Diving cruise
Andaman Islands Bay of Bengal, India
Season: November to Mid-May
Private Charters - 8 to 12 days
Euro 1,790 per day
"Geographic isolation, mysterious Stone Age cultures, uncharted waters and a
rich maritime history give the Andamans' an exotic charm and appeal all of their
own”
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The Andamans’ are a group of picturesque islands, big
and small, inhabited and uninhabited, comprising five hundred and seventy two islands, islets and rocks,
lying in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal. They lie along an arc, in a long and narrow broken
chain, running approximately North-South, stretching nearly eight hundred kilometres. Belonging to
India, but geographically related to Myanmar and Indonesia. |
Considered a rustic backwater, the Andamans
have disappeared into obscurity, long forgotten and definitely far off the beaten track of the average
tourist or traveller. The Andaman Islands do not have a commercial fishing industry; the only fishermen
we see are small sailing outriggers or purse–net beach-based fishing operations by the local
villagers. |
Geographically the Andaman Islands are the tip of a
sub-aquatic mountain range, with waters dropping steeply to great depths on both the east and west
coasts of the main Andaman Island chain. |
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With depths of more than two
kilometres, the ocean is guaranteed to be crystal clear, swept with a
rich oceanic current, which provides abundant food to support the rich
and diverse marine life. This, combined with the lack of commercial
fishing, ensures that the Andaman Islands offer some of the very best
diving in the Indian Ocean.
We have been running dive trips in the Andaman Islands since the late
1980’s but due to local administrative bureaucracy, we had to curtail our diving operations in the
Andamans for the past five years. A change of heart by the Andaman Administration now means that we are
welcomed back to resume our very successful diving cruises to the very best dive sites that we know of in
the Andaman Islands.
Getting There
There are daily flights from Channai and Kolkata, servicing Port Blair.
All customers must fly in and fly out. Please note: all guests must obtain an Indian tourist Visa prior to
arrival in India.
There are daily flights from Madras and Calcutta, servicing Port Blair. All customers must fly in and fly
out.
Pls. note: Indian Visa required.
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