💎 Hidden Gem🐅 Wildlife📍 Nature📍 Family

Satmaliya Deer Park & Eco Reserve

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India

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Overview

A wooded deer reserve on the Silvassa–Khanvel road — spotted deer, blackbuck, peafowl and nilgai in a fenced eco-park of trails and watchtowers.

Why visit: The area's gentlest wildlife walk, deer-filled and quiet.

Things to do

›Deer & blackbuck
›Watchtowers
›Eco-trails
›Khanvel combo

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

₹20–50

Est. budget

₹100–400

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

1.7 km

💎 Hidden Gem🛕 Religious

3.9

Bindrabin (Shiva Temple & Village)

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A peaceful roadside Shiva temple and village on the Khanvel road, ringed by teak forest — a quiet devotional pause in the interior.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore

2.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Cultural

4.2

Warli Art Villages of Nagar Haveli

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The interior hamlets where Warli painters still cover mud walls with white rice-paste figures of harvest, dance and marriage — the living root of a world-famous folk art.

Oct–Mar; harvest festivalsHalf dayExplore

2.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

4.1

Khanvel

Khanvel, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A riverside forest getaway midway to Dudhni — the Sakartod river, a resort and eco-garden, and the green gateway to Nagar Haveli's tribal interior.

Oct–MarHalf–full dayExplore

4.3 km

🛕 Religious

4.1

Tadkeshwara Shiva Temple

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A hillside Shiva temple wrapped in greenery on the Silvassa outskirts — a serene sanctum, gardens and Mahashivratri fairs.

Oct–Mar; Shivaratri1 hrExplore

4.3 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

3.9

Vanvihar Tourist Complex & Sagwan Van

Khanvel, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A teak-plantation eco-complex on the way to Dudhni — cottage stays, river access and forest walks in Nagar Haveli's green interior.

Oct–MarHalf day–1 nightExplore

5.2 km

🐅 Wildlife

4.2

Vasona Lion Safari Park

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A drive-through lion enclosure in the Vasona forest near Silvassa — caged-vehicle safaris, a nature-interpretation centre and deer-park surrounds.

Oct–Mar (closed Mon)Half dayExplore

9.7 km

📍 Nature

4.2

Vanganga Lake Garden, Silvassa

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A Japanese-styled lake garden of arched bridges, an island pavilion, lotus water and pedal boats — Silvassa's most photographed green retreat.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

10.4 km

🛕 Religious

4.1

Silvassa Swaminarayan Temple

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A carved marble Swaminarayan mandir in Silvassa with gardens and evening aartis — a serene, well-kept devotional stop in the town.

Year-round; festivals1 hrExplore

10.5 km

📍 Family

3.9

Deer Park & Bal Udyan, Silvassa

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A children's park paired with a small deer enclosure in central Silvassa — play areas, a toy train and shaded lawns for a family afternoon.

Oct–Mar; evenings1–2 hrsExplore

10.8 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Festival

4.1

Silvassa Tribal Festivals & Tarpa Dance

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The territory's living culture in motion — the spiralling Tarpa dance to the gourd-horn, Diwaso and harvest fairs of the Warli and Kokna peoples.

Harvest & Diwaso season (Oct–Nov)1 dayExplore

10.9 km

🏞️ Lake

4.4

Dudhni Lake

Dudhni, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The wide, hill-ringed backwater of the Madhuban dam on the Daman Ganga — kayaking, speed-boats, jet-skis and island-camp sunsets, the UT's watersports jewel.

Oct–MarHalf–full dayExplore

11 km

💎 Hidden Gem🛕 Religious

4.0

Our Lady of Piety Church, Silvassa

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The old Portuguese-era church at Silvassa's heart — whitewashed and modest, the mission legacy in a town that is otherwise deeply tribal and Hindu.

Oct–Mar1 hrExplore