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Middle Strait & Jarawa Reserve Road
📍 Scenic📍 Nature🪂 Adventure

Middle Strait & Jarawa Reserve Road

Baratang, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

3.9 (0)
Overview

The vehicle-ferry crossing and the Andaman Trunk Road convoy through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve — a rare drive through primeval rainforest (no stopping or photography of tribes).

Why visit: A convoy drive through pristine tribal rainforest.

Things to do
  • ›Vehicle ferry
  • ›Rainforest convoy
  • ›Trunk Road
  • ›Baratang gateway
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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

Convoy timing

Est. budget

₹200–1000

Duration

Half day

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