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East India
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North - East India
Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Mizoram	Meghalaya Nagaland Tripura Sikkim

Central India
Madhya Pradesh	Chhattisgarh

South India
Andhra Pradesh Kerala	Karnataka Tamil Nadu

Western India
Maharashtra Goa	Gujarat Rajasthan

Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Lakshadweep Chandigarh Pondicherry	Delhi Daman & Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Neighbouring States
Chandigarh Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh	Punjab Rajasthan Delhi

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Andaman Travel Guide & Tourist Spots

Travel India guide provides you with detailed information on Andaman & Nicobar Islands. These lushly-forested. golden-beached tropical islands, over 300 of them stretching about 725 kilometres from North to South in the Bay of Bengal, are just being opened up and soon promise to be something much more than penal settlements and tribal fastnesses, Many of them will soon be the holiday destinations of tomorrow.

Click Here for road map of Andaman and also to calculate the shortest route to your destination!

Places to Visit In Andaman & Nicobar

Land & People:
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were shrouded in mystery for centuries because of their inaccessibility. These are the paragon of beauty and present a landscape full with scenic and picturesque extravaganza. These islands shimmer like emeralds in the Bay of Bengal. The dense forest which cover these islands and the innumerable exotic flowers and birds create a highly poetic and romantic atmosphere. "Here the white beaches on the edge of a meandering coastline have palm trees that sway to the rhythm of the Sea. The beat of tribal drums haunt the stillness and technicolour fish steer their way through crystal clear water." This addition of strangeness to beauty which is responsible for creating the infinite romantic impact may be described in the following famous lines of Keats.

Andaman Beach Beaches Beautiful Andaman

The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are a veritable Garden of Eden and a naturalist's heaven. The clean environment, roads, greenery as well as unpolluted fresh air attract all nature lovers. The tropical rain forests and waters of Bay of Bengal are the home of a vast collection of plant, animal and marine life. Topographically the islands are hilly in places fringed with coconut palm, covered with tropical jungle and interspersed with flat stretches of crescent shaped beaches. Adventure tourism like trekking, Island camping, snorkeling, SCUBA diving etc. and other water sports are the real attractions. A marvelous mix of nature's most precious delights, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are a once in a lifetime holiday experience.

There are five Primitive Tribal Groups who have been identified in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. They are:
i) Great Andamanese of Strait Island
ii) Onges of Little Andaman
iii) Jarawas of South and Middle Andaman
iv) Sentinelese of Sentinel Islands, and
v) Shompens of Great Nicobar

beach beauty

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Know your Andaman
Area : 8,249 sq kms Population : 356,265 Languages : Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali Roads Surfaced: 2,758 kms, Total Roads : 2,806 kms National Highways : 0 kms Railways : 0 kms Airports : Port Blair Best Time to Visit : December to April Entry permits required for foreigners, Indians need them from Nicobar Islands. Monsoon : July to September

Festivals in Andaman
Durga Puja Diwali	Diwali Christmas

Tourist Destinations
Car Nicobar Labyrinth Island Port Blair Mayabander Andaman	Great Nicobar Little Andaman Nancowry Ross Island South Sentinel

Climate in Andaman
Winter 31°C to 22 °C	Summer 33°C to 21 °C

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