Andaman and Nicobar Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Andaman and Nicobar [1] are a group of islands of the Indian Ocean. Politically, they are a part of India, though in reality they are much closer to Myanmar and Thailand than to the Indian mainland. They are grouped here with South India. They were just north of the epicenter of the "Boxing Day" quake of 2004, were badly hit the by the resulting tsunami, and were the site of dozens of aftershocks.
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Regions
- Andaman group of Islands
- Nicobar group of Islands
Cities
- Port Blair
- Dighlipur
- Rangat
- Indira Point
Other destinations
- Haddo port
- Havlock Island
- Heart Bay
- Neil Island
- Jarwa Reserve
- Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park at Wandoor
- Mortiyer's tomb
Understand
The islands exist in India's popular consciousness mainly because they were used as a penal colony by the British rulers to imprison rebels and freedom fighters, in addition to hardened criminals. Most of the inhabitants of these islands are in fact migrants from the mainland, some of them being descended from the prisoners.
The original inhabitants are a bunch of aboriginal tribes who exist more or less out of the mainstream. There are some tribes who have had no contact whatsoever with the rest of the world. Some islands are out of bounds for outsiders.
Talk
In Andaman main spoken languages are Bengali and Tamil. English and Hindi are widely understood by the inhabitants.
Get in
By air or by ship from Kolkatta or Chennai.
Get around
By rickshaw, taxi, bus and scheduled passenger boats. Some places hire out bikes.
See
- Around Port Blair
- Corbyn's Cove
- Cellular Jail
- Chidia Tapu
- Mini Zoo
Do
Snorkelling in the transparent waters of Wandoor National Park.
Eat
Must not miss the exotic seafood available in most restaurants.
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
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