QUICK OVERVIEW
Date
Jan 23 – 28
Arrival Airport
Port Blair
Accommodation
3 Star Hotels
Duration
5 Nights
Meals
5 Breakfasts
Group size
18-20
ANDAMANS SHORT ITINERARY :
DAY 1 : ARRIVAL AT PORT BLAIR
After a brief nap, lunch & freshening up, we will proceed on to Corbens cove beach & come back for the light & sound show to cellular Jail. Today is very relaxed day where we will get to know each other. Eventhough its just a 5 day trip, trust me , we will be feeling it is of more than a week. Get ready for the days ahead with a good night’s sleep 🙂
DID YOU KNOW?
As part of the Andaman islands, there is one particular island called the sentinel island which is home to the most isolated paleolithic tribes of the world.
DAY 2 : PORT BLAIR TO HAVELOCK
Usually our ferry to Havelock is around 12 in the afternoon . Keep your Adhar card accessible . Just like in flights, the checkin baggage gets scanned and goes in a separate chamber in the ferry . You don’t carry it inside the sitting area.
Once we reach, few of us will go get the scooters and head for quick lunch , after which we will head to the famous Radhanagar beach & get into our 1st beach of Andaman sea . The evening light here is so vibrant that we wouldn’t feel like to leave the beach. Today we can get a few drinks and have a small pool party also if you all are game.
DID YOU KNOW?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is best known for being India’s best nesting beaches for three species of marine turtles – Hawksbill, Green turtle and world’s largest sea turtle, the Leatherback. The nesting population of Leatherback turtles in Nicobar is one of the few colonies that exceeds 1,000 individuals in the Indo-Pacific, and is hence of global importance.
DAY 3 : SCUBA DIVING IN HAVELOCK
Today we dive into the ocean bed to explore what lies beneath the surface . A session is about 30 mins and will be guided by professional divers after a 30 mins training session. Each one of you will have an individual instructor.
There are 2 kind of dives : Boat dive and shore dive. As the name suggests, the boat dive will have small boat that takes you to the middle of the ocean and then you dive on your back ( yes like in the movie Zindagi na milegi dubara ). The shore one, is where you walk into the ocean from the shore. For the people, who haven’t done scuba before and for the people whose main aim is to see the flora and fauna under the ocean, I highly recommend doing the Shore dive.
After the scuba , we will head for a small jungle hike to the elephant beach. Needn’t worry, its an easy 30 mins straight walk. No ascend , no descent .
The below picture is of a sunrise. We sometimes sit on this beach and stay up until sunrise and then go to sleep. If you are game, we are 🙂 . I am not going to spoil this special day by writing about it here. If you stay, you will know 🙂
DID YOU KNOW?
India’s only active volcano – the barren island is present in Andaman islands.
DAY 4 : HAVELOCK TO NIEL ISLAND
After checking in , we will go see the natural rock formations there. Sometimes we go directly the spot if we are getting a late ferry . The place is drop dead pretty in. Today also we have pool access, so whoever is in for some more Marco polo game. Let’s burn some more calories.
DID YOU KNOW?
At Havelock island, one can kayak through a mangrove to reach the open sea.
DAY 5 : HAVELOCK TO PORTBLAIR
