3rd Oct 2019 I was having pleasant sleep in the hostel which i booked and the hostel inmates who beacme very good friend of mine came early in the morning to wake me up saying that “hey lets go to Dudhsagar waaterfalls”.I gave them a cunning laugh and told them how it was very difficult to reach the place and its not a piece of cake to go there.
A few weeks before this incident i already tried to go to the place bu
t could only reach the base of the mountains as there were no jeeps or vehicles at that time of the day.
so i actually made fun of these guys saying that no i wont come and you guys dont go as its difficult to reach.
eventually i convinced myself to go along with them and then the journey began.i already knew that the base village or the railway station at the base was more than 90kilometres away.
Dudhsagar waterfalls is almost 90kms from any beach in Goa as it is in the east end of Goa. One can either hire a cab to reach Kulem Village or just Rent a self Drive Vehicle.
The Road is very beautifull to reach Kulem as it is filled with green tree covered roads and many backwater bridges as well as some valley roads.We were 10 people from the hostel and we went on rented scooters.We had local guy with us who was helping us in this journey as he had been there before.Two english girls,one danish woman and one Dutch guy who accompanied us i this tour.It was a good time driving to the place after a lot of heat and sun burn.
When
we finally reached Kulem Railway station we came to know that the No vehicles go to the top area after 1:00 pm. We were helpless so we decided to take a trek route to the top.
The total way hike is almost of 3 hours,which consist of 45 mins walk on the railway tracks and the remaining is the pure jungle walk.
The way up is really beautiful but also tiring.
The actual Waterfalls is very difficult to reach as it has some dangerous water crossings and the water level rises quickly as the river has huge stones which become slippery to walk on at some places.It is best to take a tour guide as the jungle walk is really confusing and there is place at Kulem railway station which has facilites to buy tickets and hire professional tour guides so that the locals dont scam you which is pretty common in Goa.
I myself have bit of a water phobia myself so crossing the heavily flowing was also a task for me,we finally reached the place and wow what a magnificient look of nature,we took some skinny dips in the pond right beneath the waterfall.
we couldnt stay for long as the rain came and the river water level can rise in seconds and its not safe to be there and also it was late in the evening and was already getting dark.
i am glad that we didint come down all the way walking cause we would just be crawling after the hike.
so what we did was we instead came down to a railway station which is start of a mid point of the trek and boarded and illiegal freight train.
its dark in the middle of the night we are all dirty and sweaty and tired and hungry abd there we are in the middle of nowhere waiting for a train to come sitting on the tracks.
it was a fun experience actually and lot of adrenaline rush.
Then we finally reached the base and then i remembered that i again have to drive home on a scooter in this chilling wheather and i was all drenched in the water even my shirt hadnt dried up.
eventually i managed to drive home safely and then we all miss that day so much that people from differnt countries who didnt know each other in the beginning are now best of friends talk to each other daily like a family
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Some tips and Suggestion to Go to Dudhsagar waterfalls and get back ina day
1.The place is almost 90kms away from City centre or Panjim city which is the capital of goa
2.Try to hire a car and go cause you might get really tired when going for the trek and the returning home is also a big task.
3.If you dont want to take the hike and walk all the way to the top the just reach the place befor 1:00 so that you can get a jeep all the way up to the falls area.
