Bangalore To Andaman & Nicobar

Andaman Diaries

Post by Nitin | Bangalore | May 3, 2011

Best Planned Trip to Andaman would take full 7 days :- Day 1 :- 1) Reach Port Blair at around 12.00 p.m . Check in at your Hotel , Have Lunch , Rest for a while and Set out for Cellular Jail . NOTE - Jail closes at sharp 4.00 p.m .Light and Sound show (which is a MUST WATCH) starts at 5.30 p.m in Hindi and 6.30 p.m in English. 2) If you have a Taxi with you . You can go for a walk in Corby n's And Cove Beach after your Dinner. Day 2 :- 3) Start off for Have lock Island . Govt Ferry - which is at 6.00 a.m , 12.30 p.m( inquire from the Phoenix Bay Jetty ) Makruz - which starts at 10.30 a.m (from Phoenix Bay Jetty) NOTE - Please book your tickets at least 2 day in advance , otherwise your trip might go for a Toss. 4) Reach your Resort in Havelock - Relax in your Resort Explore restaurants and Island by bicycle or Scooty / bike. Day 3 :- 5) Start for Scuba diving and Snorkeling at Elephant Beach 7.00 am in the morning . 6) Come back at 2.30 p.m .Have your Lunch and Set out for Radhanagar Beach also Known as Beach No.7 NOTE - Beach closes after sunset , around 5.30 p.m . The security guards would not allow anybody to visit Radhanagar beach thereafter . So be well in time, to enjoy the Beach . Day 4 :- 7) Go to the Kala Pathar . There lies an elephant camp , where you can see elephants getting trained . You can spend some time there . 8)Take your Govt. Ferry at 2.00 p.m from Havelock Jetty or Makruz at 3:45 p.m . 9) You would reach Port Blair at around 5:30 p.m in both the cases . 10) You can visit the Local bazaar and some Govt handicraft shops for some shopping . Day 5 :- 11) Plan for Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (Jolly Buoy) .The trip starts at 8.00 a.m from Wan door Jetty . NOTE - The permissions has to be taken 1 day in advance for this . 12) You will reach back by 3.00 p.m from this trip . Have Lunch and set out for Chidiya Tapu . The way while going to chidiya Tapu is Super . 13) Sleep early at around 8:30 p.m . Day 6 :- 14) Set out for Bhartang Trip . This trip also requires permissions before hand . The trip starts at around 2:45 a.m in Govt Vehicle through Jarawa Tribe territory . You cannot go here by your own . The package also includes the Limestone Caves sight seeing . You return back around 4.00 p.m . Day 7 :- 15) Plan for Ross Island and North Bay Island . This should be over by 2.30 p.m . Spend some time doing water sports activities or you can take a Half Day City tour to see Balidan Vedi , Rubber Plantations ,Samudrika Museum , Chatam Saw Mill . This would complete you full Andaman trip . HOW TO REACH THERE : 1) FLIGHTS (Duration is 2 hours):- You can only think of flights which commence from Chennai to Port Blair Or Kolkata to Port Blair 2) SHIPS (Duration is 60 hours) :- HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST (Around Rs. 20,000 per person ):- 1) I started my trip from Bangalore . I went driving to Chennai- Stayed at my friends place . Petrol Expenses were around Rs. 2600 for the round Trip . Additionally I paid around Rs. 490 in Toll tax for the round Trip . 2) Flight Tickets (Chennai- Port blair- Chennai) - Rs. 8400/person 3) Then in port Blair - I stayed at NHPC guest house , which cost me Rs. 250/Room . 4) Food in the Guest House cost me - Rs. 600 / person . This includes :- 1) 3 times Lunch - worth Rs. 35/person , Rs. 40 / person , Rs. 75 / person 2) 3 times Breakfast - worth Rs. 40 / person , Rs. 60/person , Rs. 25 / person 3) 3 times Dinner - worth Rs. 60/person , Rs. 60/person , Rs. 35 / person 4) 4 times tea + Bisuit worth - Rs. 10 / person , Rs. 8/person , Rs. 8 person , 14/person 5) 1 Pakoda Evening - Rs. 100 . 5) Tickets for the Sight Seeing - (a)Cellular Jail - Rs. 10 / person (b)Guide - Rs. 150 (c)Light and Sound show - Rs. 20 / person (d)Samudrika(Meuseum) - Rs. 20 / person (e)Chatham Saw Mill - Rs. 10 / person (f)Mini Zoo - Rs. 2 / person (g)Jolly Buoy Trip - Rs. 650 / person This includes Govt. Ferry Transfers from Wan door Jetty to Jolly Buoy + Ride in the Glass Bottom Boat +Snorkelling . 6) Makruz(Port Blair - Havelock Island) - Rs. 650 / person Govt Ferry (Havelock Island - Port Blair) -Rs. 300 / person Since i donot want to queue up , i asked 1 agent near Jetty to book it for me :- ( Rs. 250 (Fare) + Rs. 50 (Commission) ) If you ask your resort to book it , they would charge 100 rs per ticket as Service charge for the same . 7) Emerald Gecko (Beach Huts) - Rs. 1000 / pernight They have common Toilets - which are clean , and Attached Bathrooms . 8) Food was pretty costly :- # MEALS(at an above average restaurant like FULL MOON CAFE) - would cost somewhere from Rs. 300 - 450 / person .However there are cheaper options also available . # BREAKFAST (at an average restaurant like German Bakery) - would cost around 70 / person . 9) Bicycles Rent for 12 hours - Rs. 50 10) Scooty Rent(excluding petrol) for 24 hours - Rs. 250 11) Scuba Diving (Fun Diving with Barefoot Scuba)- Rs. 3600 / person per Dive This includes Boat Charges + Equipment Charges + Expert Diver Fee + Snacks .

Different Experience Holiday

Post by harri | Delhi | Feb 6, 2011

Do carry a white t-shirt to wear along with swimming gear on the beach, you may get sun burnt otherwise & it can be quite painful. Also carry insect repellent & adequate moisturizer, sun screen etc. Be careful about airline baggage policy. It may be different from normal baggage allowance. Do check before you pack.

Deep Blue Something: A Dreamer's Guide to the Andamans

Post by Siddharth | Pune | Jan 26, 2013

One Travel Tip - book early! Tourist season, lasting from October upto March (peak seasons being December & January) sees some ridiculous fares out of Chennai and Kolkata. Also, hotels are filled to the brim at that time and hike their rates up considerably. Also, you don't want to get there anywhere outside tourist season, when you'll be greeted with non-stop torrential rain and a completely damp vibe. Other than that, the Andamans truly is your oyster.