Drifting 5 Days Little Andaman Tour Package | Plunging

The government ferry from Port Blair to Little Andaman departs in the early morning and covers approximately 120 kilometres of open Bay of Bengal water in around 6 to 8 hours depending on sea conditions and the vessel operating on the day. The crossing is the longest single leg of this little andaman tour package and it is worth treating as part of the experience rather than transit to be endured — the open ocean in every direction, the coastline of South Andaman disappearing behind and Little Andaman’s forest edge appearing ahead in the early afternoon.

The ferry arrives at Hut Bay, the main jetty on Little Andaman. The Bon vehicle meets the group at the jetty. The afternoon is for settling in and the first walk to Butler Bay Beach — approximately 5 kilometres from Hut Bay — where the western exposure means the late afternoon light comes in low across open water with no island interrupting the horizon. Overnight at Little Andaman.

The morning of Day 3 on this little andaman tour package is for White Surf Waterfall — accessible by a short jungle trek through forest from the road, the falls dropping into a pool in a clearing that the forest closes around on three sides. Whisper Wave Waterfall, less visited and quieter than White Surf, is a second trek in the late morning — the two waterfalls together take a comfortable half day without rushing. The interior forest of Little Andaman has a different character from the reef and beach landscape of the south islands — coconut palms, dense undergrowth, the sound of the forest rather than the sea for the morning hours.

The afternoon returns to Butler Bay Beach. The wave action on Butler Bay’s western exposure is different from anything in the south island circuit — a consistent swell reaching an undeveloped beach eleven kilometres long with no other group visible in either direction on most days. Overnight at Little Andaman.

The final morning on Little Andaman in this little andaman tour package opens with Dugong Creek — a tidal creek on the island’s northern side accessible by small boat, named for the dugong population historically associated with these waters. Dugong sightings cannot be guaranteed and the creek visit is framed honestly as a mangrove and waterway experience rather than a wildlife guarantee — the creek system itself, the mangrove canopy overhead and the quiet of the water in the early morning are sufficient reason for the boat ride regardless of what appears in the water.

A final hour at Butler Bay before the return ferry is the last beach moment of the island stay. The afternoon ferry from Hut Bay back to Port Blair departs in the early to mid afternoon — the Bon team confirms the exact timing based on the government schedule — and arrives in Port Blair by evening. Overnight in Port Blair.

The final morning of the little andaman tour package is in Port Blair after the previous evening’s ferry arrival from Little Andaman. Groups with afternoon or evening flights have the morning for Ross Island — now Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island — reached by a short boat ride from Aberdeen Jetty, or North Bay for a glass bottom boat ride over the coral reef. The Sagarika government emporium near the clock tower carries Andaman shell craft and local spices at fixed prices for a final purchase before the airport.

The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Port Blair Airport. The trip from Port Blair south to Little Andaman and back covers a section of the archipelago that the vast majority of Andaman visitors will never see — that is not nothing.