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Coconut palms leaning over a quiet tropical shoreline

Bay of Bengal

Andaman Islands

Indian rupees, Andaman Sea water

Best time
November to April
Flight
2h from Chennai

About Andaman Islands

The clearest water you can reach on a domestic ticket, with a ferry timetable that decides the shape of the whole trip.

Port Blair is the entry and rarely the point. Havelock, now Swaraj Dweep, has the beaches and the dive schools; Neil is quieter and slower. Everything moves on private catamaran ferries that sell out in season and cancel in rough weather.

Worth building a day around

  • Radhanagar beach at sunset with the crowd on the other end
  • First dive or snorkel on the Havelock house reefs
  • Bioluminescence on a new-moon night off Havelock

When to go

Calm crossings, clear water and reliable ferries.

  • Nov-Apr

    Best

  • May-Sep

    Quiet

  • Oct

    Good

What our designers tell people

  • Book ferries with the trip, not on arrival

    The good crossings sell out weeks ahead in season.

  • Leave a buffer before your flight home

    A cancelled ferry should never cost you the flight.

Entry and visas

Domestic. Foreign nationals need a permit issued on arrival.

Questions people ask

How many nights on Havelock?
Three minimum. Two is one full day once the ferries are counted.
Is it good for a first dive?
Very. Warm, shallow, and the schools are properly certified.

4 trips in Andaman Islands

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Andaman Havelock and Neil
Featured

Rated 4.5(4)

Andaman Havelock and Neil

  • Andaman Islands
  • 6N/7D
  • Domestic

Three nights on Havelock, two on Neil, ferries booked

  • 1Hotel
  • 5Activities
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹52,500

per person

Havelock Discover Scuba

Activity

Havelock Discover Scuba

  • Andaman Islands
  • Day trip
  • Domestic

One shore dive, no certification needed

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹6,500

per person

Elephant Beach Snorkelling Trip

Activity

Elephant Beach Snorkelling Trip

  • Andaman Islands
  • Day trip
  • Domestic

Coral a short boat ride from Havelock

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹4,200

per person

Radhanagar Palm Bungalows

Stay

Radhanagar Palm Bungalows

  • Andaman Islands
  • 1N/2D
  • Domestic

Bungalows behind the beach

  • 1Hotel
  • 0Activities
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹14,000

per couple