The history of
Andaman Island ranges back to ages. Though the exact period of origin
of inhabitants in the island is not know, but the first present of
human inhabitants was noted in the 2nd century by the
Greek astronomer named Ptolemy. The second time the presence of
inhabitants in the island was reported by the Chinese monk named Xuan
Zang, during the phase when he was traveling in India for 17 years.
In the 17th
century, the island was invaded by the Marathas who has occupied a
vast region of India. In the 19th century the British
empire which occupied India used the island of Andaman as penal
colony for detaining regular criminals from India and later for
incarcerating the freedom fighters who fought for India's
independence. During the course of World war II, the Andaman island
was occupied by Japanese. In 1947, after India attained independence,
the island of Andaman was incorporated in the Indian union.
Andaman is the
east of the Indian mainland which is situated in the blues of bay of
Bengal. It is the splendid archipeloga of the Andaman island that
floats in the Bay of Bengal. It was also known as kalapani during the
period when British ruled India. This was the graveyard of martyrs
and hence was named kalapani. Now this isolated piece of land is one
of the best tourist destination of India. The atrocities of the
British regime has helped in sustaining the exiting aura of the
island which has given it the position of being one of the best
tourist destination in the global map.
During a period
the Andaman island was included in the hill range that extended from
Myanmar to Indonesia. At present the Andaman and Nicobar island
together constitute of group of 572 nearly deserted islands. The
majestic forest of the region and the beaming rays of the sun on the
exotic flora and fauna would take your breadth away. Animals like
spotted deer, wild boar, gecko, crab-eating macaque and pythons
reside in 86% of the forest area of the island. Turtles have their
nesting homes in the form of the glistering white beaches.
The exclusive
part of your visit to the Andaman island would be its marine life.
You will hold your breadth when you see the crystal clear blue water,
the incredible corals and the myriad creatures that reside in the
region. You would be left spellbound of the exotic beauty that forms
a part of Andaman. You will get a chance to come a inch closer to the
nature by engaging into activities like scuba diving and fishing.
The major part
of the residence of the island is at Port Blair. Before the existence
of the colonial rule, the island was home to indigenous tribe, some
of whom still reside in the region. The last few years have seen an
immense rise in the tourist infrastructure development, which has led
to the rise in the number of tourist visits the island. The rise in
the number of tourist who come from all across the world has not
effected the serenity of the island. The island is still virgin
consisting of untouched natural beauty and unexplored marine life.
You should not leave the opportunity of visiting the land of beauty
called Andaman.
Contact Us
Andaman
Island Travels Pvt. Ltd.,
14/4, Shop NO.3,J.N.Road,
14/4, Shop NO.3,J.N.Road,
Goalghar,
Port Blair-744102,
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, India
Phone
No
– 03192-236649/ 235670/ 231530s
Mobile
No
–
+91-9933254290 / +91-9932080010
Email
–
contact@andamanisland.in
