Madhuban Beach
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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North Bay Island
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The reef island pictured on the ₹20 note with its lighthouse — the go-to spot near Port Blair for snorkelling, sea walking and glass-bottom boat rides over coral.
Sea Walking at North Bay
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Walk the seabed among corals and fish wearing a supplied-air helmet — the archipelago's signature no-swim underwater experience for all ages.
Ross Island Light & Sound Show
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An evening son-et-lumière narrating the rise and fall of the British capital of Ross Island, projected among its atmospheric ruins.
Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep)
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The former British administrative capital, now romantic ruins of churches, a ballroom and bakery swallowed by banyan roots, with tame deer, peacocks and a small museum.
Cellular Jail
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The dreaded 'Kala Pani' — seven wings of solitary cells radiating from a central tower, where the Raj exiled its bravest opponents across the black waters. The evening light-and-sound show, voiced by the old peepal tree, leaves few eyes dry.
Mount Harriet National Park
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The former colonial summer HQ and highest peak of South Andaman (the ₹20-note view), with a nature trail rich in butterflies, birds and endemic reptiles.
Mount Harriet Kala Pathar Trail
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A forested nature trail from Mount Harriet to Kala Pathar viewpoint through butterfly-rich jungle, ending at the vista printed on the ₹20 note.
Flag Point / Marina Park & Aquarium
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A breezy seaside promenade with a children's park, memorials and the Rajiv Gandhi water-sports jetty, popular for evening strolls over Aberdeen Bay.
Marina Park Netaji Memorial
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A memorial marking Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 1943 hoisting of the tricolour on Indian soil at Port Blair, with a flagpole and gardens.
Andaman Water Sports Complex Sunset
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The waterfront strip beside Aberdeen Bay where evening crowds gather for sea breezes, snacks and sunset over Ross Island's silhouette.
Parasailing & Water Sports, Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair's waterfront complex offering jet-skis, banana rides, speed boats and parasailing, plus an evening view over Aberdeen Bay.
Viper Island
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A small harbour island with the ruins of a gallows and the pre-Cellular-Jail penal settlement, reached on a boat loop from Port Blair.