Havelock Island is the most visited of the Andaman Islands. It’s becoming popular for its pristine beaches, coral reefs and great scuba diving. The pace of life is slow and relaxed, the locals are friendly and still not too affected by tourism, and the facilities are moderately basic for the most part.
Havelock Island is a small Island and most of the population are Bengali settlers. The distance between Port Blair and Havelock Island is 30 kilometers.
Get There
Ferries are the major way on or off the island. 2-3 arrive daily from Port Blair (2-4 hours) and one from Rangat, one of which comes via Neil Island. Schedules vary according to day and season, so enquiry locally, and see Andaman and Nicobar Islands about the differences between the ship types.
Government Operated Ferries are always booked in advance its highly unlikely that you will get seats in these for the same day or the next day so plan your travel accordingly, rates are 250 for “Chair” class and 350 for “Seat” Class. These ferries are AC and can be booked in advance from the counter at the DSS in port Blair. Booking Counter at also available in Havelock at the Jetty and these open at 9:15 to 12:15 and 14:15 to 16:15.
See
Radhanagar Beach (Beach #7) is the most beautiful on the island and was rated as the best in Asia by Time in 2004. Gorgeous, silky white sand backed by a forest that provides welcome shade looks out over turquoise water, some stretches with a sandy bottom good for swimming and some with excellent coral reefs that are great for snorkeling – a great combination indeed.
Sunsets here are often spectacular and it’s a popular time to be at the beach, but be careful not to miss the last trucks back if you’re not staying here. A man with an elephant walks through the forest occasionally, offering rides for a fee. Buses run throughout the day until sunset, as do auto-rickshaws and shared 4 wheel-drive trucks. There are a few food shacks where the road hits the beach, all of which rent snorkels and fins.
Elephant Beach is further north from Radhanagar and is popular with Indian tourists. The shoreline here was largely swept away by the 2004 tsunami and the beach is a fraction of what it used to be; however, the coral here is probably the best on the island, making this an excellent spot for snorkeling. It’s reachable on foot from Beach #7 or by fishing boat from the east side of the island; many resorts arrange snorkeling and diving trips here.
Do
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is probably the biggest activity on the island other than lying around and eating great seafood. Both operators on Havelock, Barefoot Scuba and Dive India are PADI certified dive centers, provide good equipment and offer training up to instructor. They share pretty much all of the same discovered dive sites, and prices are more or less standardized at Rs.4000 for discover fun dive for non-certified divers, with a 10-15% discount for your own equipment.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is also popular, with several options at various beaches.
Trekking
If you’ve had enough of the beach, try a little hot and sweaty jungle trekking. If you’re into confluence hunting, you can find it just 800 meters away from the end of beach #5.
Sleep
The majority of accommodation on offer are cheap palm-thatched beach huts. High season is from mid October to March, although these dates vary depending on demand. Most of the budget and mid range places double their prices in this time.
Its grt… Wud luv to visit
Extra ordinary compare to existig beaches over the coastal area of India.
Thank you Very much
Anis
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Another Haven On Indian Geography…
A great picnic spot
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Beautiful Place. More over since many days i am planning to visit this place.
Can’t believe that such natural beauties in India..
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LOVELY IS THAT
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The beachesloos very calm dirtfree, it is really good locaton to enjoy. Thank you
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i ve been there…its just amazing…
I’ve visited havelock Island….a paradise on earth….Food & accommodation too was fantastic…..though its so far away from the main land India!
we hv already visited…gr8 experience… beautiful island…
Very marvelous sites, really amazing.
Very marvelous sites, really amazing
Beautiful photographs,thanks for sending them.
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I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT, LOOKS LOVELY.
HAVEN ON EARTH .LUV I VISIT B 4 EYE DYE.
our honeymoon place.
This island is very nice and beautiful.
This island is very nice and beautiful
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After pictures seeing my mind wishing to visit there
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It is very good information about Andman an Nicobar Island
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AWESOME PLACE TO VISIT…..
Really it is beautiful pictures. I like it very much.
Excellent Pictures and good information.
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Khoopach sundar ahe he samudra kinare…very good site…feels like to travel out there….
Beautiful……!
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I like that place, its very peacefull
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thank for virtual tour.
This island is very nice and beautiful.
We had been there last week. It is simply out of this world! Would love to go there again any number of times.
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL PLACE.
EACH ONE HAVE TO SEE ANDAMAN.
IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE SUCH A REMOTE LOVELY PLACE
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realy wery beauty
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Gr8 pics and good information. Going there this month.
Great place! Thank you for the pics and info.
Memories of Great Veer V.D.Savarkar are also attached to Andamaan & Nicobaar.
Publish phos of Cellular Jail, so that new generation can understand the greatness of Veer Savarkar and Value of Independence….
Would love to visit again 🙂
beautiful pictures….marvelous places…..Good and Great…
Recently visited this place.Amazing and mesmerizing…Walking on wet sand in rain doubles the joy…Need to appeal people to maintain its cleanliness.
Its Beautiful..Thank you
I live in raipur, Chhattisgarh. Please tell me how to reach Andaman Nicobar from here and what time is best to visit there and to arrange accomodation and tourist places
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yes, this is incredible INDIA
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This is 1 of the heaven from GOD
VERY BEAUTIFUL.
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i will surely visit this place with my husband. 🙂
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asesome
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loking at the photographs, felt as if physically present on Havelock ilands.
Great..
Awsome…Beautyfull
Words cant describe its beuty. If time and money permit, one must go there and enjoye the NATURE and BEUTY
Wonderfull……… thanks for sharing
Really it is beautiful
WISH I WAS YOUNG ENOUGH AND INDIA LIBERAL ENOUGH TO ALLOW INDIA BORN PAKISTANIS TO VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY THEY DID NOT KNOW EXIST THERE.
HAVE SEEN THE LIKE IN USA.
Yah.. its very amazing.. thanks to funonnet team..
amazing,beautiful thanks.
Golden Beach, SUPERB….!, Great Beauty of NATURE.
IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THE SUCH A REMOTE LOVELY PLACE
Thank You for the Magnificint Photographs of truly earthly Paradise
amazing natural beauty
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I went with my family in October 2010.Really the place is enjoyable for its quiet environment, beautiful beach with forest,hill on the seashore.
wonderful, thank u very much
Very good photography andworthvisitingplace with alife partner.
Kari Harish
I had been there last time a week before tsunami hit in 2004. One of the dream destinations, its heaven on earth. Plan to atleast 10+ days if you really want to enjoy there.
beautiful pictures and nice collection Priya thank you so much,,,,,,manik,,
Luv to visit again & again .Excellent pics
been there in dec 10. it is better than the photographs could show. worth visiting rather more than that
THANKZZ NICE PICS….AWESOME…
Any place with pristine natural beauty newly discovered would be first praised and then marked and advertised as a ” tourist spot ” and thereafter there would be a mad and irresponsible rush and pollution of all kinds would follow threatening the local species of plants, trees, shrubs, insects, birds, animals, reptiles, fishes, amphibians and various other life forms with extinction !
The place is then lost forever !
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND PEACEFUL PLACE.THANKS
TEK
its very nice…………..Thank you
Pristine Beaches. Huge attraction in the future !!
Very attractive pictures. Want to travel to enjoy such heavenly clean beaches.
Thank you.
i love to be in beach on summer,, nice resort snap,,,
Lovely place – must visit
There are some thatched huts for overnight stay of tourists. Be well fortified with mosquito-repellents if you decide to stay overnight.
it’s nice not only nice it’s wonderfullll…..
beautiful pictures
i like beach………..superb pictures……I will try to visit
Visited & simply super, Thank you for sending
Dear friends,
In June,2nd week we were to this beautiful island.,
Enjoyed free hours at a famous beach with my family.
I saw all important places in Port Blair,Prince Island,North Bay island and Have lock island.,
Very good places for stay, good car drivers, boatmen!s help to needy persons.
Peace prevailed from the above tourist spots.,
AWESOME!!! should try to visit as soon as possible.
Very Beautiful.I would like to visit this Island & enjoy the site seeing.
It’s a very very…..very expensive holiday. I have been there. Beaches in Goa are as good and within budget.
me hevlok ja chuki hu vakai me prakriti jitni sundar hai utani hi vinashkari bhi sunsmi ka anubhav sunkar bahut bura laga tha
pristine beauty i hope it stays that way please include nature loving activities that do not destroy environment sea sports,trekking,surfing,
very nice place
hi,
so very nice,
thanks,
sahu ji……..
very nice and beautiful.
this island is very nice island
WOW………really awesome collection. Great job !!!!!!
its really beautiful
Nice holiday destination with some good company…………@@@@@@@
no comperision jawab nahi
I VISIT IN NOV 2007 IN THIS ISLAND.VERY BEAUTIFULL PLACE
Superb, thanks (from Iran)
very nice and beautiful. (from Iran)
Awsome.
Very very Beautiful, Nature can change herself .
Its very great to see
beautiful place ………..
wow…..its amazing…..definitely wanna visit….
thanks for sending this mail
Visited on 20-11-11 Radha Nagar Beach was fabulous but Kala Pathar beach was a total disappiontment. Elephant beach was average Sunami has played havoc and Coral reefs are destroyed so going in to sea on a glass boat was bit of disappointment. If clenliness on the beaches is given more attention the place will become more charming
This place is one of the wonder of earth. heaven for peace lovers.
Very Beautiful.
I have visited there, its realy amazing , so nice , beach was so beautiful, colour changing waters were very nice, I realy wanna visit once aagain.i fell in love with it,
So nice…………
visited in october 2011–very nice–
Wonderful place, would like to visit someday.
AMAZING ONE!! I LIKE IT
ITS AWESOME, SPLENDID & AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Pristine,Beautiful and Captivating.Thanks for sharing.
Very Nice seeing photos…… Imagine being there
Splendid sights and people Whether you,in your life time visited venice or not,
you should not miss the beaches around Port Blaire.
Great…….Great….Great……
Visited on 9-11-10 & Stayed there at Havelock for two days & enjoyed the stay & Beaches……. Unforgettable. Every one should visit Andaman & Nicobar.
Wonderful island I ‘m dream to visit thanks
Very nice place for visiting.
Very Lovely place to visit.Waiting for the earliest opportunity.Thanks for sending the photos & the details of every place.
beautiful, very beautiful & worth admiration
Give me a shady spot, with a fishing pole and some bait.
This is the beach where myself and my wife had a miraculous escape from drowning while having a swim in the year 2006.Thanks for giving an opportunity to remember about our visit to Andhaman and the unforgettable experience we had at the beach.Thanks once again.
very nice beautiful area
wow! you really provided people who love nature in its purity, with lovely information.
Really good places to visit. I am planning next month vacation with my family
INDIA SO BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE IT
Very much delighted to see the photograps of NATURAL BEAUTY of the Havelock Island of Andaman.I shall take earliest opportunity to go with my family.
Was there last week. Just too good and amazing beach. I have seen many beaches around the world, but this one is out of the world class. I wish the Government permits few promoters to build resorts which will spin very good foreign exchange for the country.
Your information on Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) islands was logged on. It is highly incomplete information. For example, in A&N Islands, you have given a brief information on Havelock Island. How to reach there,from Mainland India, what are accomodation facilities available there andplaces to see are not given. Information of other places on A&N Islands are not given
Kindly provide full information of all the places in our country, in your state wise list.
Thank You.
Yours Sincerely,
S. S. Shanbhag, Mumbai-400089.
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