Adventure Tour to Andaman and Nicobar Island

Adventure travel to Andaman and Nicobar Island includes scuba diving in Port Blair and snorkeling on Havelock Island. Also, details about the best diving destinations, beach resorts and water-sport clubs in Andaman and Nicobar Island in India
Adventure is at arm's length with a beach holiday in Andaman and Nicobar Island. This world of water has vast expenses of bluish-silver water, interrupted by the bits and pieces of rocky land. Adventure-seekers access the island by joyful rides via ferries, boats, small ships and often doongis (motor boats). The pleasure is not bound to boating and further extents up to going up a creek, swimming in a cove, snorkeling in a bay or lazing around on the beaches and shores.

The chain of islands of Andaman and Nicobar are the largest group of islands in the Bay of Bengal. The islands, islets and rocky outcrops are scattered over 8, 200 sq. km in a narrow arc that marks the border of South Myanmur. Port Blair and Havelock are the inhabited islands with several beaches, which challenges enthusiast to endeavor some adventure water-sports.

The Andaman Water Sport Complex located at the Aberdeen Jetty in Port Blair offers a host of water-sports like water-skiing, wake-board, sail board wind surfing and much more. Coral colonies are abundant in Andaman and Nicobar. As such, snorkelers can explore the many shapes and color of it underwater. Sea creatures like anemones, sponges, marine fish, crabs, shrimps, sea-urchin and the giant clam are common catch by the deep-sea divers.

With covering about 28 km from Port Blair, travelers can enjoy a visit to Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. This storehouse in Wandoor preserve the tropical eco-system, which is under threat all over the globe. Visitors can shift themselves to smaller glass-bottom boats and underwent a tour of the coral reefs. The place is also idyllic for swimming, snorkeling and picnicking.

Fun and frolic also lies on Havelock Island. It boast of the two prominent beaches: Vijaynagar and Radhanagar. The former is rocky and alerts people to stand alongside the shore, while the later is sandy and carefully lashed by the high tides. Vijaynagar beach is perfect for beach walkers, where they can doze under the shade of sun-umbrella and can also relish at the chilly beer and sea-food, available on the beach restaurants.

The sea along the coast of Havelock is greatly known for the diving possibilities. The underwater world here is home to a variety of marine lives, which allures divers to plunge into the sea. Seduction Point is a huge submerged rock, available with stage horn coral, Nepoleon fish and different kinds of aquatic lives. Other major diving sites are Lighthouse, Pilot Reef, Mac Point, Minerva Ledge and Turtle Bay. Divers can even explore the marine world in the night when lobsters, squid and stingray gets active. Aquarium and Elephant Beach are the most shallow areas in Havelock, which offers snorkelling.

Adventure tour to Andaman and Nicobar Islands is at ease with having connects of the licensed diving clubs in Havelock: Dive India and Barefoot Scuba. They offer 'Discover Scuba Diving' package for Rs 3, 000- 4, 500 and also introduces diving course for novices. The club also provide the underwater scuba-diving and snorkelling equipments and take proper care of the enthusiasts.

Besides, there are some resorts and hotels in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which provides the great opportunity to enjoy the adventure water-sports. Barefoot at Havelock, Cafe de Mar, Wild Orchid Resort are a few to name. In addition, to offering the facilities like kayaking, fishing, trekking, boating, scuba-diving and snorkeling, the resorts also provide the serene ambiance for yoga and Ayurveda, which all together makes a healthy adventure tour to Andaman and Nicobar Island.
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   By Mithi Dey
Published: 7/28/2009
 
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