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Cinque Island, North Andaman Island. Edit
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Cinque Island is an isolated island is a popular tourist destination in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, known for its underwater coral gardens and rich marine life. Cinque Island is situated on the south-western coast of South Andaman, in the Bay of Bengal. Cinque Island, though devoid of human life, is abundant in mangrove forests, tropical forests, sandy beaches and exotic marine life. The Island is geologically classified into North Cinque and South Cinque. North Cinque and South Cinque are connected to each other by an enormous sand bar. Both divisions of Cinque Island are a part of the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, which is popularly known as Wandoor Marine National Park. Cinque Island offers a vista of its coral reefs, sea weeds, colorful fishes, shells, starfish, sea anemones, salt-water crocodile, turtles and water snakes. Cinque Island is surrounded by coral reef gardens that extend to a few hundred meters into the deep sea. The corals found in Cinque Island belong to various types such as Pocillopora, Montipora, Acropora, Leptoseris, Fungia, Porites, Gorgonians and Tubipora. The terrestrial life at Cinque Island consists of mammalian species like wild boar, spotted deer, civet and the fruit bat, reptilian species like krait, cobra, king cobra, vine snake and python and avian species like serpent eagle, white bellied sea eagle, local teal, whistling teal, pigeon, dove, kingfisher, wader, swift, reef heron, parakeet, etc. Cinque Island also offers opportunities for swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving, fishing and camping. The view of submerged corals and sunset attracts hordes of nature lovers to Cinque Island.
Cinque Island Andaman and Nicobar
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Best Season to VisitEdit
October – May
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
2-3 Hour
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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Zafran Restaurant ; Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ; Ph/M – 098304 73990 ; Food Serve – Indian
How to ReachEdit
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Train : Andaman doesn’t have railway station. Chennai Central (MAS) is a close railway station connected to Mumbai for being nearest to Andaman on rail route.
Air : To travel to the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it is most convenient to avail the airport located at the capital city called Port Blair. From this place, one can easily travel to the important cities of mainland India like Chennai and Kolkata. Flights are operated regularly between Chennai, Kolkata and Port Blair. A few major airlines that operate such flights are Jet Airways, Indian Airlines and Air Deccan.. Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair : 91 3192 235 619.
Others : By Ship
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands stand in the midst of the Bay of Bengal. Therefore, one should not miss the fascinating experience of reaching Andaman and Nicobar Islands by ship. Passenger ships connect Kolkata, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam, which are major cities of mainland India with Port Blair. These ships are available on a regular basis and help one to make a tour to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
On an average, in a month, 3 or 4 ships are available from Chennai and Kolkata to travel to Port Blair. From Vishakhapatnam, one ship is available per month to travel to Port Blair.
It takes around three days to reach Port Blair by sea. A ship generally halts for around 2 days at the seaport before leaving it to start a reverse journey, that is, from Port Blair to Kolkata, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam. The ferries can take up to five days to arrive depending on weather and various other variables.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands stand : 91-9933214071, 91- 9474286311.
Auto-rickshaws here at local places are the other mode of preferred transport as the rates are standardised. You can hire them either from the market area or flag them down on the main road
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Safety / WarningEdit
- Beware of pickpockets as Andaman is a major tourist city in India.
- Beware of fake items. Better to buy from reputable shops even though you have to pay more
HelplineEdit
- Ambulance : 102
- Fire Brigade : 101
- Police : 100
