ANDAMAN – Paradise Re-defined

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30th Sep 2008 Travel :-
Chikka Adugodi to Bangalore City Railway Station 1300 to 1345 Hrs
Departure from Bangalore to Chennai by Brindavan Express at 1430 Hrs
Arrival at Chennai 2030 Hrs
Park Station to Trisulam Station by suburban train 2145 to 2210 Hrs

Description : Train No. 2640 departed on time and the journey was more of getting to know Murali,Wilton and Madhu who were a part of this trip along with Venu.

01st Oct 2008 Travel :-
Departure from Chennai to Port Blair at 0430 Hrs
Arrival at Port Blair at 0630 Hrs
Airport to Aberdeen Bazaar 15mins by Taxi
10 mins walk to Cellular Jail and Fisheries Museum
15 mins walk to Zonal Anthropological Museum

Description : As we had sufficient time before the Check in we decided to spend time sitting at the arrival of Chennai Air Port and even took a short nap.
As soon as we arrived at Port Blair we were attacked by auto/taxi drivers. We finalized on a taxi at 100/- to Aberdeen Bazaar. Finding Azad Lodge wasn’t difficult (double bedroom cost 300/- per day).Lunch at Light House restaurant was good.
Cellular jail was interesting and the exact replica of what I had read in the books. The sound and Light show at the jail took us into the life of those immortals who laid down their lives for the cause of Freedom.
Zonal Anthropological Museum gives an insight into the life of tribes of Andaman.

02nd Oct 2008 Travel :-
Journey by bus from A/Bazaar to Wandoor 0815 to 0915 Hrs
Wandoor to Redskin Island 0930 to 1015 Hrs
Redskin Island to Wandoor 1415 to 1500 Hrs
Wandoor to A/Bazaar 1600 to 1700 Hrs
10 mins walk to Children’s Traffic Park

Description : Govt. tourism dept. is one building where you can book tickets for most parts of your journey. Tickets to Redskin Island was booked one day prior and we had to get to Wandoor on our own.
Being Gandhi Jayanthi the regular bus stand route was closed & we had to go to a nearby circle to board the bus. I would like to mention here about two Cops who guided us and also helped in catching the bus to Wandoor.
The driver of the bus was friendly who called up folks in Redskin Island and told them not to move the boat until his bus arrived.
We had to take permit from the govt. official at Wandoor. Ride from Wandoor to Redskin Island was beautiful with view of Amazing islands. In Redskin included in the ticket is a short trip of Snorkelling, but if you pay another 100/- the guide will take you a little deeper into the sea and also explain the names of the Corals. Here you can play in the sea until you’re tired and the water being crystal clear you tend to go deeper and deeper.

03rd Oct 2008 Travel :-
15 mins walk to Phoenix ay Jetty
Journey from Phoenix Bay Jetty to Havelock Island 0615 to 0830 Hrs
Journey by bus to Radhanagar Beach 0915 to 1015 Hrs
Journey back to Havelock jetty 1215 to 1315 Hrs
Havelock Island to Phoenix Bay Jetty 1400 to 1600 Hrs

Description : A strange thing that happened here , we went two days in advance to book the tickets to Havelock Island and at the booking counter we were told it was booked for the next three days. As I had read about the same in other blogs, I told the rest of the group to be awake and ready by 0430 in the morning. When we reached Phoenix Bay Jetty, there was a queue as usual and after standing in the queue for about 7minutes,we had the tickets to Havelock in our hand.
One of the memorable sea journeys that you will enjoy and also Radhanagar Beach – wow ! the best beach that I have visited in India.
I can go on and on about Havelock Island but certain things in life are better enjoyed when the story is untold.

04th Oct 2008 Travel :-
0930 Hrs departure from Rajiv Gandhi water sports complex to North Bay
North Bay to Ross Island
Ross Island to Viper Island
Viper Island to Rajiv Gandhi water sports complex 1730 Hrs

Description : This package is more of travel but you will still enjoy the Ross Island which was a British Headquarters and now under the control of the Indian Navy. The Guide at Ross Island Mrs.Anuradha Rao will take your breath away by her speech.

05th Oct 2008 Travel :-
Aberdeen Bazaar to Airport by bus 1015 to 1030 Hrs
Port Blair to Chennai 1300 to 1500 Hrs
Trisulam Station to Park Station by suburban train 1545 to 1610 Hrs
Departure from Chennai to Bangalore by Kaveri Express 2130 Hrs

06th Oct 2008 Travel :-
Arrival at Bangalore Cant 0330 Hrs
Bangalore Cant. to Chikka Adugodi by Rickshaw 0340 to 0400 Hrs

Expenditure : Overall expenditure including food and transport for this trip was 14,500 /-