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Andaman and Nicobar Island

Overview

Overview for Andaman Island Hopping Package

The Andaman Islands archipelago has over 500 islands. Of those, a handful are accessible to visitors. Of those, most people see two — Havelock and Neil — and call the islands done. The andaman island hopping package is built around the idea that each island in the accessible Andaman chain has its own distinct character and that the point of island hopping is the comparison — what Ross Island is with its colonial ruins and its deer against what Havelock is with its reef and its long beach against what Neil Island is with its quiet and its natural rock bridge. Each island has a specific pace and a specific quality of time and the andaman island hopping package is structured to move through that range across six days. Arriving on a new island each morning with the previous one still in the body and the next one unknown is a different kind of travel from staying in one place and extracting everything from it.

Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme from Port Blair Airport arrival. Day 1 covers Port Blair and Ross Island for the colonial ruins and the historical first island encounter. Day 2 takes the ferry to Havelock for Radhanagar Beach. Day 3 is the full Havelock day across Elephant Beach and Kalapathar. Day 4 crosses to Neil Island for the natural bridge and the calm beaches. Day 5 is the Neil full day before the evening ferry returns to Port Blair. Day 6 is North Bay Island for the reef glass bottom boat before the departure. Private ferry tickets in economy class, all boat tickets, vehicle transfers and MAP meals throughout are included.

Duration

6 Days, 5 Nights

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₹19,700/ person

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Package Itinerary

Detailed Itinerary for Andaman Island Hopping Package

Day 1 • Port Blair and Ross Island: andaman island hopping package

The andaman island hopping package begins at Port Blair Airport where the Bon Voyagers representative meets the group on arrival. The Cellular Jail is the afternoon programme — built between 1896 and 1906 across seven radiating wings where political prisoners from across India were held. The evening light and sound show runs approximately 45 minutes after dark. Ross Island — now Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island — is the first island of this andaman island hopping package, reached by a 10 to 15 minute boat from Aberdeen Jetty in the late afternoon. The British administrative headquarters of the Andamans through most of the colonial period, Ross today is largely forest with colonial ruins — the church walls open to the sky, the ballroom floor broken by tree roots, deer moving through the cleared paths between buildings. It is a small island covered in an hour at walking pace and it sets the tone for the five island days that follow by being unlike anything that comes after it. Overnight in Port Blair.

Day 2 • Port Blair to Havelock Island: andaman island hopping package

The private ferry from Port Blair to Havelock departs Phoenix Bay Jetty and covers approximately 57 kilometres in around 1.5 to 2.5 hours. Havelock is the second island of this andaman island hopping package and the contrast with Ross Island’s colonial ruins is immediate — Havelock is alive in a way that Ross Island, for all its drama, is not. The jetty, the road, the resort signs, the sound of a working island economy. Radhanagar Beach on the western side is the afternoon programme — the long arc of white sand backed by uncleared forest, the water shifting from pale green in the shallows to a deeper blue-green further out, the beach long enough that finding a quiet stretch is straightforward even at peak season. The island hopper who woke up this morning at Port Blair and spent the afternoon on Radhanagar has already covered more of the Andaman character range in one day than most visitors manage in a week. Overnight at Havelock.

Day 3 • Havelock Island Full Day: andaman island hopping package

The full Havelock day in this andaman island hopping package covers the island’s two most distinct sites. Elephant Beach on the northern edge is the morning — a 45-minute boat ride from the main jetty to a bay where coral formations are visible at snorkelling depth, sea walking and scuba introduction dives available from registered operators at charges paid locally, and the reef life of the Andaman Sea accessible from the surface without a certification. The afternoon is Kalapathar Beach on the eastern side — rocky, sunrise-facing, quieter than Radhanagar and carrying a completely different character from the western beach. The island hopper who has now spent a day and a half on Havelock has seen its two faces and knows which one they prefer. That preference is information that the Neil Island ferry tomorrow will either confirm or complicate. Overnight at Havelock.

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Day 4 • Havelock to Neil Island: andaman island hopping package

The ferry from Havelock to Neil Island takes approximately 30 to 60 minutes — the shortest crossing of this andaman island hopping package and the shift in atmosphere is the most immediate of the three ferry crossings. Neil — Shaheed Dweep — is smaller than Havelock, less visited and moves at a pace that Havelock at peak season does not match. The natural bridge at Laxmanpur Beach on Neil’s western side is the afternoon programme — a coral rock formation shaped by wave erosion, best seen at low tide when the reef around it is partly exposed and the wave action through the gaps makes an audible sound. Bharatpur Beach on the eastern side has calm, shallow water — good for an evening swim without current or depth to manage. The Neil Island evening is quiet in a way that distinguishes it from both Ross Island and Havelock — the absence of resort infrastructure is different from the absence caused by ruins. Neil is simply unhurried. Overnight at Neil Island.

Day 5 • Neil Island Full Day and Return to Port Blair: andaman island hopping package

The full day on Neil Island in this andaman island hopping package opens with Sitapur Beach on the eastern tip — the sunrise beach that most Neil Island visitors miss by not waking early enough. The reef exposed at low tide along the Sitapur shoreline carries detail that a glass bottom boat at North Bay gives only partially. The Laxmanpur natural bridge revisited at a different tide from Day 4 reads differently — the coral formation changes character with the water level and the walk back from it in the late morning through the Neil Island road gives the village market and the working pace of an island that earns its living from farming and fishing rather than from tourism. The evening ferry from Neil Island back to Port Blair takes approximately 1 to 2 hours. The fourth island of this andaman island hopping package arrives behind as the fifth approaches tomorrow morning. Overnight in Port Blair.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About 6 Day Archipelago Andaman Island Hopping Package | Wandering

Everything you need to know before booking your trip — permits, transport, hotels, weather, safety, customization and travel planning.

Island hopping in the Andamans is not about ticking destinations. Each island in this andaman island hopping package has a specific character that is genuinely different from the others. Ross Island is a small, walkable historical island where the forest is in the process of reclaiming a colonial settlement — the experience there is quiet and specific and has nothing to do with beach tourism. Havelock is the largest and most developed island in the accessible chain — reef, resort infrastructure, water sports, the long beach at Radhanagar that has made it famous. Neil Island is smaller, quieter and runs on a different clock from Havelock — the natural bridge, the farming community, the unhurried pace. North Bay is a reef island in Port Blair harbour that is essentially a coral garden accessible from the city. Moving between these four in six days gives the traveller a picture of the Andaman Islands as an archipelago with range rather than as a single destination with variations.

The sequence in this andaman island hopping package is chosen deliberately rather than logistically. Ross Island on Day 1 sets a historical and atmospheric tone before the beach islands begin. Havelock gets two nights because it has the most to cover — Radhanagar and Elephant Beach and Kalapathar are three distinct experiences that one day does not do justice to. Neil gets two nights for the same reason — Sitapur, Laxmanpur and Bharatpur are each worth the morning they receive. North Bay gets a morning rather than an overnight because it is a reef excursion island rather than a full-stay destination. The sequence matters because arriving at Havelock after Ross Island makes Havelock feel more vivid by contrast and arriving at Neil Island after two days of Havelock makes Neil’s quiet feel like a deliberate relief rather than a disappointment. An andaman island hopping package that starts at Neil and ends at Havelock would be a different emotional experience from the same islands in reverse.

A small number of operators at Havelock Island offer designated beach camp setups — tent accommodation in areas near the beach rather than in a resort or hotel room. These are not wilderness camping on the protected beach itself but designated camping areas with basic tent structures, typically including a sleeping mat, a mosquito net and access to basic shared facilities nearby. Staying in a beach camp on Havelock changes the character of the island night — sleeping close to the sound of the surf and waking to the beach light before the resort guests are up is a specific experience that this andaman island hopping package can incorporate on the Havelock nights if the group prefers it. Beach camp accommodation costs differ from deluxe hotel pricing and the substitution affects the base package price. Groups interested in the beach camp option should flag this with the Bon team at booking and the team will adjust the accommodation and pricing accordingly.

The city-origin packages in this series — the Andaman Package from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and so on — cover the Havelock and Neil Island circuit with a specific city traveller framing and the activity programme typical of a resort holiday. This andaman island hopping package is framed around the comparison between islands rather than around any individual island’s activity offering. The inclusion of Ross Island as a dedicated first island, the narrative structure that positions each ferry crossing as a shift in character rather than a transit, and the North Bay Island closing give this package a different shape from the standard circuit. The FAQ topics, the writing throughout and the way each day description connects the current island to the previous one make the andaman island hopping package a different product from the city-origin packages even when the geography overlaps.

Each island on this andaman island hopping package benefits from a specific arrival window. Havelock on Day 2 is best arrived at before early afternoon — the Radhanagar afternoon beach requires daylight and arriving after 4 PM cuts the best beach hours. Neil Island on Day 4 benefits from a mid-afternoon arrival — the Laxmanpur natural bridge is best at low tide in the late afternoon and arriving early gives time to check the tide and plan the visit. Ross Island on Day 1 is a late afternoon visit after the Cellular Jail and the timing is determined by the boat schedule from Aberdeen Jetty rather than any tidal consideration. North Bay on Day 6 is a morning visit before the day-tripper groups from Port Blair hotels arrive around 9 AM — the glass bottom boat over the reef is calmer and less crowded in the first hour after the island opens. The Bon team confirms the specific ferry times for the travel dates at the time of booking and the andaman island hopping package schedule is built around those confirmed times.

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6 Day Archipelago Andaman Island Hopping Package | Wandering

Overview for Andaman Island Hopping Package

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Overview for Andaman Island Hopping Package

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Port Blair

Ross Island

Havelock Island

Neil Island

North Bay

Port Blair

Detailed Itinerary for Andaman Island Hopping Package

Day 1 • Port Blair and Ross Island: andaman island hopping package

Day 2 • Port Blair to Havelock Island: andaman island hopping package

Day 3 • Havelock Island Full Day: andaman island hopping package

Day 4 • Havelock to Neil Island: andaman island hopping package

Day 5 • Neil Island Full Day and Return to Port Blair: andaman island hopping package

What’s Included & Excluded for Andaman Island Hopping Package

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Frequently Asked Questions About 6 Day Archipelago Andaman Island Hopping Package | Wandering

What does island hopping in the Andaman Islands actually mean in practice and how does each island feel different from the previous one?

How many nights should an island hopper spend on each island and does the sequence matter?

Is beach camping available as an alternative to hotel accommodation on this andaman island hopping package?

How does this andaman island hopping package differ from the standard Havelock and Neil Island packages in the Bon Voyagers series?

What is the best time of day to arrive at each island and how does the ferry schedule affect the island hopping experience?

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Day 6 • North Bay Island and Port Blair Departure: andaman island hopping package