Pristine Serenity of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

What else in India is more serene and pristineand historic remains like Japanese Temple as well
than Andaman & Nicobar Islands consists ofas a bunker and is a must see sight for tourists
about 527 islands? The twin islands lies in the Bayto Port Blair. The place is a home to rare sea
of Bengal where out of 527 only 38 islands areturtles and salt water crocodiles. While strolling on
inhabited, while the rest are left barren. Thethe beaches one can see several animals like
islands are mostly shrouded with dense forests,crocodiles, turtles, dolphins and different exotic
the coastline along the islands stretches to aboutfishes. There are plenty of tourist beaches in the
100 km, offering numerous pristine beaches alongIsland such as Radhanagar Beach, Harminder Bay
its shores. The capital city Port Blair has significantBeach, Wandoor Beach.
contribution to Indian history. The first and onlyA popular picnic spot in Andaman is Aam-Kunj
Cellular Jain in Port Blair witnesses the gory pastBeach, found in Rangat. This place is filled with
of Kalapani of India martyr. As many as 200commercial viability and is frequented by foreign
prisoners, constituting of mostly rebels from thetourists who love to let loose their adventurous
Indian Army were imprisoned at this island, whichside in the high and strong waves of this beach.
is about 15 minutes from Port Blair. Here,Other than these there is a beautiful place called
prisoners were subject to complete isolation,Chidiya Tapu, the southern most tip of South
were often tortured and those showing attitudeAndaman, Sippighat Farm; Madhuban –
were hanged to death.trekking area, Mini Zoo, situated at Haddo; Neil
Andaman & Nicobar Islands have lot to offerIsland, 32 km from Port Blair, Campbell Bay, the
to travellers. Apart from natural beauty andboundary of Nicobar and Ross Island are other
calmness, there are some national parks, whichpopular tourist spots in the region.
are home to number of exotic fauna. One of theAndaman & Nicobar Islands are well
popular places is Mahatma Gandhi Marine Nationalconnected with major cities of India. Port Blair has
Park at Wandoor, which is located at a distancean airport that is connected through vast network
of 29 km from Port Blair. The park covers anof flights. Also from Kolkata and Chennai there
area of 281.5 sq km, is made up of open sea,are weekly ships plying to Andaman &
creeks and 15 small and large islands. The place isNicobar. There are also plenty of accommodation
ideal for viewing rare corals and underwateroptions available in the Andaman & Nicobar.
marine life through glass bottom boats, whileThe best time to visit the destination is from
adventure lovers can have a time of their lifeNovember to March and lovely unique shells,
doing scuba diving and snorkelling.collected along its sea shores, act as perfect
The park also has facilities of amusement ridessouvenirs to take along with memories to last a
and various water sports. The best of course thelifetime.
nature trail around the lake, garden, restaurant