Andaman and Nicobar Island is one of the best places which you can spend visit during any time of thear except during the rainy seasons .Andaman is also the home for two tribes such as Jarawa and Sentinelese tribes.
Andaman and Nicobar Island is a perfect package tour for those who loves history as well as sea.The name “Andaman” is presumed to be derived from Hanuman, who was known to the Malays as Handuman. The name Nicobar was taken from the South India term “Nakkaaram”(Land of the Naked).
A COMPLETE TOUR GUIDE
HOW TO REACH ANDAMAN
Anyone can easily board on a plane and reach PORT BLAIR and from there you can get access to the whole ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS .
LETS TALK ABOUT THE ISLAND YOU SHOULD VISIT WHEN YOU REACH ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
We will be dividing this tour into three different stages:-
I)PORT BLAIR
II)HAVELOCK ISLAND
III)NEIL ISLAND
I)PORT BLAIR
Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island.One of the most famous attraaction is the CELLULAR JAIL where many well known politicians were kept during the British Raj. Cellular jail was also also called “Kala Pani” which means black water.
You can easily go to Ross Island and the rubber plantation where there used to be Indian Penal colony.You can also visit the JARAWA tribes. Baratang Island is an island you need to go through jetty. The major attractions are the Limestone Caves, the Mud Volcano , Parrot island and Baludera beach. When you reach Baratang Island , we need to go through the JARAWA tribes.
II)HAVELOCK ISLAND
You can easily get access to Havelock Island .You can board on a private ship for a government ship. Havelock was named after a British general, Sir Henry Havelock,who served in India.There is one attraction in the Havelock Island that is Radhanagar beach.
III)NEIL ISLAND
Neil Island is best island when you compare Neil and Havelock .Activities such as boat scuba diving, snorkelling,glass bottom boat rides are available in Neil Island. There are few attractions in Neil Island namely Bharatpur Beach,Natural Brige ,Sitapur Beach and Lakshmanpur Beach.There is also a sunset viewpoint in Neil Island.
This trip apporximately takes around Rs 25,000 per person.
Photos and Writing-Abhijnan Bagchi
