Andaman & Nicobar Islands the Land of Enticing Wonders

Well known among the travellers and the tourists for its beautiful beaches, its primal location and its underwater worlds, the Andaman and Nicobar island is an ideal destination to where the traveller's and the tourists could trip to so as to escape from the reality, boredom and the stress of the life. The archipelago houses around 572 island destination where 36 of them are being open for travellers and the tourists visiting the place. The population of this fascinating place to be specific is an interesting mix of people from south India and Southeast Asia. The place also holds in a number of Negrito ethnic groups residing in some islands. It is mostly to explore this beauty and the unique combination of settlements and the marine world that the travellers visit the place. As the place is one of the most sought after travel destination in India and a dream destination for most of the travellers visiting, a number of tour packages are being organised to the island clusters of Andaman & Nicobar islands. According to the surveys, it is mostly the domestic travellers that explore the fascinating destinations in Andaman in the best adventurous ways. Even though it is mostly the beauty of the beaches and nature in the place that attracts the attention of the travellers there are a number of other uniqueness to the island that could entertain the travellers and the tourists visiting. Listed below are some of the main off-beat attractions in the land.

A Trekking Experience in Madhuban

Andaman is not just a land that is filled with the marine beauty, charm and historic attractions, the place holds in a number of other attractions that would entertain and entice the travellers. Most of the travellers and tourists tripping to the beach paradise not just look into marine adventures but also considers the land adventures like trekking, hiking and more.  For such travellers who are equally interested in exploring the land could just explore the trekking routes in Andaman. The trekking route from the Harriet Mountain to Madhuban is considered to be one of the best in Andaman. Travellers, in order to reach the mountain, are asked to take a short ferry from the Chatham Harbor in the capital city Port Blair. Most of the adventure lovers travelling to Andaman love exploring this trekking route as the mountain are home to some of the best exotic fauna and flora.

A Nicobar Breadfruit, the Rarest Fruit in Andaman

Like all the other travel destinations in India, food is one thing that most of the traveller loves in Andaman too. The place is mostly known to serve the best seafood in India, but then there are places in Andaman that offer the best vegetarian cuisines also. Talking about the foods offered in the place. The Pandanus is one of the rarest yet commonly found fruit in Andaman. Mostly referred to as the Nicobar breadfruit, it is a well arranged wedged shaped fruit with the really hard fibrous body where a number of narrow, eatable seeds are being embedded. The base of each section would have an aromatic pulp that is being used as a staple food after cooking. This is one of the important plants in Andaman where all the parts of the plant are usable. The seeds are edible where the steam and the branches of the plant Pandanus are used in construction, the leaves are used for weaving and the rough exterior of the fruit is being used as a bath brush. Mostly found in Andaman, this fruit and the plant is useful for the locals in a number of ways.

Andaman, the Home to Birgus Latro or Robber crab, the Largest Living Arthropod in the World

The island and the beach destinations in Andaman are not just known among the travellers for the different living forms in the marine world but are also known to house in a number of unique animals in the land that one might never have seen. The Robber crabs or better referred to as the coconut crab is supposed to be the largest living arthropod in the world. These giant crabs usually live in lands but then are found on the coconut tree at night carving a hole through the tender coconut so that they could eat up the tender portion in the inside of the coconut. These fascinating giant crabs are normally found in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago to southern Asia. These huge crabs could be at Andaman in the South Sentinel Island and a few islands in Nicobar.

The Shape-Shifting Limestone Alfred Caves

Apart from beaches and water destinations, there are a number of things that the traveller tripping to the Andaman and Nicobar Island could explore. The limestone Alfred Caves are one such attraction in Andaman that is very unique and thus the most explored in the lands. Due to some chemical reactions happening at the cave during the monsoons, the cave changes its shape. Apart from that, the caves are home to Swift lets birds that are known to make the most unique nest that is eatable. These tiny birds make use of their saliva to attach their sticky home to the most in cable parts of the cave walls. At the Baratang Island, the limestone cave could be seen with stalactite formation. A number of travellers from a different part of the world travel to the island just to explore this unique attraction in the land. There are even seasonal travellers who avail an Andaman  tour package during monsoon just to see that change in shape of the cave.

White Surf Falls and Whisper Waves, the Falls of the Islands

Along with island destinations and beaches, the place also holds in 2 beautiful waterfall destinations at the little Andaman Island which is known as the White Surf waterfall that is located at a distance of about 6.5 km from Hut Bay Jetty and the Whisper Wave which is located at a distance of about 20 km from Hut Bay Jetty. The trip to reach this pristine waterfall is another best part of the waterfall visits in Andaman. The travellers willing to trip to the place can enjoy an elephant safari or a trekking experience at the place which would be something very different and special.

Dugong, the Gentle Sea Cow

The state animal of the Andaman and Nicobar Island, the sea Dugongs are large plump marine vegetarians, with very short front flippers. These sea animals are normally very peaceful and friendly except for the times when they give birth. One travelling to the island could find this sea cow gazing peacefully through the waters of Andaman. These sea mammals are also referred to as the 'Angel of the sea' and could be seen in the Little Andaman, Ritchie’s archipelago, certain parts of Nicobar and North Reef.

A number of travel operators like Andaman tour travel offer the tourists with different adventure travel packages to this beach paradise where they even get a chance to enjoy a swim with the state animal of Andaman Islands. The beach paradise Andaman and Nicobar Island is one of the most explore travel destination in India that is being explored by the national geographic travellers. And as per the NatGeo travellers, the place is one among the top 15 must explore travel destination in the world.