Tourist Places In Diglipur Island
Best things to do in Diglipur Island
Diglipur Island
Diglipur Tehsil or Division is one of the most visited tourist destination in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Island due to its super natural sandy beaches and endless variety of evergreen forest including lots of exotic Birds. It is around 180 km away from Port Blair placed in the district of North and Middle Andaman. It covers an area of 884 sq km. The main town of the Tehsil, Diglipur Town serves as the administrative headquarter of North Andaman Sub-Division.
There have 42 distinct villages and 13 Gram Panchayats in Diglipur. Some major of these are Subashgram, Keralapuram, Ariel Bay, Shibpur, Kalipur, Sitanagar, Nabagram, Kalighat, Ramnagar, Madhupur, Laxmipur, Swarajgram etc. The people of these villages survive with the business of tourism (mainly), farming or fishing. The population of Diglipore primarily emigrated from the neighboring states like West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. According to the census report of India 2001 approximately 42,877 people reside here.
If you bored with your daily busy life then Diglipur would be the suitable destination to refresh your mind. The environment and its atmosphere is very pure and quite with lots of natural beauties. Some major attractions of the city are the Ross Island, Smith Island, Saddle peak mountain include a national park, Ramnagar beach, mud volcanoes, Kalipur beach, Lamiya bay beaches and many more. Each and every tour spots of Diglipur are accessible by roadways from its entry point Aerial Bay Jetty of Kalighat. You can also hire a fisher boat from Aerial Bay Jetty to visit here.
Ross & Smith Island
The main attraction of Diglipur, Ross & Smith Islands are situated just 20 minute’s boat ride distance from Arial Bay jetty of Kalighat. These two islands are connected with a 50 meters narrow sand bar and its seashore bordered with thick tropical forest including lots of flora and fauna.
You need a permission from Forest Range officer of Aerial bay jetty to enter these Islands. It can be obtained by paying 50 Rupees for Indians and 500 Rupees for Foreigners. There are some corals around the islands and the water is clear and safer for snorkeling.
Saddle Peak Tourism
Located in Diglipur Island
Saddle Peak Tourism
Saddle peak is the highest point of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with height of 732 meters. This mountain is totally covered with evergreen rain forest up to the top of peak. Many travelers who love to trek on mountains reach here to look a bird’s eye view of North Andamans. Kalpong is the only river of the Islands which flows through Saddle Peek which generate a hydroelectric project.
You need permission from forestry department office of Diglipur to climbing on the peek. It can be obtained by paying 250 Rupees. Those who want to go for trekking to Saddle Peak can collect trekking equipments on hire from Turtle Nest Resort and start trekking from Kalipur starting point.
Kalipur Beach Tourism
Located in Diglipur Island
Kalipur Beach Tourism
Kalipur beach is located 18 km away from Diglipur, provides a mixture of sand and rock shores with fishing village nearby.
Diglipur National Park
Diglipur National Park is a dense tropical forest bordered by Lamba Bay Beach. It offers trekking opportunities in Jungle to find out many rare species of trees. You have to just take permission from Forest Department to visit here.Ram Nagar Beach
Ram Nagar Beach is another common beach destination from Diglipur. It is also a home and nesting ground for the Olive Ridley Turtles.Mud Volcano
It has been identified at the northern point of Diglipur Island. It is a restricted area.Some other neighboring attractions
Besides of these you will found some more attractive spots around Diglipur like the Craggy Island located close to Pristine Resort, Raman caves, Kalighat Creek, Lamba Bay Beach and many more spots in Mayabundar (neighboring Divsion).