Everything You Need to Know About the Andaman Islands

It’s got snow-white sands and turquoise waters, lush green rainforests, and even a swimming elephant. Yes, the Andaman islands are for real. In this two-part series, we bring you a slice of heaven.

Tossed away in the middle of nowhere - between mainland India and mysterious Myanmar - these isles are as surreal as it can get. Of the many gems in the archipelago, Havelock island has our vote. A mish-mash of South Indian and East Indian cultures adds to its exotica. Havelock also got lucky with topography. It has powder-soft sands that stretch endlessly, iridescent corals beneath blue waters, and verdant rainforests teeming with endangered flora. Added to this scenery are magical sunsets that paint the sky pink. This has got to be what heaven looks like. Here’s how to take it all in:

Water way to go:

Slather on the sun-block, slip into your beach-wear, and get ready for the adventure of a life-time. Havelock Island has acres of beaches and a variety of water-sports. Try your hand at scuba-diving to discover some of the richest marine life in all of South Asia. Go beneath the waves with the Karen people, a Sino-Tibetan ethic language group who call Andaman home. Many of the reefs have been named after their tribesman who discovered them on their jaunts under. To continue the tradition, some from the tribe work as dive masters.

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