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Andaman

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ANDAMAN

About Andaman

The Andaman Islands form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal between India, to the west, and Myanmar, to the north and east. Most are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which are a Union Territory of India, while a small number in the north of the archipelago, including the Coco Islands, belong to Myanmar.

The Andaman Islands are home to the Andamanese, a group of indigenous people that includes a number of tribes, including the Jarawa and Sentinelese tribes. While some of the islands can be visited with permits, entry to others, including North Sentinel Island, is banned by law. The Sentinelese are generally hostile to visitors and have had little contact with any other people. The government protects their right to privacy.

About Our Journey

Our journey started from Shimla, Capital of Himachal Pradesh. The journey from Shimla to Delhi is by Volvo Bus. From Delhi we Proceeded towards Port Blair, Our flight was direct from Delhi [Indira Gandhi International Airport] to Port Blair [Vir Savarkar International Airport] by Indian Airlines. The journey by flight is of 3.5 hours.

Seven Days and Six Nights Tour to Andaman
Port Blair [3 Days], Neil Island [1 Day] and Havelock Island [2 Days]
Day by Day Videos of the Journey

DAY 1

First Day Cellular Jail, Corbyn's cove beach and Marina Park are explored
I visited Cellular Jail, at Port Blair, Now its a war prisoners memorial, after that I visited Corbyn's Cove Beach, At this beach other than swimming one can enjoy boat ride and jet skiing, one can also see a small island from here which is known snake island.

In the evening I visited Marina park, park is lush green with multi colored lights all over, a cafe for snacks is also there, park is having many types of rides for children, at 8 PM I visited cellular jail for its famous light and sound show, Show is very good and informative, tells about the life of war prisoners and history of the prison.

Andaman is very beautiful, people here are very friendly. Language commonly spoken is Hindi other than Bengali and Tamil. English is hardly spoken

Hotels are available from budget to high-end, temperature remains moderate throughout the year, minimum 18 Degrees Celsius to 30 Degrees.

DAY 2

Second Day Ross Island and North bay are explored Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep formerly Ross Island is the Administrative Capital During British Rule, Later it was ruined by Japanese during World War II, Now only the ruined remains are left here, like bakery, church, administrative buildings etc In the evening a light and sound show describing the history of this island takes place.

You can see Friendly Animals like Deer, Rabbits and peacock and they are so friendly that they come close to you, you can click photos with them. It is one of the clean and calm island.

After spending two hours here we headed to North bay by boat. North bay is around two kms from here. North bay is famous for having it's picture on old twenty rupees note. Here one can enjoy water sports activities like scuba, snorkeling, Glass Bottle Ride, Semi Sub Marine etc. You can also buy sea shells and sea stones souvenir here, food shops are also here where you can have lunch, this place closes by 4PM. No one remains here for night.

At both these places there is no beach where swimming is allowed

after reaching back at Port Blair I visited aquarium museum for different kind of fishes, corals and other sea animals. Photography and Videography is prohibited here so there is no footage of this place is there in the video.

DAY 3

Third Day Natural Coral Bridge and Laxmanpur Beach are explored

Our journey started early in the morning at 5 AM from Phoenix Bay Jetty, Port Blair to Shaheed Dweep ( Neil Island ) by Government ferry. The benefit of traveling in Government ferry over other ferries is that you are free to go anywhere in and on the ferry, You can also get a chance to visit Captain Deck. The fair of this ferry is also less than other private ferries. The views of sun rise from the deck is magnificent. other views around from the deck are also very good. For your refreshment tea, coffee and other snacks are also available for you at a nominal charges. Passenger Cabin is fully air-conditioned. It takes 2.5 Hours to reach Shaheed Dweep.

After reaching resort, we refreshed, had our lunch and visited Natural Coral Bridge. Natural coral bridge was built during Tsunami. Other than bridge, here you can see different types of fishes, Corals, shell and beautiful sea plants like touch me not plant. but to see all these things and know more about these things you should hire a guide. Tasty Chat of local fruits of the island is really enjoyable.

In the evening we visited sunset point at Laxmanpur beach, This beach is famous for its sunset view. We saw here a lots of love sea shell.

DAY 4

Fourth day Bharatpur and Radhanagar Beachs are explored.

Bharatpur beach is among one of the beautiful beaches of Neil Island, The water here is crystal clear and blue. This beach is also engaged in various types of sports activities, One can enjoy here Scuba diving, water skiing, snorkeling, glass boat rides, banana rides etc. The view around is very beautiful.This beach is quite shallow upto 400mts. So one can walk and swim uptown there.

After lunch from here we proceeded for our journey to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) through ferry. The journey is of one and half here from here, after check in hotel, we visited the Radhanagar beach. Radhanagar beach is the best of all beaches, The swimming on high waves is quite enjoyable, this beach is also famous for its sunset.

DAY 5

On Fifth day, Elephanta and Kala Pathar Beachs are explored, To reach Elephanta Beach there are two ways one by trekking through a jungle, which is of 1.5 Miles, other way is by hiring a boat from Havelock Jetty, The Trek to Elephanta beach is very beautiful, you can see different kind of birds and plants in the jungle. After treking you will reach the beautiful Elephanta Beach. The Beach is famous for water sports activities but these activities are stopped on this very day due to uneven sea tides.

In the afternoon we visited, the Kala Pathar Beach. The beach is very beautiful, this beach is for swimming and no other activities are allowed here

DAY 6

6th Day Chidiya Tapu Beach is explored, Chidiya Tapu beach is famous for sunset, sunset at this beach is mesmerising, Park here is very beautiful and swings are there for children and their parents, snacks, tea and coconut water is also available here for refreshment.

In the evening visited the Sagarika Emporium and Cellular Emporium for purchasing souvenirs for the beloved and relatives. Different types of souvenirs are available here which are made up of sea shells and corals, local craft items are also available ate these emporiums. This way our seven days trip to Andaman ended here.

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