Tag: Havelock Island

Havelock Island awaits travelers looking for fascinating sights. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are rich in beaches. Havelock Island is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and clean beaches, including Radhanagar, which was selected by Time Magazine. The beach got its name from the herd of elephants that come to swim and play. Elephant Beach is one of the most beautiful and clean beaches in Asia. The sand grains here are as smooth as powder. Many elephants come to the beach to cool off and enjoy swimming. They can swim up to 500 meters. Elephant Beach is located ... Read more

A panel of Union environment ministry made recommendation for clearance of two luxury tourism projects consisting of tents and tree houses in two of the Andaman Islands that are in the ecologically fragile zone and in the vicinity of turtle nesting sites. The ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) for projects related to coastal regulation zone (CRZ) discussed three projects in three islands for the second time. They made recommendation for two of them — at Lalaji Bay on Long Island and at Smith Island to get clearance from the Island Protection Zone (IPZ) with some riders. A third project in ... Read more

Three Indian Coast Guard Vessel today brought back 308 tourists, including 83 foreign nationals from Havelock Island to Port Blair. The tourists had been stranded for the last two days due to the inclement weather following formation of Cyclone Phethai. According to Met office sources, a deep depression that developed to the west of Andamans on Friday had made it difficult for ships to sail, leaving thousands of tourists marooned on the two islands, which are about 30-40 nautical miles away from the capital city. On Saturday, nearly 1,100 tourists were ferried safely to Port Blair from Havelock. Also, 135 ... Read more