A Diamond-creek on Mighty Gangas -  The Diamond Harbour

Picturesque view of Diamond Harbour

This spectacular spot, located at the mouth of river Ganga is full of natural beauty and some historical remnants. Diamond Harbour is formarly known as Hajipur. Long long ago, when Portuguese sailors crossed this area they noticed this place shimmering on sunlight. Then they called this place as Diamond-creek and started using its dockyard as the river area gets wider here. This place was a Portuguese stronghold for long years. The British also used this place and named it Diamond harbor later. It is a great option for oneday trip at the weekend to relish the scenic beauty of this place.

Where is this place ?

Diamond Harbor formarly known as Hajipur is in South 24 Pargana District. It is the turning point where Hoogly river has taken a southern turn and converges into the Bay of Bengal. Diamond Harbour is only 50 km away from Kolkata.

How to reach ?

• By train : Take Diamond Harbour local from Sealdah station and reach this place within 1hr and 30min. Take Toto (Battery car) / auto from railway station and reach Diamond Harbour picnic spot ground whose local name is “Kellar Math”.
• By Bus : There are many buses ply towards diamond harbor on daily basis.  Esplanade / Babughat to Diamond Harbour buses are available.
• By road : Diamond Harbour is only 50 Km from Kolkata and easily accessible by road by 1hr and 30 min.

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Best time to visit :

Actually winter is the best time. This place is famous as picnic spot and many picnic parties gather here during winter. But October to April is good choice as weather remains favourable.

Where to Stay ?

Diamond Harbour is good for a day long trip or oneday picnic. But if you want to stay and relax a day on the bank of Hoogly then there are options of some hotels with riverside view.

• WBTDC Sagarika Tourist Lodge, book from wbtdcl.com
• New Hotel Hansaraj , Ph- 0954786967
• Pushpa Ban Resort + picnic spot
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• Punyalakshmi Hotel, Besides residing and restaurant facilty, River cruise package is also available in this hotel in day-shift, evening-shift and night-shift. Book from hotelpunyalakshmi.com

  

Places of attraction :

Sarisha Ramkrishna  Ashram, An age-old lighthouse, Chingrikhali fort ruins, River cruise, Ferry ride, Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, nearby town Joynagar.

Our Itinerary and Experience :

• We visited Diamond Harbour on January,2021. It was a bus journey. We started in the morning.

•  On the way to Diamond Harbour we first stopped at Swaminarayan Mandir, as it is situated on Diamond Harbour road in Bhasa. It’s a clear, well-decorated and peaceful temple. After puja we had some refreshment here. Healthy food is served in the canteen at nominal price. There are some stores selling lots of different items. It is a must visit place.

A partway of Swaminarayan Temple

• After that we headed towards Diamond Harbour. We reached at “Kellar Math”. The ticket price is only Rs. 10 for normal visit. Parking and picnic spot booking charges are different. The scenic beauty of this place must impress you. You just stare at the long stretches of water. The gentle breeze is really refreshing here.  You can walk through riverside or just sit and watch passing boats, vessels. The Chingrikhalli fort was situated here long time ago. Now you can only explore the ruins of this ancient fort. The remnants of the fort have the story of their own.

Remnants of Portuguese fort scattered here

• We stayed there till sunset. Watching sunset while enjoying zephyr can definitely rejuvenate your mind and soul. I didn’t miss the clickable scenes of sunset.

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  Sunset view

  
  
  

• In the evening, we dined in a nearby restaurant and got back to home. We didn’t stay there at night. But a night can easily be spent in the vicinity of river.

Conclusion :

Diamond Harbour is really a must visit place. Locally-made Jaggery and honey are sold at nominal price inside ‘Kellar Math’ and nearby market in winter season. The quality of jaggery made from locally-grown date trees is really very good.  You can try it.

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