I always wanted visit Dudhsagar (Milk Sea) but never made it except this time which was purely unplanned (We came here, Collem, on February 10, 2018, for some other reason)
Collem is about 75 KMs from Panaji and takes about 1hr 20min to reach by car via Ponda.
We left Panaji at 07:30 and arrived at Collem Dudhsagar Ticket booking office at 08:50hrs.
Again, we left at 16:00hrs and back at Panaji at 17:20hrs.
Like some places have share a taxi, here we have share a jeep, 7 passengers per jeep.
Fare is Rs. 400 per person, plus Compulsory renting / hiring of life jackets Rs.30 and Forest Department entry ticket Rs.50 per person (Still camera, Video camera etc extra - see tariff board pic).
So, it Rs.480 per person.
Update: 29 December 2020
Board says, fees Rs.700 per head (5 persons per jeep as against 7 due to Corona Pandemic),
Compulsory Life jacket rental Rs.40, Forest entry fees Rs.50/100 (Camera etc Rs.300)
So, its Rs.800+ per person now, plus your transport/Taxi charges to the Booking Venue
Video: 25.10.2019
Rainy day, it was raining at the time
https://youtu.be/AAQl4V8cfLg
There are about 431 jeeps but recently the Forest Dept put some restrictions limiting number of jeeps plying to Dudhsager to 225 per day. This could also mean all may not may not get tickets.
It is advisable to visit Wednesday/Thursday where the rush is comparatively low (acc to our jeep driver advice). CM Parrikar recently said that ticket booking would be done online only so that only those with tickets can come (as sometimes tourists go back without visiting the waterfall due to non availability of tickets)
We were lucky, we got tickets, I was in the Q for about 15 mins at around 12:10. After buying ticket, you go to another counter for life-jackets. Our Jeep left around 12:20 and soon after crossing the stream (River) we reach at Forest Gate at 12.25 where we paid for the entry ticket 50 and camera Rs.30 (video camera 150), our driver did the job of buying tickets for us etc.
Although we paid cash at 3 different counters i.e. per head Rs. 400 +30+50 none gave us a receipt.
The distance from Collem to the Dudhsagar fall is about 12 kms through bumpy road (full of potholes throughout) and our jeep was like ship sailing in the rough sea (Ride may not be suitable for older people). The ride takes about 45 minutes each way at about 20km/h speed limit.
We arrived at 13.07 from where there is about 10 minutes Sloppy/rocky walk to the base of the waterfall.
You are given 1.5hrs time to spend or return back to the jeep, our time was 14:40.
Walking though the streams (temporary bridges) and rocks, again may not be suitable for older people.
One can see the waterfall from 4 different locations viz 1. 5 minutes before arrival (from your jeep window, pic), 2. at the arrival point by going up on the watch tower (pic), 3 while walking to the main/base and 4 is the base where one can view it completely from top (peak) to the base where many seen bathing within the bathing zone. Drishti Lifeguards also spotted.
Also spotted many monkeys (Hetim) where they even come close to you and may even steal or run away with your bags.
We also spotted people on the top (peak) I guess it falls in the State of Karnataka (Castlerock?) see pic
We were also lucky to have a beautiful view of a passing train, see pics and another train with 3-4 engines only.
We were back at Collem around 15.15 where we had our lunch Fish curry rice thali Rs.70 only cheap and good. See pics
Collem or Kulem Rly station (SWR) is about 10 minutes walk via platform footbridge see pics and time table. Sadly, not many trains stop there
We are told, during monsoon, there are motor-bike pilots available to take you to the Dudhsagar fall via Railway tracks charging Rs.1000 per head.
Jeeps or any vehicles do not ply during monsoon say June to Sept/Oct.
We left Collem at 16:00hrs and reached Panaji KTC 17:20hr.
Booking office, counter, jeeps parking etc
You are not actually allowed to approach the counter, some one else collects the money and does the job for you at the counter (the man seen in the pic, right) who also allocates jeep/driver to a batch of 7 passengers at a time.
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Journey through forest..and waters
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Click here, notice boards, fees etc
Latest Video 25.7.2022 1m
Latest video
16.10.2020 view from Humsafar Express train
Video: 25.10.2019
Rainy day, it was raining at the time
https://youtu.be/AAQl4V8cfLg
There are about 431 jeeps but recently the Forest Dept put some restrictions limiting number of jeeps plying to Dudhsager to 225 per day. This could also mean all may not may not get tickets.
It is advisable to visit Wednesday/Thursday where the rush is comparatively low (acc to our jeep driver advice). CM Parrikar recently said that ticket booking would be done online only so that only those with tickets can come (as sometimes tourists go back without visiting the waterfall due to non availability of tickets)
We were lucky, we got tickets, I was in the Q for about 15 mins at around 12:10. After buying ticket, you go to another counter for life-jackets. Our Jeep left around 12:20 and soon after crossing the stream (River) we reach at Forest Gate at 12.25 where we paid for the entry ticket 50 and camera Rs.30 (video camera 150), our driver did the job of buying tickets for us etc.
Although we paid cash at 3 different counters i.e. per head Rs. 400 +30+50 none gave us a receipt.
The distance from Collem to the Dudhsagar fall is about 12 kms through bumpy road (full of potholes throughout) and our jeep was like ship sailing in the rough sea (Ride may not be suitable for older people). The ride takes about 45 minutes each way at about 20km/h speed limit.
We arrived at 13.07 from where there is about 10 minutes Sloppy/rocky walk to the base of the waterfall.
You are given 1.5hrs time to spend or return back to the jeep, our time was 14:40.
Walking though the streams (temporary bridges) and rocks, again may not be suitable for older people.
One can see the waterfall from 4 different locations viz 1. 5 minutes before arrival (from your jeep window, pic), 2. at the arrival point by going up on the watch tower (pic), 3 while walking to the main/base and 4 is the base where one can view it completely from top (peak) to the base where many seen bathing within the bathing zone. Drishti Lifeguards also spotted.
Also spotted many monkeys (Hetim) where they even come close to you and may even steal or run away with your bags.
We also spotted people on the top (peak) I guess it falls in the State of Karnataka (Castlerock?) see pic
We were also lucky to have a beautiful view of a passing train, see pics and another train with 3-4 engines only.
We were back at Collem around 15.15 where we had our lunch Fish curry rice thali Rs.70 only cheap and good. See pics
Collem or Kulem Rly station (SWR) is about 10 minutes walk via platform footbridge see pics and time table. Sadly, not many trains stop there
We are told, during monsoon, there are motor-bike pilots available to take you to the Dudhsagar fall via Railway tracks charging Rs.1000 per head.
Jeeps or any vehicles do not ply during monsoon say June to Sept/Oct.
We left Collem at 16:00hrs and reached Panaji KTC 17:20hr.
Booking office, counter, jeeps parking etc
You are not actually allowed to approach the counter, some one else collects the money and does the job for you at the counter (the man seen in the pic, right) who also allocates jeep/driver to a batch of 7 passengers at a time.
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Journey through forest..and waters
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Parking area
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Watch tower
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a temple
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At Forest gate, tariff board as of Feb 2018
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Walking path
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View 1
Through jeep window , about 5 minutes before arriving..
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View 2
From the watch tower, upon arrival
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View 3
within 10 minutes of walking
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Watch tower
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a temple
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At Forest gate, tariff board as of Feb 2018
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Walking path
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View 1
Through jeep window , about 5 minutes before arriving..
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View 2
From the watch tower, upon arrival
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View 3
within 10 minutes of walking
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View 4 - Base
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Train view
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Engines trains
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Top views, peak
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Monkeys
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Fish curry rice thali at 'waterfall family restaurant' Collem
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Kulem Railways station
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Videos coming soon...
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Video: 18, 19.10.2019
https://youtu.be/IXTCEEBL-TM
Video: 11.10.2019
Dudhsagar another view, mountains, hills, valley etc
https://youtu.be/AsNqeAFD3f8
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Video: 4.10.2019
Another video - Brganza Ghat, train passing through 16 tunnels
https://youtu.be/nYrRnRA-l6Y
Video: Dudhsagar waterfall 4.10.19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlCJ8ucOZU
Video: 28.9.2019
Train passing through 16 tunnels of Braganza Ghats via DudhSagar
https://youtu.be/7-coPKjifrQ
Train from Vasco to Londa via Cansaulim, Majorda, Margao, Sanvordem, Kulem, Sonalium, Dudhsagar waterfall views, Castle rock station etc
Passing through Tunnel No: 1 to 16 , Tunnel No. 2 being the longest about 410 metres
Braganza Ghats, Kulem to Sonalium Station 1 Tunnel, Sonalium to Dudsagar waterfall 4 tunnel, waterfall to Dudhsagar Station 1, Dudhsagar Station to Caranzol Station 6 and upto Castlerock station 4 tunnels. Dudhsagar comes in between Tunnel No. 11 & 12
Train passing through 16 tunnels of Braganza ghat via Dudhsagar between Kulem to Castlerock stations. Video Tirupati / Hyderabad train from Vasco da Gama upto Londa.
Kulem to Dudhsagar 5 tunnels and upto Castlerock 11, tunnel no. 2 being the longest of the 16 around 410 metres.
Tunnels that were constructed by then Portuguese India about 131 years ago (1888). The route soon will have double lines which means widening of tunnels, new bridges/viaducts etc. Doubling lines work already started upto Madgaon and if all go well, work likely to be completed in next 2 years (by end of 2021). The route may also have to be shut down for all trains at least for 6 months when tunneling work etc goes on.
16 tunnels (surang, bobd) with its length
Tunnel No: 1 93.26 metres long
Tunnel No: 2 409.95 Metres, the longest
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Tunnel No. 3 174.9 M
Tunnel No: 4 131.67 M
Tunnel No. 5 160 M
Tunnel No. 6 255.11 M
Tunnel No. 7 52.7 M
Tunnel No. 8 289.5 M
Tunnel No. 9 85.34 M
Tunnel No. 10 108.50 M
Tunnel No: 11 204.2 M
Dudhsagar waterfall here (between 11 & 12)
Tunnel No. 12 95 M
Tunnel No: 13 140.81 M
Tunnel No. 14 124.41 M ?
Tunnel No. 15 49.88 M
Tunnel No. 16 142. M?
All 16 tunnels come within 40 minutes (about 15kms) from the 1st one, travelling by non stop Mail/Express trains. Train speed around the Ghat / tunnels is about 24km/hr hill-climbing, gradient (Kulem to Castlerock) and around 18km/hr while descending / slope (Castlerock to Kulem). The distance between Kulem Station to Castlerock station is about 26kms
The Dudhsagar Waterfalls is located in the Branganza Ghat. The Braganza ghat stretch is a 26 KMs hill section connecting the coastal Goa to the hinterlands of Karnataka. It has 3 stations enroute, Caranzol, Dudhsagar and Sonalium. It is one of the most treacherous section of the Indian railways with a ruling gradient of 1 in 37, comprising of 16 tunnels and 69 sharp curves. It has an annual railfall of about 6500 mm. The steep ruling gradient requires it to use banker locomotives for upward movement of trains in the ghats. It is also one of the oldest operational route with metre gauge line commissioned in 1887 which was converted into broad gauge in 1996. Surrounded by deciduous forest with rich bio diversity, it is one of the most difficult sections in Indian Railways requiring tireless day night efforts for maintenance. SWR
Video: Dudhsagar by Train 20-21 Sept 2019
Two views of Dudhsagar waterfall - 1. While going to Belgaum (Belagavi) Train and then coming back next day. The train was suppose to make stop of 10 minutes at Dudhsagar but it stops just about 2-4 minutes which needs to be changed to 5 or 10 minutes by the Railways Authority or Minister. Lot of confusion.
https://youtu.be/KotZzIq7yjU
Video: 4.9.2019
Dudhsagar by Train, September 2019
Vasco - Belgaum train
https://youtu.be/9ewPskmGNUQ
COVID-19 Alert:
In the wake of COVID-19 and as a measure of abundant caution, booking has been suspended for trains running between 22-Mar-2020 and 30-Sept-2020, all passenger trains cancelled during the period
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Train to Dudhsagar
Video: by Road, September 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKUjRLmK0TM
Another short video 2 mins
Dudhsagar Trains
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Train view
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Engines trains
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Top views, peak
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Monkeys
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Fish curry rice thali at 'waterfall family restaurant' Collem
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Kulem Railways station
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Video: 18, 19.10.2019
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Video: 11.10.2019
Dudhsagar another view, mountains, hills, valley etc
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Video: 4.10.2019
Another video - Brganza Ghat, train passing through 16 tunnels
https://youtu.be/nYrRnRA-l6Y
Video: Dudhsagar waterfall 4.10.19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlCJ8ucOZU
Video: 28.9.2019
Train passing through 16 tunnels of Braganza Ghats via DudhSagar
https://youtu.be/7-coPKjifrQ
Train from Vasco to Londa via Cansaulim, Majorda, Margao, Sanvordem, Kulem, Sonalium, Dudhsagar waterfall views, Castle rock station etc
Passing through Tunnel No: 1 to 16 , Tunnel No. 2 being the longest about 410 metres
Braganza Ghats, Kulem to Sonalium Station 1 Tunnel, Sonalium to Dudsagar waterfall 4 tunnel, waterfall to Dudhsagar Station 1, Dudhsagar Station to Caranzol Station 6 and upto Castlerock station 4 tunnels. Dudhsagar comes in between Tunnel No. 11 & 12
Train passing through 16 tunnels of Braganza ghat via Dudhsagar between Kulem to Castlerock stations. Video Tirupati / Hyderabad train from Vasco da Gama upto Londa.
Kulem to Dudhsagar 5 tunnels and upto Castlerock 11, tunnel no. 2 being the longest of the 16 around 410 metres.
Tunnels that were constructed by then Portuguese India about 131 years ago (1888). The route soon will have double lines which means widening of tunnels, new bridges/viaducts etc. Doubling lines work already started upto Madgaon and if all go well, work likely to be completed in next 2 years (by end of 2021). The route may also have to be shut down for all trains at least for 6 months when tunneling work etc goes on.
16 tunnels (surang, bobd) with its length
Tunnel No: 1 93.26 metres long
Tunnel No: 2 409.95 Metres, the longest
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Tunnel No. 3 174.9 M
Tunnel No: 4 131.67 M
Tunnel No. 5 160 M
Tunnel No. 6 255.11 M
Tunnel No. 7 52.7 M
Tunnel No. 8 289.5 M
Tunnel No. 9 85.34 M
Tunnel No. 10 108.50 M
Tunnel No: 11 204.2 M
Dudhsagar waterfall here (between 11 & 12)
Tunnel No. 12 95 M
Tunnel No: 13 140.81 M
Tunnel No. 14 124.41 M ?
Tunnel No. 15 49.88 M
Tunnel No. 16 142. M?
All 16 tunnels come within 40 minutes (about 15kms) from the 1st one, travelling by non stop Mail/Express trains. Train speed around the Ghat / tunnels is about 24km/hr hill-climbing, gradient (Kulem to Castlerock) and around 18km/hr while descending / slope (Castlerock to Kulem). The distance between Kulem Station to Castlerock station is about 26kms
The Dudhsagar Waterfalls is located in the Branganza Ghat. The Braganza ghat stretch is a 26 KMs hill section connecting the coastal Goa to the hinterlands of Karnataka. It has 3 stations enroute, Caranzol, Dudhsagar and Sonalium. It is one of the most treacherous section of the Indian railways with a ruling gradient of 1 in 37, comprising of 16 tunnels and 69 sharp curves. It has an annual railfall of about 6500 mm. The steep ruling gradient requires it to use banker locomotives for upward movement of trains in the ghats. It is also one of the oldest operational route with metre gauge line commissioned in 1887 which was converted into broad gauge in 1996. Surrounded by deciduous forest with rich bio diversity, it is one of the most difficult sections in Indian Railways requiring tireless day night efforts for maintenance. SWR
Two views of Dudhsagar waterfall - 1. While going to Belgaum (Belagavi) Train and then coming back next day. The train was suppose to make stop of 10 minutes at Dudhsagar but it stops just about 2-4 minutes which needs to be changed to 5 or 10 minutes by the Railways Authority or Minister. Lot of confusion.
https://youtu.be/KotZzIq7yjU
Video: 4.9.2019
Dudhsagar by Train, September 2019
Vasco - Belgaum train
https://youtu.be/9ewPskmGNUQ
One can visit Dudhsagar on Friday/Sat by new Belgaum train from
Vasco 06:05, Dabolim, Cansaulim, Margao 06:40, Chandor, Sanvordem, Kulem 07:35, get
down Dudhsagar 08:15 and spent about 7 hrs and came back by the same return train
same day at 15:15. If you lucky, there may be other trains which may stop
in-between to take you home .
This train is on a 3 months trial run upto Dec 7. Extended upto June 27, 2020
Amravati / Howrah express train to Margao / Vasco passing Dudhsagar (May or may not stop there)
around 12:30 on Wed, Thurs, Sat & Mon
Similarly, Chenai Express to Vasco passing around 10:20 on Sats
Other trains to Vasco also passing that side but between 3-4 am viz Goa Express daily, Hubli link daily,
Yeswantpur/ Bangalore all days 3.30am, Tirupathi express and Hyderabad train on Fridays, Velankani on
Thursdays. Please check and re-confirm with the days, timings
Other trains From Vasco to Londa via Dudhsagar as follows
07:05 Amravati / Howrah Express Tue, Thurs, Fri Sat
09:00 Tirupati / Hyderabad Express Friday
09:00 Vailankani Express
Monday
14:30 Chenai Express
Thursday
15:00 Goa Express all days / Hubli link Express
21:20 Yeswantpur /
Banglore Monday and Saturday, now all days eff. Nov 2019
Trains will arrive dudhsagar about 2 hours from above departure
time
COVID-19 Alert:
In the wake of COVID-19 and as a measure of abundant caution, booking has been suspended for trains running between 22-Mar-2020 and 30-Sept-2020, all passenger trains cancelled during the period
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Train to Dudhsagar
Vasco Belgaum Train Timing changed eff. 13.9.19
Train will leave Vasco da Gama FRI/SAT 06:05 and arrives Belgaum at 11:20
From Belgaum it will leave 12:30 and arrive Vasco at 18:20
Stopping at Dudhsagar 5 minutes arrives 08:15 from Vasco and 15:15 from Belgaum FRI/SAT
Train will also stop at Dabolim, Cansaulim, Margao, Chandor, Sanvordem, Kulem, Dudhsagar, Castle rock . Tinaighat, Londa, Gunji, Khanapur, Desur abd Belagavi (Belgaum)
This train was inaugurated on 4th Sept 2019 and is for trial run for 3 months till December 7
Train trial period extended till 21.3.2020, third extension and may be further extended
Further extend till 27 June 2020
Train trial period extended till 21.3.2020, third extension and may be further extended
Further extend till 27 June 2020
Video: by Road, September 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKUjRLmK0TM
Another short video 2 mins
Dudhsagar Trains
https://youtu.be/bnVbNGXmZYo
