The most popular Islands of this archipelago is Jolly
Buoy Island in Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park that offers excellent
underwater views of coral and marine life and is an ideal place for
snorkeling, sea bathing and basking in the sun on the beach. Cinque
Island offers opportunities for scuba diving, swimming, fishing and
camping along with beautiful underwater coral gardens and unspoiled
beaches especially a sand bar joining two islands. Red Skin Island in
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park offers a nice beach and spectacular
views of corals and marine life. 38 km from Port Blair, Havelock Island
offers virgin beach, unpolluted environment and camping facility. 135 km
from Port Blair, Barren Island is the land only active volcano in India
and its crater rises abruptly from the sea.
Ross Island was once the seat of British power and capital of these
Islands. The only things to be seen here today are ruins of the old
structure and a small museum named 'Smritika' with photographs and the
other antiques of the British related to these islands. Viper Island was
once used by the British to harbor convicts and was the venue of the
first jail constructed here. However, it was abandoned after the
construction of Cellular Jail. The gallows atop a hillock was the place
where the condemned prisoners were hanged and it was the place where
Sher Ali (who killed Lord Mayo, the then Viceroy of India in 1872) was
hanged. Chatham Island has the biggest and oldest Saw Mill in Asia and
the Island Harbor. Haddo Harbor is also nearby.
Sandy beaches of Andaman & Nicobar Islands these islands are famous
for turtle nesting and the aquatic life here includes Leather Back
Turtle, Green Sea Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle, Water
Monitor Lizard, Salt Water Crocodiles and Reticulate Python. Corbyn's
Cove Tourism Complex is ideal for sea bathing and sun-basking.
Radhanagar and Vijaynagar Beach in Havelock offer unpolluted environment
while Harminder Bay Beach is situated at Hut Bay island, 100 km from
Port Blair connected by Inter Islands shipping services. Karmatang Beach
at Mayabunder is a turtle nesting ground doubling as a tourist complex.
Ramnagar Beach at Diglipur Island is a sandy beach connected by two
daily boat services from Mayabunder.
