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Tribal Cultural Museum, Silvassa

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

4.3 (0)

Overview

The living heritage of the Warli, Kokna and Dhodia peoples — masks, farm tools, hunting gear, musical instruments and the vocabulary of Warli painting.

Why visit: Understand the tribal heartland that this territory really is.

Things to do

›Warli-art displays
›Tribal masks & tools
›Instrument gallery
›Craft shop

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar (closed Mon)

Entry fee

Free–₹20

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

Nearby attractions

Within

0.2 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

0.2 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

0.4 km

📍 Nature

4.0

Hirwa Van & Nakshatra Garden, Silvassa

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

A green-belt park pairing shaded lawns with an astrology-themed Nakshatra garden of star-sign plantings — a calm Silvassa morning walk.

Oct–Mar; mornings1–2 hrsExplore

0.5 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

0.7 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

1.3 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

6.5 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

6.8 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

7.8 km

💎 Hidden Gem🍲 Local Experience

3.9

Dadra (Enclave & Vanganga)

Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The small separate Dadra enclave north of Silvassa — a memorial to the 1954 liberation, riverside greenery and the quiet lanes of the territory's other half.

Oct–Mar1–2 hrsExplore

9.3 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

10.4 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

11 km

💎 Hidden Gem🐅 Wildlife

4.0

Satmaliya Deer Park & Eco Reserve

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore