HAVELOCK ISLAND (Swaraj Dweep)

Havelock Island has phenomenal beauty. It is definitely a favourite haunt for all the travellers who come to visit Andamans. Havelock has some suitable diving and snorkelling spots and has some of the beaches that are famous worldwide for being legendary beauties. The Havelock covers an area of 35.6 square metres and has a very small population of just above 5,000.

Havelock Island is perfect combination of thick and gorgeous tropical forests, blue seas with crystal clear waters throbbing with marine life, cool white sandy beaches, fun-filled water activities and varied endemic species of beautiful birds.

Activities to do in Havelock Island:

 Havelock Island is famous for beach-combing, swimming, hammocking, sunbathing, basking, scuba diving, sea-walking, snorkelling, boat rides, surfing, fishing, watching sunsets and sunrises, elephant rides, bird-watching, swimming with the elephants, trekking, sailing, wild life observation, coral watch and kayaking.

The famous diving sites such as Seduction Point, Aquarium, Lighthouse, Jackson’s Bar, Pilot Reef, Mac Point, Johnny’s Gorge, Minerva Ledge, Dixon’s Pinnacle and Turtle Bay are very popular among all kinds of tourists. The calm and liquid blue waters of the Radhanagar, Vijayanagar and Elephant beaches see a lot of happy tourists bathing and swimming in glory. Snorkelling and scuba diving in the shallow waters of the coral reefs can prove to be a lifetime memory. Watch the strange ways of the underwater world with your own eyes. Watch the blue waters come alive with hundreds of strangely beautiful sea creatures.

The elephant logging in Havelock Island is also interesting to watch. The diligent and obedient elephants entertain the guests with an allowed peep at their daily rituals of bathing and swimming in the seas.

Bird watching forms another special attraction of Havelock Island. The white-headed mynahs and the chiselled woodpeckers are a delight to ornithologists. The olive-backed sunbird, the fulvous-breasted woodpecker and Andaman swallow are fun watching.

Kayaking and big game fishing are getting more and more popular day by day. The various coves and sheltered creeks offer plenty of safe kayaking options.