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Port Blair Travel Guide

Places to visit, things to do, local food and the best time to go – Port Blair, Andaman.

  • Best time: October To May
  • 11 places to see
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About Port Blair

Port Blair on South Andaman Island is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory in the Bay of Bengal. Its seafront Cellular Jail, completed in 1906, hints at its past as a British penal colony and is now a memorial to Indian independence activists. Inland, the Samudrika Marine Museum showcases local marine life. The Anthropological Museum focuses on the islands’ indigenous tribes.

Places to visit in Port Blair

  • Mount Harriet And Madhuban
  • Chidiya Tapu
  • Viper Island
  • Collinpur Beach
  • Ross And Smith Island
  • Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
  • Sippighat Farm
  • Cellular Jail
  • Anthropological Museum
  • North Bay Beach
  • Corbyn's Cove

Things to do in Port Blair

  • Parasailing
  • Deep Sea Fishing
  • Ride On The Andaman Dolphin
  • Scuba Diving
  • Undersea Walk

Famous food in Port Blair

  • Malabari fish curry
  • Andamani fish curry
  • Veg thalis
  • Sweet coconut water with cream inside

Things to buy in Port Blair

  • Cardamom
  • Clove
  • Sri Lankan cinnamon
  • Pearl jewellery
  • Paduk wood mats
  • Driftwood collectibles
  • Clothes
  • Household items

Where to shop in Port Blair

  • Aberdeen Bazaar
  • Governement Emporia
  • MG Road
  • Sagarika Government Emporium

Night life

  • Pink Fly Lounge Bar
  • Sound And Light Show
  • Look Out
  • Sea Sip
  • Nico Bar
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