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Blessed with natural beauty, Baratang Island is one of the main islands of Andaman. It is situated at a distance of around 90 km from Port Blair on the NH 223, also referred to as Andaman Trunk Road towards Diglipur. The island covers an area of about 238 square km, totally separated by Creeks on both sides. Connected through roadway with Port Blair city, the island is accessible all year around.Rich in marine life, the island has tropical dense forests of all kinds which range from tidal swamp forest to Evergreen, and littoral forests bordered with sandy beaches like Baludera and Roglachang. The Mud Volcano and limestone caves, located in this island are truly wonders of nature and rarely found attractions in other places. Baratang Island is ideal place for nature enthusiasts to enjoy the wild nature and its beauty.With diverse flora and fauna, the mangrove ecosystem of the island also draws many bird lovers. One of the major attractions here is the Parrot Island, which is the natural habitat for parrots. Experience the beautiful sunset at Parrot Island. For adventurous tourists, the island has a lot to offer. They can enjoy jungle trekking, creek safari, island camping, scuba diving and a lot more while visiting the island. Moreover, a trip to Andaman will be incomplete without a visit to Baratang Island. The best season to visit this island is during October to May.

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Category : Beach

Time Zone: UTC + 5:30 Hours

Pincode: 744210

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Best Time to Visit:  October to May.

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Baratang Island is located at about 100 Km off the Capital city of Port Blair on the NH 223 (known as Andaman Trunk Road) towards Diglipur. The total length of the Island is around 22 Kms and totally separated by Creeks on both sides. The island has dense Tropical Forests of all types ranging from tidal swamp forest to Evergreen to littoral forests laced with sandy beaches along its coast at Baludera, Roglachang etc. The presence of Mud Volcano near Jarawa Creek and limestone caves in Nayadera is a rare attraction for tourists, as it is present only at few places in the world and these are truly wonders of nature and a must see sights. In addition the mangrove ecosystem is an attraction to bird lovers and nature enthusiasts, as biodiversity rich areas which harbors diverse flora and fauna. The Parrot Island is a natural habitat for parrots in this region. Thousands of parrots returning home before every sunset is a unique and must see view for all nature lovers. The Parrot Island is the best experience for the tourists visiting to Baratang.

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By Air : You can take a private vehicle or taxi from the Port Blair Airport to the bus terminal in Aberdeen Bazaar. The bus goes to Jirkatung and then to Nilambar jetty. There is a ferry service from Nilambar jetty. The ferries can accommodate buses, cars and motorcycles. The journey takes just over three hours and goes through the Jarawa reserve area. Jarawa is the aboriginal tribe of this island.

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By Other : Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam and back. There are three to four sailings every month from Kolkata and Chennai to Port Blair and vice-versa. There is one sailing from Vishakhapatnam in a month. The voyage takes about 50 to 60 hours and the ship normally berths at Port Blair for about two to four days.

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