IndiaPort Blair, Havelock & NeilLate October to April

Andaman Islands

The sea settles and underwater visibility comes back

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5–7 days

from · per person

₹38,500

Best window

Late October to April

Why go now

Between June and September the Bay of Bengal churns, inter-island ferries get cancelled at short notice, and underwater visibility drops to a few metres. From late October the sea settles, the catamarans run to schedule, and visibility at Havelock climbs back past twenty metres. November through February is the reliable window — and November is the cheapest month of it, before the Christmas surge doubles resort rates on Havelock.

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Quick facts

Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Language spoken: Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, English
Time difference: No difference — IST
Flight time: Port Blair: 2h from Chennai, 2h 15m from Kolkata
Typical temperature: 24–30 °C, humid

Trip highlights

Radhanagar Beach at sunset — consistently rated Asia's best
A discovery scuba dive or Open Water course off Havelock
Bharatpur and Laxmanpur on Neil Island, and the natural rock bridge
The Cellular Jail light and sound show in Port Blair
Snorkelling at Elephant Beach when visibility is back past 20 m

Departures

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Every dated window we can currently service, newest first. Seat counts update as they fill.

31 Oct – 5 Nov 2026

5 nights / 6 days

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Diving season reopens as visibility returns

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₹39,500

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14 – 19 Nov 2026

5 nights / 6 days

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₹38,500

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28 Nov – 4 Dec 2026

6 nights / 7 days

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₹43,000

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What a typical package covers

Return flights or train from your departure city
Hotels or homestays on twin sharing, hand-picked rather than allocated
Daily breakfast, and dinner where the location has no reasonable alternative
A dedicated vehicle with driver for the whole itinerary
All permits, entry formalities and inter-city transfers
A named coordinator on WhatsApp for the length of the trip

Not included

Lunches, and any meal not named in the itinerary
Monument and activity tickets unless stated on your quote
Anything personal — laundry, tips, phone, medical

Know before you go

1Ferry tickets between islands sell out days ahead in season and cannot be bought on the day. We book them with the package, which is most of the reason to use an agent here.
2There is no mobile data worth the name on Havelock and Neil. Airtel works in patches; treat the islands as offline.
3Flights are the biggest cost line, not the hotels. Booking six to eight weeks out typically saves ₹6,000–10,000 per person.

Visa for Indian passports

No visa for Indian citizens. Foreign nationals need a permit on arrival.

Guides

7 min

What a trip actually costs from India, line by line

Package headline prices are built to be the lowest number that is technically true. Here is what each component actually costs, so you can tell a real quote from a bait one.

Questions

Andaman Islands — Frequently asked

If yours is not here, call or WhatsApp us — the desk answers, not a bot.

Yes. A discovery dive is done holding an instructor, at around 8–10 metres, and needs no swimming ability. A certification course does require basic water confidence and a 200 m swim. We book whichever you want with PADI-registered operators only — the unregistered boats on Havelock are cheaper and are not worth it.

Five nights minimum: one in Port Blair, three on Havelock, one on Neil. Anything shorter and the ferry days eat the trip. Seven nights lets you add Baratang's limestone caves or a slower pace on Havelock, which most people prefer.

For beaches and diving at this price, yes — Radhanagar holds its own against anything in the Maldives and the diving is comparable. What you do not get is the private-island, overwater-villa experience, which the Maldives does and Andaman does not. If that specific fantasy is the point of the trip, Andaman will disappoint you and we would rather say so now.

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