Thanks all for the lovely reports and travel trips to Andaman and Nicobar. On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote:
> ** > Thank you Ritesh ji, Manudev ji and Rajesh ji > for your input. This will help me a lot. I have some more questions, but I > shall write to you hereafter as PM so that we won't bother other members. > Have you any other recommendations about Hotels etc.. Plz. do write again as > PM. > > Thanks also for your good wishes. > > I am hoping to meet and get to know some people in Pune, In Chennai? Let us > see. > Regards > Nalini > > > Am 29.06.2011 07:30, schrieb manudev madhavan: > > I had been to Andaman & Nicobar Islands last year.. > > Flights tickets are available for cheaper rates, if you book for both to > and fro travel. > However, rates depends on the season also. > By flight you can reach Portblair within one and half hours from Chennai. > I think there are flights available from Kolkatta also. > > As Ritesh ji said, the ship journey is bit difficult. If you are in a > holiday mood, you may not be enjoying it. Make sure the seats are booked in > Deluxe class. > > For Nicobar Islands, you may need "Tribal Pass" also, which can be > obtained from Deputy Commissioner office. Am not sure whether the tribal > pass is necessary for tourists. > However, in Nicobar conditions are worst after the tsunami. You may have to > book boats to go to Indira point, as the roads are totally destroyed during > tsunami. anyway you can visit associate group of islands.. > > I had a contact number one guide from Port Blair, which I misplaced some > where. > I will send it later.. > > wishing you a happy journey... > > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Ritesh Choudhary > <ritesh....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Yes Ma'm! >> >> In 2009, I went to Andaman and Nicobar both by ship and returned back >> by flight. From Chennai it took around 60 hrs by ship. >> >> >From Andaman to Nicobar again its 1 and a half day journey by ship. >> >> The journey is little difficult but has its own fun. Must go for the >> Deluxe seats otherwise its difficult to survive. >> >> U can go by ship but book your return tickets by flight only. >> >> Trip to Nicobar is comparatively more difficult. After Tsunami, >> conditions became worst. Even we could not go to see the famous Indira >> Point. But things might have changed within the last two years. >> >> Wishing u all the best for your holidays. >> >> Regards, >> Ritesh. > > > > > -- > *Manudev K Madhavan* > Junior Research Fellow > Systematic & Floristic Lab, > Department of Botany, > Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > Kozhikode- 673 008 > Mob: 9496470738 > >
