Located in the Bay of Bengal, these islands were once a great landmass that stretched from Myanmar to Indonesia.
In 1789, the British managed to create a settlement here with a prison for the most notorious prisoners.
The communities here trace their ancestry back to Africa. The original inhabitants of the islands were six tribes, two Mongoloid and four Negroid. All but one of them are today on the verge of extinction. Nicobarese, a Mongoloid tribe, have assimilated into the mainstream, while the other five tribes prefer to live an isolated life. Over the years the islands have earned a formidable reputation due to its inhabitants, who greeted outsiders with bows and arrows.
Andaman and Nicobar islands boast of monitored tourism to maintain the rich and unique wildlife present both on land and under water. Today the islands have 96 sanctuaries and nine national parks. About 86 percent of the islands are covered with forest. Nesting sites dating centuries support Olive Ridley turtles, Hawksbill turtles and Leatherback turtles. Amongst the rare avifauna are the Nicobar Pigeon and the Megapode.
A range of tropical activities including swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, coral viewing, glass bottom boat rides and mangrove exploration can be experienced here. One can also choose to hike up to the Saddle Peak and Mt. Harriet. For a more sober hearted, they can choose to visit the Kaala Pani Jail and various Museums (Fisheries, Forest and Samudrica).
This journey is tailored for our guests to explore and experience the wilderness of the Adamans. With a combination of local guides and our trained naturalist, you surly will get to experience the unseen side of Adamans.
Accessibility by Water: Port Blair
Accessibility by Air: Port Blair
Payment Policy:
– 50% at the time of booking. Booking will be confirmed up on receipt of this 50% nonrefundable deposit
– 50% balance 60 days prior to the date of travel
Cancellation Policy:
– If cancelled prior to 30 days of travel date – 50% (50% refund)
– If cancelled less than 20 days of travel date – 100% (0% refund)
Day 1: 8/02/26:
Port Blair – Chidiya Tapu
We reach Hotel Sweneha by 12 pm.
Lunch at hotel.
Birding trip Jirgatang.
Night birding for endemic owls.
Dinner at hotel
(Species to expect: Chinese Pond Heron, Javan Pond Heron, Long toed Stint, Grey headed
Swamphen, Common Moorhen, Wood Sandpiper, Andaman Teal, Pheasant tailed Jacana, Grey
Heron, Lesser Whistling Duck, Greater Egret, Little Egret, Pacific Golden Plover, Pin tailed Snipe)
Day 2: 9/02/26:
Sholbay-Chidiya Tapu
Morning birding in Sholbay.
Lunch (will try something local).
Chidyatapu birding for endemic species.
Night birding for Andaman Nightjar.
Dinner at hotel.
(Species to expect: Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Red Thraoted Pipit, White-nest Swiftlet, Andaman
Boobook, Andaman Scops Owl, Common Redshank, Red-necked Stint, Long tailed Shrike)
Day 3: 10/02/26:
Little Andaman
We set sail to little Andaman post breakfast (6 hours on ship with AC rooms and attach
washrooms) reach by evening and we do night birding.
Dinner at Hotel Sea Land.
Day 4: 11/02/26:
Little Andaman
Morning birding in Little Andaman for Beach Thick knee and Nicobar Pigeon and other endemic
species.
Lunch (will try something local).
Post lunch we try for Andman Masked Owl.
Dinner at hotel.
Day 5: 12/02/26:
Little Andaman
Morning birding in Little Andaman.
We set sail back to Port Blair (again 6 hours on ship).
Reach by evening (optional biridng or rest of the day).
Dinner at Hotel Sweneha.
Day 6: 13/02/26:
Chidiya Tapu-Jirgatang
Morning birding chidyatapu.
Lunch at local hotel.
Birding at Jirgatang.
Evening we try some more endemic owls.
Dinner at hotel.
(Species to expect: White bellied Sea Eagle, Ruddy breasted Crake, Slaty breasted Rail, Philippine
Brown Shrike, Andaman Drongo, Andaman Green Pigeon, Andaman Serpent Eagle, Andaman
Shama, White-headed Starling, Red-breasted Parakeet, Long-tailed Parakeet, Andaman Coucal,
Pied Imperial Pigeon, Daurian Starling, Chestnut cheeked Starling, Andaman Cuckoo Dove,
Andaman Cuckooshrike, Green Imperial Pigeon, Andaman Woodpecker, Andaman Treepie,
Ruddy Kingfisher, Chestnut headed Bee-eater, Andaman Wood Pigeon, Orange headed Ground
Thrush, Andaman Flowerpecker, Andaman Crake, Andaman Bulbul, Walden’s Scope Owl,
Andaman Scops Owl, Hume’s Boobook, Scarlet Minivet, Asian Brown Flycatcher)
Day 7: 14/02/26:
Chidiya Tapu
We try some water birds & waders at Sippighat.
Lunch at local hotel.
We head to Chidyatapu.
Dinner at hotel.
(Species to expect: Marsh Sandpiper, Cattle Egret, Amur Stonechat, Oriental Pratincole, Tibetian
Sandplover, Richard’s Pipit, Whimbrel, Common Redshank, Greater Sandplover, Common Snipe,
Forest Wagtail)
Day 8: 15/02/26:
Sholbay
Morning birding Sholbay.
Lunch at local hotel.
Post lunch we do wetlands birding at Ograbranj.
Dinner at hotel.
(Species to expect: Yellow Bittern, Oriental Reed Warbler, Black browed Warbler, Olive-backed
Sunbird, Black Baza, Artic Warbler, Large Cuckooshrike, Plume-toed Swiftlet, Mangrove
Whistler, Blue eared Kingfisher , Stork billed Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Collard Kingfisher,
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, White-breasted Woodswallow)
Day 9: 16/02/26:
Sholbay
We checkout in the morning from our hotel in Port Blair.
Journey ends.
