Merk Bay White Sand Beach
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Nearby attractions
North Passage Island (Merk Bay)
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Home to Merk Bay, a stunning shallow white-sand lagoon on an uninhabited island — one of the archipelago's most beautiful, least-crowded beaches.
Guitar Island Sunset Cruise
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An evening dinghy cruise around Long Island's coves and islets, ending with a fiery sunset over the calm central Andaman sea.
Long Island
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A vehicle-free island of just a few hundred people, with the idyllic Lalaji Bay beach reached by a jungle trek or dinghy — a true off-grid escape.
Lalaji Bay Beach
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A dazzling white-sand beach on Long Island reached by a two-hour jungle trek or a short boat hop, rewarding visitors with solitude and clear water.
Rangat to Long Island Ferry Ride
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A short government-ferry hop from Yerrata to car-free Long Island across calm channels dotted with islets and mangroves.
Guitar-Shaped Island Sandbar (Long Island)
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The dazzling low-tide sandbar off Long Island where boats pause for a swim in waist-deep turquoise water far from any shore.
Cuthbert Bay Beach & Wildlife Sanctuary
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A quiet stretch of sand and its adjoining sanctuary, an important nesting site for olive ridley and green sea turtles in the Middle Andamans.
Guitar Island
Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A guitar-shaped uninhabited islet near Long Island with a sweep of empty beach and coral, a classic dinghy day-trip for castaway solitude.
Dhani Nallah Mangrove Walkway & Turtle Beach
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A long wooden boardwalk winding through mangrove forest to a turtle-nesting beach — great for birds, mudskippers and dawn turtle sightings in season.
Amkunj Beach
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An eco-friendly beach near Rangat with a boardwalk of driftwood art and shaded gazebos, restored after the 2004 tsunami into a tranquil green retreat.
Rangat Town & Betapur
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A green Middle Andaman town amid paddy and forest, a handy base for Amkunj, Dhani Nallah and the turtle beaches of the central islands.
Rangat Mangrove Boardwalk (Yerrata)
Rangat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A quiet wooden walkway threading the mangroves at Yerrata jetty, a serene close-up of the tidal forest and its birds and crabs.