About This Journey
Five nights that balance Port Blair's history against Havelock's beaches evenly. You open with the Cellular Jail and its Light and Sound Show, then Ross Island's colonial ruins and Baratang Island's mud volcanoes and limestone caves, before crossing to Havelock for Radhanagar Beach and the reef at Elephant Beach.
It is a fuller look at Port Blair than most Andaman itineraries attempt, without giving up real beach time at the end.
Ross Island and Baratang Island both get real time here, rather than being skipped in favour of an extra beach day.
Radhanagar Beach and Elephant Beach's reef close the itinerary, so the trip ends on the water after opening with history and geology.
Chapter Two — Where You'll Stay
Handpicked along your own route — not a hotel chain repeated city to city.
First, 3 nights in Port Blair
Welcomhotel Bay Island is a Charles Correa-designed 5-star hotel on Marine Hill, Port Blair, with harbour views, a spa, and two dining venues.
Finally, 2 nights in Havelock Island
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa sits on Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, with 72 pool and garden villas set in 46.5 acres of forest.
Chapter Three — Day by Day
4 of your 6days — the full itinerary follows below. Scroll to travel the route.
Day 2 · Port Blair
A short boat ride from Aberdeen Jetty crosses to Ross Island, renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep in 2018. It served as the British administrative headquarters for the Andamans from the 1850s onward. A 1941 earthquake struck the island hard. The Japanese occupation followed soon after, ending that era for good. Old ballrooms, churches, and bungalows still stand here. Banyan roots now wrap through their walls and columns, slowly reclaiming the ruins. Wild deer roam freely across the island's grassy stretches. It's a quiet, atmospheric contrast to Cellular Jail's darker history. The boat returns to Port Blair by early afternoon.
Day 3 · Port Blair
A full-day trip north to Baratang Island, reached by road through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve in an escorted convoy. Photo ID is mandatory at the checkpoint. Photography inside the reserve itself is strictly forbidden. Beyond the reserve, a short boat ride winds through mangrove creeks to Baratang's limestone caves, shaped over centuries by mineral deposits. Nearby sit India's only active mud volcanoes, low mounds that occasionally bubble and hiss. It's a raw, less-visited side of the islands. The convoy returns to Port Blair by evening.
Day 4 · Port Blair → Havelock Island
A private ferry crossing to Havelock Island, officially renamed Swaraj Dweep. The trip takes around ninety minutes across open water. Most visitors still use the old name. Check in by early afternoon. The rest of the day is free to settle into the island's slower pace before tomorrow's beach and reef days.
Day 5 · Havelock Island
A full day at Radhanagar Beach, on Havelock's western shore. Time magazine named it Asia's best beach in 2004, and it has kept its Blue Flag certification for cleanliness and safety since. The sand runs pale and fine, backed by dense island forest that stays green right down to the shoreline. Late afternoon is the best time to be here, as the light turns gold before sunset over the water.
Also On This Trip — Inter-Island Ferry
A high-speed catamaran connects the islands on this route, with reserved seating booked as part of your trip.
Port Blair → Havelock Island · Makruzz
Makruzz has run high-speed catamaran ferries through the Andamans since 2009 — the largest such fleet in the islands, with three vessels covering more than ten daily connections between Port Blair, Havelock, and Neil Island. The Port Blair to Havelock crossing takes roughly ninety minutes to two and a half hours depending on the vessel and sea conditions, covering open water between Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair's official name since 2023) and Swaraj Dweep, as Havelock Island is now officially known. Air-conditioned cabins, assigned seating, and an onboard snack counter make the crossing comfortable rather than a logistics chore — for most travellers, this ferry is the only way to reach Havelock's beaches at all.
Chapter Four — The Full Itinerary
Every day, start to finish — including the transfers the day-by-day chapter above skipped.
Port Blair
Private airport pickup on arrival in Port Blair, the Andaman Islands' capital. The afternoon centres on Cellular Jail. It was built between 1896 and 1906 to hold India's freedom fighters in solitary cells. It's known as Kala Pani, or black water. Today it stands as a national memorial. Evening brings the jail's Light and Sound show, telling that history after dark. Then it's off to your hotel for the night.
Port Blair
A short boat ride from Aberdeen Jetty crosses to Ross Island, renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep in 2018. It served as the British administrative headquarters for the Andamans from the 1850s onward. A 1941 earthquake struck the island hard. The Japanese occupation followed soon after, ending that era for good. Old ballrooms, churches, and bungalows still stand here. Banyan roots now wrap through their walls and columns, slowly reclaiming the ruins. Wild deer roam freely across the island's grassy stretches. It's a quiet, atmospheric contrast to Cellular Jail's darker history. The boat returns to Port Blair by early afternoon.
Port Blair
A full-day trip north to Baratang Island, reached by road through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve in an escorted convoy. Photo ID is mandatory at the checkpoint. Photography inside the reserve itself is strictly forbidden. Beyond the reserve, a short boat ride winds through mangrove creeks to Baratang's limestone caves, shaped over centuries by mineral deposits. Nearby sit India's only active mud volcanoes, low mounds that occasionally bubble and hiss. It's a raw, less-visited side of the islands. The convoy returns to Port Blair by evening.
Port Blair → Havelock Island
A private ferry crossing to Havelock Island, officially renamed Swaraj Dweep. The trip takes around ninety minutes across open water. Most visitors still use the old name. Check in by early afternoon. The rest of the day is free to settle into the island's slower pace before tomorrow's beach and reef days.
Havelock Island
A full day at Radhanagar Beach, on Havelock's western shore. Time magazine named it Asia's best beach in 2004, and it has kept its Blue Flag certification for cleanliness and safety since. The sand runs pale and fine, backed by dense island forest that stays green right down to the shoreline. Late afternoon is the best time to be here, as the light turns gold before sunset over the water.
Havelock Island
A boat ride to Elephant Beach, reachable only by water — there's no road in. The reef just offshore is one of the healthiest in the Andamans, with clear, shallow water that suits first-time snorkellers as well as certified divers. Boat operators provide snorkeling gear as part of the trip. The afternoon is left free for the beach itself, generally quieter than Radhanagar.
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Chapter Five — Terms & Conditions
Cancellation windows, refund timing, and rescheduling terms for this journey follow our one sitewide policy — nothing package-specific to dig through.
Read the Return & Refund PolicyFrequently Asked
The route and days are the same. This version is the standard explorer framing of the itinerary, balanced evenly between Port Blair and Havelock.
Chapter Six — Similar Journeys
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Why Choose Us
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