Andaman Excursion Pvt Ltd is highly recommended. We had a wonderful trip. Do your basic research and just give all your preferences to Tarun, he will take care of proper planning for the tour and gives you very proper/experienced guidance to plan your trip. He knows very well about Andaman, very polite and professional. On the ground team, Anil (Port Blair)/Sameer(Neil) our coordinators was very accommodative of any minor changes to tour and soft spoken and did really a great job. Driver sekhar has shown great hospitality. Except few hiccups in arrangements in Havelock, everything was planned very well. All cabs pick up drop, timings are very well coordinated and on time. Special thanks to Tarun for flawless planning and coordination. Very nice hotel accommodation was given, Marina Manor, Symphony Palms(havelock),summer sands(neil) are very good. I definitely recommend Andaman Excursion for any Andaman tourist. We recieved good quotation as well. Good support from Prachi from travel triangle.
Few tips for fellow travellors:
What we heard from locals and our experience - Snorkelling/Scuba- Visibility Wise Neil Island(Bharatpur Beach) > Havelock(Nemo Beach) > Port Blair(North Bay).If gets cancelled due to weather or any issues you can plan scuba/snorkelling accordingly in any of these places.
While you have ferry/Cruise ride make sure you have light breakfast. If sea is rough, ride will be bumpy and you might feel vomiting sensation. Carrying a piece of lemon might help
It might rain suddenly, be prepared with umbrella.(can help during day as well as sun is very hot in andaman, u may carry sunscreen too). Elephanta beach gets closed if sea is rough as those are small boats to take to elephanta beach .
Visit natual bridge rock formation(Neil island) during low tide. Taking guide is recommended as you can see corals and shoes
Sunrise/Sunsets occur 445-5AM/After 5PM. Plan your itinerary such that u catch sunrise/sunsets. It can be deeply rewarding to catch sunrise/sunsets over horizons of turquoise blue waters. Very beautiful beaches
Special mention abt hospitality of people in Neil Island. i loved the way people talk and receive you as a local even for you have small chat.
Keep your medical stuff handy.
BSNL has best coverage in Port Blair, Havelock, Neil Island. Airtel is second preference.Always Carry cash in Neil Island. Havelock has few ATMs. Keep your travel docs printouts handy and copy to your phone. Getting internet is very difficult in Havelock/Neil Islands. Store offline Google Maps to your phones
Carry loads of beach wear and flipflops :D
Food can be pricey in Andaman, be prepared for that. Hydrate yourself with Andaman coconuts, they are just 30/- I loved them, it has some special flavor to it
While in Havelock beach view hotel rooms are recommended or close viscinity. Also must visit Kalapathar, small but very beautiful beach. Its just 5-6Kms.
Request for window seats in ferry ticket bookings
If not interested in scuba/snorkelling, try having glass bottom coral sofari ride(1800/-) in port blair. Heard it will be good
Typical pricing..Scuba 3500/-. Snorkelling- 700, Glass bottom- 600.
Srinivas N booked a trip to Andaman for 7 days in a group of 2 adults on TravelTriangle website from Andaman Excursion Pvt Ltd and submitted a review on Sep 25, 2018