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Chidiya Tapu: Where Port Blair Ends in Birds and Sunset

By Beauty of Bharat · Published 24 October 2026 · Offbeat Andaman & Nicobar Islands · One of 4 offbeat places in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands guide

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Chidiya Tapu, literally Bird Island, marks the road's end south of Port Blair, where the capital's streets give way to forest, mangrove creeks and open sea. A biological park in the woods protects Andaman wildlife, trails wind beneath tall trees alive with birdsong, and the coast opens into broad views westward. It is close to the city yet feels like its green edge, the place Port Blair residents themselves escape to at day's end. A sunset point looks west across the water, while the park's enclosures and the nearby beach at Munda Pahad give the headland more depth than a single viewpoint.

The offbeat pleasure here is timing. Arrive in the afternoon, walk the park and forest while endemic birds call from the canopy, explore the shore and the small beach nearby, then settle in for the main event. Sunsets at Chidiya Tapu are celebrated across the islands, the sun dropping into the sea beyond silhouetted islets while the sky turns copper and rose. Because most visitors come only for that final hour, the preceding afternoon stays calm and bird-filled. Bring binoculars if you have them, move slowly, and let one golden evening, rather than a rushed checklist, define the place.

Why Chidiya Tapu Stays Off the Beaten Path

The forested southern tip of South Andaman near Port Blair, known for rich birdlife, mangroves and sweeping sunset views over the sea, with a biological park and quiet beaches that reward an unhurried evening drive. Nothing about Chidiya Tapu is staged for visitors. Come outside the short peak window and you may share its best hours with almost no one — that, more than any single sight, is the luxury here.

Presented honestly as lesser-known, never as an “undiscovered secret”: Chidiya Tapu is known and loved locally, and facilities are plainer than in Port Blair/Sri Vijaya Puram. Go for the place itself — the slower mornings, the unhurried conversations, the sense of Andaman & Nicobar Islands without a crowd in front of it — and it will not disappoint.

Things to Do in Chidiya Tapu

The highlights below are the reasons to make the detour. None of them need a packed schedule — Chidiya Tapu rewards travellers who pick two or three and linger over them.

Stay for the Famous Sunset

Find a spot on the sunset point or shore as evening approaches and watch the sun sink into the sea beyond the islets in colour.

Go Birdwatching in the Forest

Listen and look for Andaman's distinctive birdlife along the wooded paths, where the island's name, Bird Island, quickly makes sense to patient walkers.

Visit the Biological Park

Walk the shaded enclosures and forest trails of the park, a gentle introduction to the islands' unique wildlife set within real Andaman jungle.

Walk the Shore and Mangroves

Explore the beach and mangrove-fringed coast at low-key pace, watching for shells, wading birds and the changing light across the bay.

Drive the Scenic Coastal Road

The journey from Port Blair is part of the experience, a winding green road past villages and sea glimpses that builds anticipation for the point.

Best Time to Visit Chidiya Tapu

Visit between October and May for clearer skies, finer sunsets and more dependable birding conditions. Evenings are the highlight year-round, but monsoon cloud can hide the sunset and heavy rain makes forest paths muddy, so a dry-season late afternoon is ideal.

Across Andaman & Nicobar Islands the wider season runs like this: October–May for many marine and beach activities; monsoon affects sea travel. Time Chidiya Tapu inside that window and you get the place at its best — and, this being the offbeat list, usually without the peak-season pressure of the headline stops.

How to Reach Chidiya Tapu

Chidiya Tapu is reached by road from Port Blair, the Andamans' capital and airport city, making it an easy half-day drive by taxi, hired car or two-wheeler. No ferry is needed. Set out in the afternoon to combine the park, shore and sunset comfortably.

Most travellers fold Chidiya Tapu into a wider Andaman & Nicobar Islands trip rather than coming only for it — paired with Port Blair/Sri Vijaya Puram or the state guide's headline stops, it becomes the quiet chapter of the journey.

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More Offbeat Places in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Chidiya Tapu is one of 4 offbeat corners in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands state guide — pair it with a sibling below for a slower, deeper trip.

Long Island

Known for: quieter island experience. It helps that Long Island asks a little more of the traveller — a slower road, a plainer stay, a plan made around seasons rather than weekends — and repays the effort with room to breathe.

Little Andaman

Known for: beaches and forests. It helps that Little Andaman asks a little more of the traveller — a slower road, a plainer stay, a plan made around seasons rather than weekends — and repays the effort with room to breathe.

North Bay

Known for: marine life. Nothing about North Bay is staged for visitors. Come outside the short peak window and you may share its best hours with almost no one — that, more than any single sight, is the luxury here.

While You Are in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Start from the full Andaman & Nicobar Islands travel guide for the complete picture. Headline destinations to pair with this trip: Port Blair/Sri Vijaya Puram · Swaraj Dweep (Havelock) · Shaheed Dweep (Neil). And eat the state properly while you are there — Seafood curries · Coconut-based dishes lead the table in the Food Atlas.

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