Amba is situated on the western ghats at the height of 3100 feet on Kolhapur - Ratnagiri national highway (NH-204) and this is the highest spot in Kolhapur district. Amba is actually a reserve forest area which falls in the buffer zone of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and Dajipur Bison Sanctuary.

Today, Amba ghat is a a beautiful hill Station in Maharashtra, unlike other hill stations it has limited tourist traffic and was recently awarded the world heritage status. Amba's serene and natural surroundings make it a complete de-stress zone and one can spend hours staring at the silent valleys below.

Amba ghat is blessed with a rich variety of flora and fauna and being amidst of the Dajipur Bison sanctuary, it is a bird watcher's paradise offering a wide variety of wildlife. Similarly, there is a large variety of plants and trees and one will find the rare Tamhan flower tree here, which has been declared the state flower of Maharashtra. To add to the tourist's delight they will get great pleasure in plucking and eating fruits like Java plums (jamun/jambhul) or Rose-apples which are found here in abundance.

Amba ghat is a trekkers delight, there is two hour long trek that starts from the forest leading up to the hill, only to reveal a stunning view of the Konkan and the Deccan plateau. Recently, Amba ghat has also become a venue for adventure sports like Paragliding. Amba ghat has a special mention in history, which says that the ghat acted as a bridge between Konkan and Kolhapur during the period of Chhatrapati Shivaji.