Port Blair South Andaman Island India
India

6 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Crystal Cruises (6 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At Haddo Wharf, a long commercial quay about three kilometres from the centre. The port area is not suited to walking, but taxis and autorickshaws wait at the gate and reach the first attractions in around ten minutes.
In the Andaman Sea, closer to Myanmar than to mainland India, although the archipelago belongs to India. It long lay off the main shipping routes, which explains how unspoilt Port Blair still feels.
The most powerful site of the call, standing on a point facing the sea. Built by the British authorities at the turn of the twentieth century, it held Indian political prisoners in hundreds of individual cells. Three of the original seven wings survive, radiating from a central tower.
"The black waters": the dreaded name for deportation to the Andamans. Political prisoners were sent so far from their homeland that exile was a sentence in itself. Today visitors walk the galleries and narrow cells in a silence that even the chattiest groups end up keeping.
The former seat of British administration from 1858 to 1941, about fifteen minutes by boat from the jetty in the Aberdeen district. An earthquake and then Japanese occupation emptied this miniature capital, which the vegetation has been patiently reclaiming ever since.
A roofless church, a collapsed ballroom and colonial residences gripped by the roots of century-old fig trees. Spotted deer wander freely among the ruins, indifferent to visitors. The walk is short, easy and among the most astonishing in the Indian Ocean.
Yes, at Corbyn's Cove, seven kilometres from the centre: pale sand curving between the coast road and a line of leaning coconut palms, in a well-sheltered bay whose water stays calm. Beach huts serve fresh coconuts and fried snacks.
Yes, light diving and snorkelling trips run on the nearby reefs, among the best preserved in the Indian Ocean. Ask on board or locally, as availability depends on the season and conditions.
Start early at the Cellular Jail, keep Ross Island for midday and finish at the beach: the humid heat rewards that order. Distances are short, but town traffic can slow the return to the quay — leave a comfortable margin before sailing.
Small-denomination rupee notes, and a taxi fare agreed before getting in. The drive to Corbyn's Cove is worth the trip on its own, as the road follows the coves with wide openings onto the sea.