THE CELLULAR JAIL ALSO CALLED AS KALA PANI (HINDI FOR BLACK WATER), WAS A COLONIAL PRISON IN THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA. THE PRISON WAS USED BY THE BRITISH ESPECIALLY TO EXILE POLITICAL PRISONERS TO THE REMOTE ARCHIPELAGO. MANY NOTABLE DISSIDENTS SUCH AS BATUKESHWAR DUTT, YOGENDRA SHUKLA AND VINAYAK DAMODAR SAVARKAR, AMONG OTHERS WERE IMPRISONED HERE DURING THE STRUGGLE FOR INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE. TODAY, THE COMPLEX SERVES AS A NATIONAL MEMORIAL MONUMENTS. CARBYN’S COVE IT IS SITUATED 7KM SOUTH OF PORT BLAIR, IT IS THE NEAREST BEACH TO THE TOWN. THIS SOFT SANDY BEACH IS FLANKED BY COCONUT PALM AND PLEASANT SEA. YOU COULD JUST LAZE AROUND OR GO FOR WATER SPORTS LIKE SURFING, SCUBA DIVING AND BOATING. TOURISM COMPLEX AT THE BEACH OFFERS THESE ACTIVITIES. HERE'S MORE ON CORBYN'S COVE: " ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS' CORBYN'S COVE TOURISM COMPLEX IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR SUN BATHING AND SUN BASKING. DO NOT TRY SWIMMING AS THE WATER HAS STRONG CURRENTS. YOU NEED NOT WORRY FOR ACCOMMODATION OR REFRESHMENT FACILITY AS THE BEACH HAS VARIOUS RESTAURANTS LOCATED IN ITS VICINITY. SOME OF THE VERY POPULAR NAMES ARE THE PEERLESS RESORT, HORNBILL NEST GUEST HOUSE AND THE WAVES RESTAURANT.

ROSS ISLAND IS A BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION TO VISIT WHEN IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. THIS IS A LOVELY PLACE TO TOUR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DAY OUT IT BY TRAVERSING FOR HOURS AMIDST ITS HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE. ROSS ISLAND WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE BRITISH COLONY AND TODAY IT HOUSES AND BUILDINGS ARE RUINED, THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE BRITISH TIME. THE ISLANDS CENTURY OLD TREES HAVE CAPTURED FEW IMPORTANT LANDMARKS BY ITS WILD VINES, ROOTS, AND TRUNKS LIKE THE OFFICERS’ QUARTERS AND RUNDOWN CHURCH OF THE BRITISH TIMES. BESIDES, SOME MUST VISIT ATTRACTIONS IN ROSS ISLAND ARE LIKE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S HOUSE, THE CATHEDRAL, AND GRAVEYARD OF THE BRITISHERS. TODAY, IF YOU VISIT THE ISLAND YOU WILL SEE THE STATE OF THE ART LIGHT AND SOUND SHOW COMMISSIONED BY THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO KEEP ALIVE THE VIBES OF THE PAST. HOWEVER, WHEN IN ROSS ISLAND, YOU ARE BOUND TO GET A GREAT PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE NEARBY ISLAND AND GET A CHANCE TO SEE A NUMBER OF ANIMALS LIKE PEACOCKS, DEER’S AND DUCKS AMIDST THE COOL BREEZE AND THE AMAZING VIEW OF THE SEA. NORTH BAY ISLAND A JOURNEY OF 15- 20 MINUTES FROM JETTY OF PORT BLAIR, TAKES YOU TO THE NORTH BAY ISLAND OF ANDAMAN. THE BEACH HERE IS RENOWNED FOR ITS AMENITIES AND WATER SPORTS LIKE SNORKELING AND SCUBA DIVING. SINCE THERE ARE ABUNDANT FACILITIES LIKE LOCKER ROOMS TO STORE VALUABLE THINGS, HUTS TO RELAX FOR A WHILE, GOOD RESTAURANTS AND REASONABLE RATES OF WATER SPORTS, THE FOOTFALL OF TOURISTS IN NORTH BAY ISLAND IS VERY HIGH. IF INTERESTED YOU CAN BOOK THE 30-45 MINUTES SCUBA DIVING IN THE JETTY ITSELF.

HAVELOCK ISLAND, POPULARLY CALLED AS HAVELOCK, IS THE LARGEST ISLAND AMONG THE ONES THAT COMBINE TO FORM RITCHIE'S ARCHIPELAGO. APPARENTLY, HAVELOCK ISLAND IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE UNION TERRITORY OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS WHERE ADMINISTRATION HAS ENCOURAGED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECO-TOURISM. RADHANAGAR BEACH RADHANAGAR IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST FAMOUS BEACH IN THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS. CROWNED AS “ASIA’S BEST BEACH” AND “7TH BEST BEACH IN THE WORLD” BY TIME MAGAZINE, THIS PLACE SEES A LOT OF TOURISTS. IT TRULY IS AN UNFORGETTABLE CURVE OF WHITE SAND WITH PERFECTLY COLOURED BLUE WATERS, ALL LINED BY LUSH FOREST AND PALM TREES. IT IS EASY TO ENJOY THIS POSTCARD PERFECT BEACH – LIE DOWN AND MARVEL AT THE SUNSET, OR GO IN FOR A QUICK SWIM. DUE TO ITS REPUTATION AND POPULARITY ONE WOULD EXPECT CROWDS OF PEOPLE RUSHING TO THE BEACH, BUT THE MOST AMAZINGLY THE RADHANAGAR REMAINS MOSTLY EMPTY COMPARED TO OTHER POPULAR BEACHES OF THE WORLD. IT CAN GET BIT CROWDED STRAIGHT DOWN THE ENTRANCE BUT IF YOU WALK COUPLE OF HUNDRED METERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT YOU WILL BE ALONE AGAIN KALAPATHAR BEACH KALAPATHAR BEACH IS ONE OF THE POPULAR BEACHES OF HAVELOCK ISLAND. THE BEACH GETS ITS NAME FROM THE SURROUNDING VILLAGE, WHICH IS KALAPATHAR VILLAGE AND THE BLACK ROCKS THAT ADORN THE COASTLINE HERE. THE BEACH IS SMALL BUT THE WAY TO BEACH IS VERY GOOD. THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO SWIM BECAUSE OF THE ROCKS AT THE BEACH. ONE CAN GET THE MESMERIZING VIEWS OF SUNSET AT THIS BEACH. AS THE BEACH IS NOT SO CROWDED, COUPLES CAN ENJOY A ROMANTIC WALK AND FAMILIES CAN SPEND SOME PEACEFUL MOMENTS.

MORNING AFTER BREAKFAST, CHECK OUT FROM THE HOTEL AND LEAVE TO THE PORT BLAIR AIRPORT WITH HAPPY MEMORIES OF YOUR TRIP IN ANDAMAN.