Verdant 6 Days Diglipur Andaman Package | Phosphorescent

The drive from Rangat to Diglipur covers approximately 150 kilometres through North Andaman, taking around 4 to 5 hours. The road north of Rangat carries less traffic and passes through forest corridors with occasional sea views — the driving conditions in North Andaman are different from the more developed south, and the distance between settlements increases steadily.

Diglipur is the northernmost accessible town in the Andaman chain and the gateway to the experiences that define this diglipur andaman package. The afternoon after arrival covers Kalipur Beach — a wide, open beach north of the town that faces the Bay of Bengal directly and serves as a documented nesting site for leatherback and olive ridley turtles between approximately October and February. The beach itself is worth the visit regardless of season for the scale and the quality of the emptiness. Overnight at Diglipur.

The boat from Aerial Bay jetty to Ross and Smith Islands takes approximately 30 minutes. The timing of this diglipur andaman package departure from the jetty is built around the low tide window — the natural sandbar connecting the two islands sits barely above the waterline at low tide, a short walk of approximately 500 metres with warm shallow water on both sides and open sea stretching in every direction. At high tide the sandbar is submerged and the crossing is not possible on foot.

The Bon team confirms the tide schedule for the travel date before departure and the Day 3 start time is adjusted accordingly. Ross Island here is not the Ross Island near Port Blair — it is a separate island in the North Andaman chain, smaller, forested and connected to Smith Island by this sandbar. The Alfred Caves near Diglipur, accessible by a short walk through forest, are limestone formations worth the afternoon. Overnight at Diglipur.

Saddle Peak at approximately 732 metres is the highest point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the summit trek is the physical centrepiece of this diglipur andaman package. The trail enters Saddle Peak National Park from the forest department check post where permits are collected — an early morning start is strongly advisable, both for the cooler temperature in the lower forest and for the light at the summit in the morning hours. The ascent through the rainforest takes approximately 3 to 4 hours at a comfortable pace — the trail is defined but not paved, passing through forest that grows progressively denser and quieter as the elevation rises.

The canopy closes over the trail at points and the birdlife in the Saddle Peak forest includes species found nowhere else in India. The descent takes approximately 2 to 3 hours. A full day should be kept clear for the trek — this is not a half-day activity. Overnight at Diglipur.

Day 5 of this diglipur andaman package is the long return drive from Diglipur to Port Blair — approximately 320 kilometres taking 9 to 11 hours with road stops. The drive south retraces the northern route and passes through the Baratang area in the afternoon, where the Bon team can arrange a brief stop at the mud volcano site if the group has not visited Baratang on a previous Andaman trip and the convoy timing allows.

The convoy through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve near Jirkatang on the return run operates on the same rules as the northbound journey — no stopping, no photography, no interaction. Port Blair by evening. The return drive after three full days of trekking, boat rides and long roads in North Andaman carries a specific satisfaction — the city feels different when you have seen what sits at the top of the island chain. Overnight in Port Blair.

The final morning of the diglipur andaman package is in Port Blair. Groups with afternoon or evening flights have the morning for Ross Island — the original Ross Island near Port Blair, now Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island — or North Bay for a final glass bottom boat ride over the reef. The Sagarika government emporium near the clock tower carries Andaman shell craft and spices at fixed prices for a last purchase before the airport.

The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Port Blair Airport. Most travellers completing this package leave with a different understanding of how large and how varied the Andaman Islands actually are — the resort south and the forested, turtled, trekked north are the same archipelago and very few people have seen both.