Places to Visit in Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Cellular Jail National Memorial

Cellular Jail National Memorial, Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Known as Kala Pani, the Cellular Jail was constructed by the British colonial administration between 1896 and 1906 to exile heroic Indian political prisoners and revolutionaries. Built with seven radial wings around a central watchtower, it now stands as a deeply revered national memorial museum and host to the stirring sound and light show.

₹30 for museum, ₹50-₹150 for sound & light show View Spot →

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Chidiya Tapu (Bird Island & Sunset Point)

Chidiya Tapu (Bird Island & Sunset Point), Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Known as the Bird Island of Andaman, Chidiya Tapu is a lush evergreen peninsula renowned for its spectacular crimson sunsets across the Bay of Bengal. Home to ancient driftwood shores, a biological park, and endemic bird species like the Andaman coucal and woodpecker, it is also the trailhead for trekking to Munda Pahar.

Free for beach (Biological park ₹20) View Spot →

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Corbyn's Cove Beach

Corbyn's Cove Beach, Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

The closest recreational beach to Port Blair city, Corbyn's Cove is a scenic crescent of soft sand lined by leaning coconut palms. Protected by rocky headlands, it provides calm swimming conditions, sea-karting, jet ski rides, and pleasant coastal sunset strolls.

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Mount Manipur National Park (Mount Harriet)

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Mount Manipur National Park (Mount Harriet)

Mount Manipur National Park (Mount Harriet), Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Renamed Mount Manipur National Park in honour of Anglo-Manipur war heroes, this 383-metre peak is the highest in South Andaman. The park offers dense tropical jungle treks, endemic butterflies and birds, and the historic viewpoint looking out toward North Bay Lighthouse, immortalised on the reverse of the older ₹20 Indian rupee banknote.

₹50 for adults, ₹25 for children View Spot →

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Ross Island (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep)

Ross Island (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep), Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Ross Island served as the administrative headquarters of the Andaman penal colony from 1858 until 1941. Today, this captivating open-air heritage island features crumbling British colonial ballrooms, hospitals, and churches embraced by massive roots of wild ficus trees, inhabited by spotted deer and peacocks.

₹50 island entry + boat ferry ticket (~₹300) View Spot →

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Samudrika Naval Marine Museum

Samudrika Naval Marine Museum, Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Run by the Indian Navy, the Samudrika Marine Museum provides a comprehensive window into the marine biodiversity, indigenous tribal history, and geographical ecology of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Its outdoor display features a giant skeleton of a blue whale washed ashore in Nicobar.

₹50 for adults, ₹25 for students View Spot →

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Viper Island & Historic Gallows

Viper Island & Historic Gallows, Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Viper Island was where British authorities imprisoned convicts and early Indian freedom fighters prior to the completion of Cellular Jail. Named after the shipwreck of HMS Viper in the 18th century, the island retains the brick ruins of a two-storeyed prison courthouse and the hilltop gallows.

₹20 + boat ferry charges View Spot →

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Wandoor Beach & Marine Sanctuary

Wandoor Beach & Marine Sanctuary, Port Blair and South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Located on the southwestern coast of South Andaman, Wandoor Beach features wide stretches of golden sand littered with gigantic weathered tree trunks and framed by tropical forest. It serves as the embarkation jetty for boats departing to Jolly Buoy and Red Skin islands within the marine national park.

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Port Blair and South Andaman

Tourist Places & Hidden Gems in Port Blair and South Andaman