Separated from the tritest routes (although less and less), the Andaman Islands and their cousins, the Nicobar, are located at a distance of more than one thousand kilometers from mainland India. On the map, they look more like an extension of Southeast Asia, and that's what they are: part of a mountain range submerged in the Bay of Bengal that stretches from Indonesia to Myanmar, whose peaks form hundreds of islands and islets.
With all the ballots to become less than a decade in one of the most prominent tourist enclaves of India, it is shocking to think that until the arrival of the English, just over two centuries ago, the Andamans were a virgin territory inhabited by tribes that had remained isolated from the world 60,000 years, since its arrival from Africa in one of the first human migrations outside the black continent. Who has seen them and who sees them? There are only a few groups scattered here and there, of which the Jarawa people, with no more than 400 individuals, is the largest. On the small island of Sentinel del Norte, Sentinelese resist all contact with the outside world, not hesitating to attack (in self-defense) anyone who has the audacity to approach their territory.
So anyone who hopes to know anything about the tribal Andaman may be erasing the idea of is head.
How To Reach Andaman
By plane: The easy option. Companies like Air India, Spice Jet, Go Air or Jet Connect have direct flights with Port Blair from Kolkata, Chennai or Delhi (although those from Delhi usually fly via Kolkata). The prices vary considerably according to the time of year and the advance with which the ticket is purchased.
By boat: The permit: Arriving by plane, by boat or by swimming, foreign visitors need a permit known as RAP (Restricted Area Permit) that gives access to certain areas of the islands (the most tourist). Currently, this permit is granted free of charge at the airport or port of Port Blair. It is advisable to make several photocopies of it, as well as teaching it every time you arrive at a new island or in controlled areas, Some islands and specific areas require a specific permit that must be paid. Other areas, as well as the Nicobar Islands as a whole, have restricted access in order to protect their biodiversity and the aboriginal tribes.
Port Blair
With that facade and atmosphere overflowing with good vibes, trying to imagine the atmosphere that would be breathed in the capital of the paradisiacal archipelago just a hundred years ago when the penal colony was in full swing, it was extremely difficult for me. But for that is the visit to Cellular Jail, prison today turned into a national monument, where many fighters for the independence of India were imprisoned and tortured.
To breathe nothing better than taking a boat to Ross Island; another small surprise in a city that seemed to be no more than a base to explore the neighboring islands. What used to be the headquarters of the British administration in the Andamans at the time of the Empire, is currently an open-air museum, an "Angkor" of colonialism (and I still refer to Cambodia, I plead guilty to all charges ) fallen in disgrace after the earthquake of 1941 and the subsequent Japanese invasion, devoured by the jungle.
On Ross Island, one could pass, with pleasure, half a day or a full day, but unfortunately, it is not allowed. The maximum duration of the tour is one hour and little more (it takes to go and return the boat with new visitors), so it is necessary to hurry to see everything. With how good one would stay there for a picnic among deer snoops and those trees gaining more and more ground to the stone ... A charming and really amazing place. What little time does nature need to impose its rules!
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