Places to Visit in Andamans : Sri Ragavendra Tours & Travels

Beaches in and around Port Blair

Carbyn's Cove Beach

This beautiful palm fringed beach Is ideal for sea bathing and water sports activity such as Speed Boat rides, Jet Ski rides, Para Sailing, Banana Boat rides etc. Corbyn’s cove beach is the only beach within the municipal limits of Port Blair and it is approx. 10 kms. from the city. It has a tourist complex named “WAVES” which has an air-conditioned bar and restaurant, this complex also provides a bathroom / shower and a changing room for tourists who take a dip in the sea. The drive from the city to the beach is very beautiful through the coast line, also known as the marine drive of Port Blair - Andaman.
Wandoor Beach

25 km away from Port Blair, this beach is The place to be in, to savor the best view of the sunset or sunrise, or otherwise. Wandoor is actually pretty popular in Andaman and Nicobar. Haunting trees on the coastline, flinched by the Tsunami creates a landscape worth holding on to; and the blue water outshines here.
Chidiyatapu Beach

Chidiyatapu is 30 KM from main city; this place is famous for sunset view and for bird watching. Varieties of birds visit this place. The road passes through forest and small hills up to the Chidiyatapu. From Port Blair, the journey would take around one hour to reach Chidiyatapu. If you are interested to watch the sunset it is advisable to take an afternoon trip to this place. Remains of trees uprooted during Tsunami in 2004 are still present near the beach. There is no restaurant or food stall available inside the park; however, small hotels are present at the entrance. While traveling to this place sea will be to your left side. On your way you would pass through the Kalapathar, a trail of black rocks and beach. Stop here to take some pictures and proceed to Chidiyatapu.

Museums in Port Blair

Chatham Saw Mill

It is located at Chatham Island which is connected to Port Blair by bridge which was built during British period this saw mill was set up in the year 1836 and was the biggest Saw Mill in Asia at that time. The mill is still under operation and is maintained by the A&N Forest Department. This mill is a store house of timber, The Forest Museum inside the campus displays a variety of endemic species of timber and handicrafts, Chatham Island has the second largest wharf of these islands, where island mainland ships can berth. Beside these, the island is also popular for its large bomb crater from World War II. One can purchase souvenirs and handicrafts made up of timber.

Timings : 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (Closed on Sundays and all Public Holidays)
Cellular Jail - National Memorial

The Cellular Jail, a National Memorial, is located at Port Blair which stood as a mute witness to the most brutal and barbaric atrocities meted out to national freedom fighters, who were incarcerated in this jail.

The jail, completed in the year 1906 acquired the name 'Cellular' because it was entirely made up of individual cells for solitary confinement. It originally was a seven-block structure with three stories and a central tower acting as its fulcrum comprising of honeycomb like corridors.

Timings : 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm (Opens in All days except National holidays).
Anthropological Museum

The Anthropological museum in Port Blair started in the year 1975-76, is an ethnographic museum. It showcases the four Negrito Tribes of the Andaman viz. the Jarawas, Sentinelese, Great Andamanese and the Onges and two Mongoloid Tribes of the Nicobar viz. the Nicobarese and the Shompens. This museum is closed on Mondays and Govt. Holidays.

Timings: 09:00 AM to 01.00 PM and 01.30 PM to 04.30 PM.
Fisheries Museum

This museum is situated adjacent to the Rajiv Gandhi Water Sport Complex, Port Blair, which exhibits species of marine life endemic to the islands and found in the Indo-Pacific and the Bay of Bengal. It is closed on Mondays/Public Holidays/Second Saturdays.

Timings: 09:00 AM to 12.00 PM and 01.30 PM to 04.30 PM.
Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum)

Situated opposite Andaman Teal House, Delanipur, Port Blair, this museum create awareness on various aspects of oceanic environment and houses a vast collection of cells, corals and a few species of colourful fishes of the sea around the islands. Closed on Mondays and Holidays.

Timings: 09:00 AM to 12.00 Noon and 02.00 PM to 05.00 PM.
Zoological Survey of India

Situated near Andaman Teal House, this museum exhibits several varieties of sponges, corals, butterflies, centipedes etc. It is open on all working days except Mondays and Govt. Holidays.

Timings: 08:30 AM to 05.00 PM.

Shows in Port Blair

Cellular Jail - Sound & Light Show

The Sound and Light show in the Cellular Jail narrates the saga of the Indian freedom struggle, brought alive through sound and light effect of the brutal and barbaric atrocities piled on the freedom fighters deported to these islands and incarcerated in the small cells of this jail. This show is very popular among the tourists visiting these islands.

Timing: Two Hindi shows on all days at 6:00 pm and at 7:15 pm except on Monday, Wednesday & Friday when second show is in English at 7:15 pm.
Ross Island - Sound & Light Show

Sound & Light show narrating the history can be seen on all days except Wednesday at 5.30 pm. Tickets (comprising of tickets for the boat, show as well as entry to Ross Island) are available on first come first serve basis from the reception counter of Directorate of Tourism from 8.30 am to 3.00 pm on the same day.