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HAVELOCK
Home
to the best beaches of the world, situated 57 kms NE of Port
Blair.
Attraction:
Its white sandy
beaches, spell bounding turquoise waters, coral reefs. Its
two world renowned beaches are :
Vijaynagar
Beach (Beach No. 5)
and Radhanagar
Beach
(Beach No. 7)
Ideal
for: Snorkeling, scuba diving, elephant ride and spending time
with nature.
Reaching
here:
Its a three hours journey from Port Blair. There is regular
ferry service between Port Blair and Havelock. A Tourist Ferry
also operate between the islands once a day. One can visit the
island and return the same day ....
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Vijaynagar
Beach
No.5
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Radhanagar
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No.5
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CINQUE
ISLAND |
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A
very rare creation vest here in the island. uninhabited North and South Cinque
island is connected to each
other through sandbar. Its also home to pristine coral reefs.
Reaching
here: It takes two hours from
Chidiyatapu, and three-and-a-half hours from Wandoor to travel
to this island by boat.
Permission is required from the Forest Department to visit this
island.
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Cinque
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LONG ISLAND |
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Location:
82
km from Port Blair by sea. The beautiful Long Island is home to
a lovely sandy beach at
Lalaji
Bay. It also has a beautiful forest patch and coconut plantations.
Reaching
there:
Ferry
Service is available thrice a week from the local Phoenix Bay
Jetty at Port Blair.
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Long
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ROSS ISLAND- HISTORICAL WITNESS |
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Location:
A short boat distant from Port Blair (east of it)
The
erstwhile administrative headquarters of the British was
situated here in early 20th century. Manicured lawns that led up to clubhouses, swimming
pools, granaries, officers messes, tennis courts and a majestic
church lie in ruins, reclaimed by nature after an earthquake in
June 1941. Deer and peacock call this home. A small museum opens
doors to the by gone era. The island is small and waits to get
walked the history.
Getting
there:
Frequent ferry service (Govt. & private) are
available. The island is open all the weekdays except Wednesday.
The place is now govern by Indian Navy.
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Ross
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NEIL ISLAND |
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Location:
Neil
Island
is situated 36 kms east of Port Blair.
Lush
green forest and sandy beaches provide an ideal holiday
destination for tourists. The beaches are quite popular with
campers. There is excellent snorkeling and scuba diving
opportunity to see beautiful corals & exotic marine life.
Reaching
there:
Regular Ferry
Service is available from Port Blair to Neil Island.
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a
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RANGAT |
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Location:
90 km (approx.) by sea and 170
km by road.
Rangat
provides an ideal place for the eco-friendly tourist seeking the
solitude of virgin nature.
Attraction
: Turtle nesting ground at Cuthbert
Bay
beach.
Getting
there: The land route from Port Blair (9 hours) crosses
dense tropical forest, mangrove creeks and also the habitations
of the native people Jarawas-the
tribe,.
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Forest
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JOLLY BUOY |
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It offers a breath taking underwater view of coral and marine
life. It is an ideal place for snorkeling, sea bathing and
basking on the sun kissed beach. Covered under Mahatma Gandhi
Marine National Parks.
(heavy
damaged caused to the islands coral life due to tsunami during
Dec.,2004).
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Jolly
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RED SKIN ISLAND |
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Another
island in
Mahatma
Gandhi
Marine
National Park is Red Skin Island. It
has a beautiful beach offering spectacular views of corals and
marine life. It is an ideal place for snorkeling , sea bathing
and basking on the sun kissed beach.
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Red
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VIPER ISLAND |
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Again
an island of Historical Importance. Britishers used to harbour convicts here. The first jail was
constructed at this place later shifted to Cellular Jail. It has a gallows atop a hillock, where condemned
prisoners were hanged. The famous rebellion Sher Ali, who killed
Lord Mayo the Viceroy of India in 1872, was also hanged here.
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Jail
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CHATHAM ISLAND |
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One
of the Asia's oldest and biggest Saw Mill almost covers this tiny island connected by a bridge
over a stretch of sea-water. The ferry harbour also rest with
the island.
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MAYABUNDER |
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Karmatang
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Location:
Situated in the northern part of Middle Andaman, Mayabunder
offers excellent scenic beauty and beautiful beaches. Inhabited
by the settlers from
Burma
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East Pakistan
and ex-convicts.
Attractions:
Beach at
Avis
Island
(30 minutes boat journey from Mayabunder) Karmatang beach (13
kms.) Karmatang
beach is also a turtle nesting ground. One can view nesting of
turtles during December-February season.
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Turtle
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DIGLIPUR |
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Location:
Situated in
North
Andaman
Island, Diglipur provides a rare destination for
eco-friendly tourists. Saddle
Peak(732 metres) the highest point in the islands is nearby.
Kalpong, the only
river
of
Andaman
flows from here.
Attractions:
Trekking to Saddle
Peak
( Trekking equipments are available on hire from Turtle Resort),
Ram Nagar beach (15
kms. away from Kalighat) is famous for Turtle nesting during December –
February,
Beachs
at Kalipur and Maiya Bay beach.
Reaching
here: connection
by raod and also by ferry. From Mayabunder one has to tarvel
another 25
kms for Diglipur and to Kalipur
(18 kms.)
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LITTLE ANDAMAN ISLAND |
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Location:
Journey 9 hrs. by sea from Port Blair towards south. Its home to
a very beautiful beach at Butler
Bay, a waterfall and plantation of oil palms. Apart from this
there are several sandy beaches all along the coastline of the
island.
Attraction:
Hutbay Waterfall, the break water at Hut
Bay
offers an excellent view to the tourists. The Onge
tribals live in this island.
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Hutbay
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