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Port Blair-Baratang-Havelock Itinerary: 7 Days/6 Nights

Day 01: Reach Port Blair
Pickup from Port Blair airport in the morning & transfer to hotel.
After lunch, visit the Corbyn’s Cove Beach– 9 kms from Port Blair– a coconut palm fringed beach, ideal for swimming, sun-basking & bathing. Go for Port Blair (City Tour)– covering the famous Cellular Jail, Anthropological Museum, Fisheries (Marine) Museum, Naval Marine Museum (Samudrika), Andaman Water Sports Complex (for water & adventure sports like water-skiing, boats, water scooters, tube rides, etc.) and the Cottage Industries Emporium (Sagarika). In the evening, attend the enthralling Sound and Light Show at Cellular Jail– where the heroic saga of the Indian freedom struggle is brought alive.
Overnight in Port Blair.

Day 02: North Bay-Ross Island-Viper Island
After breakfast pick you up for Andaman Water Sports Complex from where ferry starts for North Bay- to see coral reefs, exotic varieties of beautiful fishes and other marine life. Optional Activities– Snorkelling, Glass bottom boat ride, Swimming, Trekking. From North bay start for Ross Island– from where the British governed the entire A&N Islands, prior to India’s Independence. This island is an ideal destination for nature walks amidst sylvan surroundings with deers, peacocks, exotic birds, etc. Then proceed for a leisurely cruise (Harbour Cruise) in a steamer along the Port Blair Harbour – which takes one to Viper Island. The gallows a top a hillock here is sight to watch.
Overnight stay in Port Blair.

Day 03: Port Blair to Havelock Island
Morning around 8:00 Hrs departure by inter-island ferry to Havelock Island (57 kms by sea from Port Blair) by Luxury Catamaran Ferry. Visit Radhanagar Beach (Declared as Best Beach in Country) at Havelock Island , in evening visit to Kalaphathar Beach at Havelock. Stay overnight in Havelock.

Day 04: Havlock to Elephant Beach
After breakfast proceed to Elephant Beach embark on the most memorable snorkelling trip, just 40 min by Boat. It’s also a great place to just spend time on the beach and relax.  The reef here starts very close to shore at a depth of about 1 metre. The large reef is mostly made up of hard coral and has plenty of marine life. Stay overnight amongst sandy beach and lush green forest in a comfortable beach resort at Havelock Island.
Kalapather beach- It is also one of the well-known beach at Havelock & is considered to be one of the spectacular beaches, white sand of the beach, greenish and blue Sea as the background looks really inviting for a tourist and the scene is unique for a tourist as all sea does not look like this coloured.
Overnight in Port Blair.

Day 05: In Port Blair (ChidiyaTapu)
After lunch, visit Chidiya Tapu – about 31 km’s from Port Blair – generally known as the “Bird Island” covered with lush green mangroves and beautiful beach with breath-taking sunset– all of which creates a mesmerizing environment. Overnight stay in Port Blair.

Day 06: VIsit Baratang/Jolly Bouy
Early morning departure to Baratang Island (110Kms) which holds the nature’s best treasures gifted to the Islands limestone caves & the road journey from Port Blair to Baratang involves crossing through creeks and dense equatorial Jarwas Reserveforest in a convey (Photography not allowed). From Baratang proceed to Limestone Caves by speed boat. These ancient caves are located about 30 minutes (by sea) away from Baratang jetty. A wonderful journey by boat to the limestone caves through the creek lined on either side by mangroves. Overnight stay in Port Blair.
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After Breakfast proceeds to Wandoor By Car then transfer by Ferry to visit The Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park Full Day excursion (Please Note– Jolly buoy Visit is subject to weather Condition one can visit Either Jolly Bout or Red Skin Island).

Day 07: Depart Port Blair
After breakfast transfer to the airport to board the flight to your destination.

Things you must know about  Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, located in the east of the Indian mainland geographically, float in splendid isolation in the Bay of Bengal. Once a hill range extending from Myanmar to Indonesia, these picturesque undulating islands, islets numbering around 572, are covered with dense rain-fed, damp and evergreen forests and endless varieties of exotic flora and fauna. Most of these islands (about 550) are in the Andaman Group, 28 of which are inhabited. The smaller Nicobars, comprise some 22 main islands (10 inhabited). The Andaman and Nicobars are separated by the Ten Degree Channel which is 150 Kms. wide.

These islands also boast of freedom fighting days’ historically significant landmarks viz. Cellular Jail, Ross Island, Viper Island, Hopetown and Mount Harriet. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been declared as two of the 218 endemic bird areas of the world. As many as 270 species and subspecies of birds have been reported to exist in these islands, 106 of them being endemic. The Andaman Wood Pigeon, Andaman Padauk and Dugong are declared as State Bird, State Tree and State Animal respectively. There are about 96 Wildlife Sanctuaries, nine National Parks and one Biosphere Reserve in the islands. These islands are blessed with the bounties of both southwest and northeast monsoons.

Seeing the popularity of the place a lot of travellers prefer to visit Andaman & Nicobar Island for Holiday. This has grabbed the attention of travel agents and they offer the best Andaman Tour Packages. A lot of travel agents in Kolkata provides exclusive Andaman & Nicobar Holiday packages at a low cost.