The sea is blue, sands are silky white and forests are lush green - the Havelock Island is a painting on canvas. Located north east of the capital Port Blair, this glorious island is the largest and most popular in the Andaman Islands. Tucked away from the chaotic city life, time refuses to budge here. We give you 9 reasons why Havelock could be the dream-island you wouldn't mind being stranded on.
1. ASIA'S BEST
Interestingly, the beaches on Havelock are numbered. Not that they don't have individual names. For instance, Beach #7 is the Radhanagar Beach which is also the most gorgeous of all. Named Asia's best beach by Time Magazine in 2004 and listed as one of the top 100 beaches in the world, this beach is Andaman's most prized possession.
2. MIRRORED SEA
The water here is crystal clear and looks splendid in luscious shades of blue and green! And the sands? They turn golden every time the sunrays gently caress its pure white surface.
3. MAJESTIC SUN
Sunsets at Havelock Island are what picture-perfect postcards are made of. If you happen to be an adventure junkie, you could probably trek to the southernmost tip of South Andaman to soak in the beauty of breathtaking sunsets at the Munda Pahar beach in Chidiya Taapu (Bird Island).
4. EXOTIC FORESTS
The 2004 tsunami might have swept away the shoreline and uprooted forests here, but the Kalapathar Beach (situated on Havelock Island's corner) has not lost its picturesque regalia even by an whisker. On the contrary, the massive bleached trunks of fallen trees along its fringes add an exquisite charm.
5. DIVINE DIVING
Elephant Beach on the northwest coast of Radhanagar is the ideal spot for snorkeling. From corals to turtles, the glass-bottom boats during snorkeling help you marvel at aquatic life. How can you give scuba diving a miss when you are at Andaman? And Havelock is the centre of diving! The Elephant beach and Lighthouse are the favourite diving sites where the experience of watching the corals is nothing less than divine!
1. ASIA'S BEST
Interestingly, the beaches on Havelock are numbered. Not that they don't have individual names. For instance, Beach #7 is the Radhanagar Beach which is also the most gorgeous of all. Named Asia's best beach by Time Magazine in 2004 and listed as one of the top 100 beaches in the world, this beach is Andaman's most prized possession.
2. MIRRORED SEA
The water here is crystal clear and looks splendid in luscious shades of blue and green! And the sands? They turn golden every time the sunrays gently caress its pure white surface.
3. MAJESTIC SUN
Sunsets at Havelock Island are what picture-perfect postcards are made of. If you happen to be an adventure junkie, you could probably trek to the southernmost tip of South Andaman to soak in the beauty of breathtaking sunsets at the Munda Pahar beach in Chidiya Taapu (Bird Island).
4. EXOTIC FORESTS
The 2004 tsunami might have swept away the shoreline and uprooted forests here, but the Kalapathar Beach (situated on Havelock Island's corner) has not lost its picturesque regalia even by an whisker. On the contrary, the massive bleached trunks of fallen trees along its fringes add an exquisite charm.
5. DIVINE DIVING
Elephant Beach on the northwest coast of Radhanagar is the ideal spot for snorkeling. From corals to turtles, the glass-bottom boats during snorkeling help you marvel at aquatic life. How can you give scuba diving a miss when you are at Andaman? And Havelock is the centre of diving! The Elephant beach and Lighthouse are the favourite diving sites where the experience of watching the corals is nothing less than divine!