Andaman Destinations
From Port Blair's colonial history to Havelock's beaches and the quieter islands up north — each destination below covers what to see, how to get there, and how much time to give it.
Port Blair
Gateway to the Andamans — history, harbours and your first island evening.
Almost every Andaman trip begins and ends in Port Blair. It's the administrative capital, the only city with a commercial airport, and home to the Cellular Jail — the single most important historical site in the islands. Most travellers spend their first and last nights here, using it as a base for a city tour before heading out to Havelock or Neil.
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Havelock Island
Radhanagar Beach, reef diving and the island most people picture when they think 'Andaman'.
Havelock — officially Swaraj Dweep — is the reason most people come to the Andamans. Radhanagar Beach is routinely ranked among Asia's best, the reefs off Elephant Beach are the easiest in the islands to snorkel, and the dive schools here are the most established in the archipelago. It's a 90-minute to 2.5-hour ferry from Port Blair, and most itineraries give it the longest stay of any single island.
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Neil Island
The slower island — Natural Bridge, bicycle roads and fewer people.
Neil — Shaheed Dweep — is smaller and quieter than Havelock, and most travellers treat it as the wind-down stop of the trip. It's compact enough to get around by bicycle or auto in a day, with four distinct beaches, a genuinely unusual natural rock formation, and a slower pace overall.
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Ross Island
Colonial ruins reclaimed by the forest, a short boat ride from Port Blair.
Once the administrative headquarters of British India's penal colony, Ross Island is now a quiet ruin — old ballrooms and bungalows wrapped in the roots of banyan trees, with deer and peacocks wandering freely. It's typically combined with North Bay in a single half-day boat trip from Port Blair.
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North Bay Island
The most accessible reef near Port Blair — snorkelling, sea walk and glass-bottom boats.
North Bay is the easiest reef to reach from Port Blair, which makes it the default choice for travellers who want a water activity without heading all the way to Havelock. Snorkelling, sea walk and glass-bottom boat rides are all set up here, usually as a half-day trip combined with Ross Island.
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Baratang Island
Limestone caves, a mangrove creek boat ride and a genuine day-trip adventure.
Baratang sits roughly midway between Port Blair and Middle Andaman, and getting there is part of the experience — a road journey through tropical forest followed by a speedboat ride through a mangrove creek to reach the limestone caves. It's a long day, but one of the more memorable ones in the islands.
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Rangat
A quiet stopover town between Baratang and Diglipur.
Rangat is less a destination in its own right and more a practical stopover on the long road north toward Diglipur — a place to break the journey, with a turtle nesting beach nearby for travellers visiting in season.
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Diglipur
Ross & Smith Islands' sandbar, and the northernmost stop on the Andaman map.
Diglipur is as far north as most Andaman itineraries go — a long journey rewarded by Ross & Smith Islands, two islets connected by a natural sandbar you can walk across. It's genuinely offbeat: few travellers make it this far, and the beaches see a fraction of the visitors that Havelock does.
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Chidiyatapu
Port Blair's sunset point — mangroves, birdwatching and a quiet biological park.
About 25km south of Port Blair, Chidiyatapu is a half-day trip best timed for sunset — a quiet biological park, a beach with volcanic rock formations, and one of the better birdwatching spots near the capital.
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