Anadman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman Islands are an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. These roughly 300 islands are known for their palm-lined, white-sand beaches, mangroves and tropical rainforests.

 Coral reefs supporting marine life such as sharks and rays make for popular diving and snorkelling sites. Indigenous Andaman Islanders inhabit the more remote islands, many of which are off-limits to visitors.

Tourist places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands ARE

Havelock Island 

Havelock Island is part of Ritchie’s Archipelago, in India’s the Andaman Islands. It’s known for its dive sites and beaches, like Elephant Beach, with its coral reefs. Crescent-shaped Radhanagar Beach is a popular spot for watching the sunset.

On the island’s east side, rocky sections mark long, tree-lined Vijaynagar Beach. The island's forested interior is home to birdlife such as white-headed mynas and woodpeckers.

Andaman Island 

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 IslandsUnion Territory of India, while a small number in the north of the archipelago, including the Coco Islands, belong to Myanmar.

Port Blair

Port Blair on South Andaman Island is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory in the Bay of Bengal. Its seafront Cellular Jail, completed in 1906, hints at its past as a British penal colony and is now a memorial to Indian independence activists. 

Inland, the Samudrika Marine Museum showcases local marine life. The Anthropological Museum focuses on the islands’ indigenous tribes

Neill Island 

Neil Island is one of India’s the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. Bharatpur Beach has coral reefs teeming with tropical fish. Laxmanpur Beach is known for its sunset views. 

Howrah Bridge is a natural rock formation accessible at low tide. Near the island’s wharf is Neil Kendra village, with a curving, sandy bay dotted with boats. Off the southeast coast, the tiny Sir Hugh Rose Island is a sanctuary for turtles.

Nicobar Island

The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, 150 km north of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated from Thailand to the east by the Andaman Sea. 

Baratang Island

Baratang Island is a gateway to North & Middle Andaman District of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This District is quite unexplored from the tourism point of view. This is one of the best parts of your trip to the Andaman Islands because of its virgin beauty and natural wonders.

 In Baratang Island you can see Mud Volcano, mangrove and tropical forests, Limestone Caves, Parrot Island and one nice deserted beach at Baludera. Other offbeat beaches are also accessible from Baratang such as Merk Bay Beach in North Passage Island, Lalaji Bay Beach etc.

Diglipur Island

Diglipur is the largest town of North Andaman Island, in the Andaman Archipelago, India. The city is located on the southern side of Aerial Bay, at 43 metres above sea level, 298 kilometres north of Port Blair.

 It is crossed by the Kalpong River, the only river of the Andaman islands.

Mayabunder Island 

Mayabunder is a town and a county in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago, India. 

The name is also spelt Maya Bunder or Maya Bandar. As of 2001, the county had 23.912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town. 

Long Island 

Long Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The island is lying 80 km north from Port Blair.

Rangat

Rangat is a town on the Middle Andaman Island, Andaman Archipelago. It is also one of the three counties administrative divisions of the North and Middle Andaman district, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. 

Ross Island 

Ross Island, officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 

The island is situated 3 km east from central Port Blair. The historic ruins are a tourist attraction.

Viper Island

Positioned near the Port Blair, Viper Island was the location of old jail used by the British to keep political prisoners and harbour convicts.

 The name of this island is kept after the name of the vessel in which Lt. Archibald Blair came to Andaman and Nicobar in the year 1789.

How to reach Andaman and Nicobar Islands? 

There are only 2 ways to reach here 

1. Flight: You have direct daily flights to Port Blair from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore. And some flights from Visakhapatnam on certain days. ...
2. Ship: They sail from Chennai, Vizag & Kolkata.

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