Port
Blair, the capital town of the islands has several
places of historical, cultural and tourist interest .Places
of interest includes the Cellular Jail, Corbyn's Cove beach,
Mini zoo, Anthropological museum, Cottage Industries Emporium,
Andaman Water sports complex, Fisheries museum, Marina park,
Chattan saw mill, Marine drive, gandhi park and Samudrika
/ zoological museum.
Rangat,
One can enjoy the quiet village life and solitude of virgin
nature here. You can also breathe unpolluted air, a rare
commodity for the city dweller. Cutbert Bay beach (20 kms.
away from Rangat bazar/jetty) is a turtle nesting ground.
One can view the nesting of turtles during December –
February season. Hawksbill Nest, guest house of the Directorate
of Tourism, is near to the Cutbert bay beach and Turtle
sanctuary. Panchavati waterfall and Amkunj beach are on
the way to Cutbert bay. One can go to Mayabunder and Diglipur
from here.
Little Andaman
island has a 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. The
break water at Hut Bay offers an excellent view to the tourists.
Little Andaman is the vegetable bowl for the Nicobar group
of islands. The Onge tribals live in this island, so do
Nicobarese apart from settlers from erstwhile East Pakistan
and other places. However entry to tribal areas is restricted.
Journey 8 hrs. by sea from Port Blair towards south.
Situated
in North Andaman Island, Diglipur
provides a rare experience for eco-friendly tourists. It
is famous for its oranges, rice and marine life. Saddle
Peak, 732 metres, the highest point in the islands is nearby.
Kalpong, the only river of Andaman flows from here. The
first hydroelectric project of the islands is coming upon
this river. One who comes by road from Port Blair has to
take a boat from Mayabunder to Kalighat and from there journey
by road to Diglipur (25 kms.), and from there to Kalipur
(18 kms.) for viewing, Kalipur and Lamiya bay beaches. Directorate
of Tourism provides comfortable accommodation at Turtle
Resort, Kalipur. The Water Sports Centre is near by. Those
who want to go for trekking to Saddle Peak can collect trekking
equipments on hire from Turtle Resort and start trekking
from Kalipur. Ram Nagar beach (15 kms. away from Kalighat)
is famous for Turtle nesting during December – February
season. One who comes by boat from Port Blair will reach
Aerial bay jetty, which is very near to places like Diglipur
and Kalipur.
Ross and Smith,
the twin islands joined by a bewitching sand bar, is 30
minutes away from Aerial bay jetty or Kalipur water sports
centre. Directorate of Tourism offers island camping at
Smith island during the tourist season. One can feel the
innocent beauty of village life everywhere in Diglipur.
One who prefers to be away from the hustle and humdrum of
urban life must come here to enjoy unhurried holidays. Saddle
peak is popular for trekking/nature trail through the evergreen
rain forest. Kalighat is connected by daily two boat services
from Mayabunder. Port Blair – Diglipur (Aerial bay
jetty) boat services are available twice a week.
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