Overview for Andaman Snorkelling Package

The Andaman Islands have four distinct snorkelling environments within range of a five-day circuit — the North Bay reef inside Port Blair harbour, the Cinque Island reef inside the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park protected from boat traffic and the turbidity that affects the harbour-adjacent sites, the Elephant Beach reef at Havelock where the coral formations run from 2 metres to the deeper sections and the fish diversity is among the highest accessible without a certification in Indian waters, and the Neil Island reef edge at Laxmanpur where the natural rock bridge sits above coral formations visible at snorkelling depth at low tide. Each of these four sites is different enough from the others that the andaman snorkelling package is not repetitive across its five days — the water clarity at Cinque is different from the water at North Bay, the fish assemblage at Elephant Beach is different from the reef edge at Neil Island and the experience of floating over the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park reef is different from the experience of snorkelling in a bay with water sports operators on the shore. This package covers all four.

Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme from Port Blair Airport arrival. Day 1 covers Port Blair, the Cellular Jail and the North Bay first snorkel. Day 2 is the Cinque Island marine park excursion from Chiriya Tapu. Day 3 takes the ferry to Havelock for the afternoon Elephant Beach snorkel. Day 4 is the full Elephant Beach morning session and Radhanagar Beach afternoon. Day 5 crosses to Neil Island for the reef edge snorkel before the return ferry to Port Blair and the departure. Private ferry tickets, all boat tickets and permits, vehicle transfers and MAP meals throughout are included. Snorkelling equipment hire at each site is paid locally to registered operators.