ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

General Info
About
Location
Getting there by air
Getting there by sea
Entry Formalities

Beaches
About the beaches

Islands
The beautiful islands

ACTIVITIES
Scuba Diving
Snorkeling
Trekking
Camping

ACCOMODATION
Hotels
Packages
Tour itinerary1(Indian nationals)

Packages from ANIIDCO

Tour Itinerary (foreign nationals)

SIGHTSEEING
Cellular Jail
Water Sports Complex
Gandhi Park
Corbyn's Cove
Chatham Saw Mill
Ross Island
Viper Island

Booking Form

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION:   Bay of Bengal
                        92 deg. to 94 deg. Longitude
                        6 deg. to 14 deg. North Latitude

AREA:           Andamans District: 6,408 Sq.Kms.
                      Nicobars District : 1,841 Sq. Kms.
                      Total Area:            8,249 Sq. Kms.

CAPITAL:       Port Blair

DISTANCE:    1255 Kms. from Calcutta
                        1190 Kms. from Chennai
                        1200 Kms. from Vishakhapatnam

ALTITUDE:     Varies from sea level to 732 meters

HIGHEST PEAK:   Saddle Peak - 732 metros

CLIMATE:      Tropical throughout the year with mean minimum temperature at 23 deg. C and maximum at 31 deg.C. Humidity is relatively high - 70 to 90% with a gentle breeze blowing all the time. The weather is generally pleasant with average annual rainfall at 3,000 mm at Port Blair (May to mid-Sept. & Nov. to Jan.)

FOREST COVER:    92 %, Forest area 86%

BEST SEASON:    October to May

CLOTHING :     Cottons throughout the year

IDD CODE:        ++91-3192 (STD 03192)

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