The Pirotan Island is a striking travel destination near Jamnagar, Gujarat in India. Pirotan is derived from “Pir jo thaan” which means the area of the holy Saint Khawaja Khizer Alihisalaam. This Island is quite familiar just like to Gold Coast of Australia. The Pirotan Island is famous for the exotic sightings and it is loaded with tourists on the weekends.
The Pirotan Island is a treasure land of the marine species and exotic birds. You will find beautiful corals, octopus, starfish, jellyfish, sea horse, puffer fish, huge turtles, dolphins, marine flowering plants, etc. These are the main attractions for the tourists to find many rare species in the pristine nature.
For the tourists, the best time to travel to the Pirotan Island is from October to April. Also the tide timings are checked and the trip is planned accordingly. The Forest Department along with Custom Department gives the permit and for the foreigners the Police Department endorsements are necessary to go to the Island. Various hotels also make arrangements to go to Pirotan Island. This becomes easier for the people who just come to stay at the hotels and the hotel management takes the responsibility for all the tour organization.
To go to the Pirotan Island, you may have to go to the Bedi Port from where the journey of two hours begins however the journey from Jamnagar Port takes around one hour to reach the destination. To enjoy the journey and to avail the information about the various surroundings, the best thing is to hire a tour guide. The tour guide will inform you about all the important things of the place, the history and the creatures you may find on the Island. This makes the tour interesting and you do not even realize how quickly the time passes.
The hotel management and people around will already guide you to take the eatables along with you on the island before traveling since there are no restaurants or hotels to stay. You are required to take the drinkable water with you. The minimum stay on this stunning travel destination can be of 10 hours. So you can keep the food according to your stay there.
If you want to stay on the Pirotan Island for the longer duration you may need to take the permission from the forest department. You can also camp on the Pirotan Island and your hotel management also provides the camping facilities.
There is a famous Marine sanctuary and National park where you will find exotic sights, many rare species and beautiful corals without going deep into the sea. You will find rare kind of octopus and also when it is in danger it leaves a purple smoke to distract its hunter and leaves the place to save itself. This sight is very interesting to see, as it almost seems like magic.
Many rare species of sea mammals are also found here. Sea turtles like Oliver Riddle, Leather Black and Green Sea are also to be seen here. Also while traveling to this travel destination you may find a lot of playful dolphins and you will absolutely love watching it.
The Pirotan Island is actually famous for the corals and once you go there you will find so many of them that you can literally walk on them. However it is strictly banned to bring back any coral or specie with you. It is a worth visiting this travel destination and you should go and visit it once in your lifetime.
