Ranaghat and the Siang bridgeराणाघाट सियांग पुल
The Siang bridge at Pasighat, the best place to see how wide the river already is.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
Siang
Siang
Best time to visit1 November to 31 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Height160 m above sea level
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyPasighat town, Pasighat
EntryFree · boat rides paid to the boatmen
About Ranaghat and the Siang bridge
The ghat on the Siang at the edge of Pasighat, where the ferries used to cross and where the road bridge now spans the river to Mebo and the Roing road. The bridge is the best place in town to see how big the river already is here, and the sandbanks below are where the December festival and the winter picnics happen. Boatmen take you out on the water in the dry months.
What to see and do
- Road bridge across the Siang
- River width and the sandbanks below
- Boat rides in the dry months
- Sunset over the river
Part of The Himalaya.
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More places in East Siang
- Pasighat and the SiangEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · River RaftingThe oldest town in Arunachal, where the Siang leaves the hills. Rafting Nov to March.
- Kekar MonyingEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe cliff above the Siang where the Adi stood against the British column in 1911.
- MeboEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Villages & Hidden GemsAdi villages across the Siang from Pasighat. Solung on 1 September is the day to come.
- Ponging river beachEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · CampingThe Siang beach where Pasighat camps out in winter. Tents, bonfires, a fast cold river.
- Daying Ering Wildlife SanctuaryEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesRiver-island grassland in the Siang below Pasighat, by boat, for winter birds and hog deer.
- KomsingEast Siang, Arunachal Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageThe Adi village where the 1911 killing of Noel Williamson brought the British into the Siang hills.
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