The Islands

The Andaman archipelago is more than 500 islands scattered across the Bay of Bengal. These are the ones we know best — and the handful we keep going back to.

Swaraj Dweep

Havelock Island

The archipelago's beating heart — Radhanagar Beach, dive schools and easy ferry links, yet still wild at the edges.

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Shaheed Dweep

Neil Island

Slower and smaller than Havelock — bicycles, natural rock bridges and reefs you can reach from the sand.

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Capital

Port Blair

Your gateway to the islands — history at the Cellular Jail, harbour markets and the boats out to everywhere else.

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Beach

Radhanagar Beach

Often called one of Asia's finest — a long white crescent best caught at sunset, away from the midday crowds.

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Quiet

Long Island

One ferry further than most go — a single jetty, a sleepy village and the kind of silence the busier islands lost.

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Caves & Mangroves

Baratang

Limestone caves, mud volcanoes and mangrove creeks — a half-wild day trip into the islands' stranger side.

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A note on responsible visits

Some Andaman islands are protected tribal reserves and are closed to visitors. We only ever cover places that welcome travellers, and we ask readers to respect every closure and reef-protection rule.