could you please guide me.
Are you aware of the tariffs too?
I hv seen provision to stay there, suggest to gt in touch on the phone numbers available in above blogpost, alternate way is to contact Deputy Conservator of Forests, (Wildlife) at Thane.
I am not aware of the tariffs there.
Thanks for your prompt reply
If any body from mumbai,raigad are going to arrange outing to this location ,pls let me know, i m intrested….
-vishal pawar 09594768300
Hi,
I just checked on above no. (Temkar),
He got posted elsewhere before 3 years but gave no. of Mr. Naik who take care of accommodation and all.
Mr NAIK 9225566024
Thank you very much Sujit, I have updated the blog post with latest numbers
contacted the above no. It is working still and food and accommodation can be organized there as on date
Thank you Jayant for update and confirmation of phone number… Rgds, Mahesh