{"id":621,"date":"2018-10-24T09:23:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T03:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/?p=621"},"modified":"2018-10-25T08:42:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T03:12:39","slug":"andaman-and-nicobar-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/andamantourism\/andaman-and-nicobar-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/h3>\n<p>Andaman and Nicobar Islands are Situated in the Bay of Bengal which is approx 1200 km away from Mainland of India.\u00a0Andaman and Nicobar is approx 8,249 Sq Km in area<\/p>\n<p>Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the Group of 572 Islands in which only 38 Islands are inhabited [28 in Andaman Islands and 10 in Nicobar Islands]. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are divided into two i.e Andaman Islands and the other is Nicobar Islands.<\/p>\n<h4>History\u00a0 of Andaman Islands:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>About Andaman Islands<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Port Blair is the Capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Both Air Ways and Sea Ways are connected to Mainland from Port Blair.<\/li>\n<li>Islands<\/li>\n<li>There are 572 group of Islands, there are classified as\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andaman Islands &#8211; 550<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Inhabited &#8211; 28<\/li>\n<li>uninhabited &#8211; 522<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicobar Islands &#8211; 22<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Inhabited &#8211; 10<\/li>\n<li>uninhabited &#8211; 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Andaman and Nicobar Islands are covered by dense\u00a0 evergreen forest with lots flora and Fauna&#8217;s. many of them are unique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A<\/p>\n<h4>Which Language use in Andaman ?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Hindi and English are the Official Language of Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/li>\n<li>Most spoken languages are Bangla, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Nicobarese, Malayalam and many more, that is why Andaman is called as mini India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What Currency is used in Andaman ?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a 28th State\u00a0 [UT] of India.<\/li>\n<li>India Rupees is used in Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/li>\n<li>Currency can be exchanged at Veer Savarkar Airport, Port Blair, banks and with other authorized dealers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Do Tourist need Passport \/ Visa to visit Andaman Islands ?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>As I already said, Andaman is a part of India, Indian Citizen doesn&#8217;t need passport or visa to visit Andaman Islands<\/li>\n<li>But it has many restricted area like Tribal \/ Forest Reserve Area, to visit there some special permission required and some reserve areas are fully restricted.<\/li>\n<li>Valid Identity Proof is must for all.<\/li>\n<li>Other than Indian Citizen, Foreign Tourist required passport and visa as per the Indian Rules.<\/li>\n<li>Foreign also required RAP [Restricted Area Permit] alongwith the visa, which is available on arrival at Port Blair Airport or ship from Migration authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>About Andaman and Nicobar Tourism:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Andaman Islands have the most\u00a0 exotic and untouched beaches.<\/li>\n<li>These beaches gives the opportunity to do lots of Water Sports Activities\u00a0 such us Scuba Divinng, Sea Walk, Snorkeling etc..<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/andamantourism\/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-tourism\/\">Read more about Andaman and Nicobar Tourism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/iith-2-1-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-299 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/iith-2-1-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"andaman and nicobar islands\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andamantourpackage.in\/andamanisland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/iith-2-1-square-300x300.jpg 300w, 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