Travel Facts and Information In and around Port Blair

Port Blair

Andaman District

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

December to mid-April

Veer Savarkar Airport is situated at a nearby distance of around 2 kms towards the southern part of the Port Blair city.

Port Blair is not connected through rail. The nearest railway station is Chennai.

Bengali, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

Situated on the coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, Port Blair has got many exotic sea beaches. Bordered by palm trees, these sea beaches offer a spectacular view of some of the rare corals and different other marine lives. Many of these beaches are the location of varied kinds of adventure sports. This capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is known all over India for Cellular Jail. The bumping roads running amid the thick lush greenery makes one fall in for the place. The natural beauty of this port city along with the various adventure sporting options available there attracts tourists from across the globe.More..

This city of Port Blair, being one of the well-known habitats of different tribal communities in the country, is famous for its handicrafts. The shops in the city have got a good collection of woodcarvings, jewelry made of sea shells and pearls as well as varied other products made from coir, coconut shells and sea shells. Apart from these, Port Blair t-shirts are even quite famous, which one can take back home as a souvenir of his or her travel to Port Blair. The local markets of the city are stocked with palm floor mats, Nicobari canoes and bamboo or cane furniture as well. Aberdeen Bazaar and Samudrika that is a Government emporium are some of the best places to shop from. To name a few more shopping destinations, which attracts a shop lover are:Andaman Handicrafts Emporium, Khadi Gramodyog Emporium, Sagarika Government Emporium.