Little Andaman
Not many people make their way to Little Andaman.
As exciting as it can be, an only tiny strip of land at the eastern shore is cultivated and inhabited. Most of the Andaman Island is a dense jungle and tribal reserve, where stone age is still present.
Why visit Little Andaman
This island has that sensational feel of the end of the world. Beaches, jungle, waterfalls and water reservoirs wait just for you. And the best thing about Little Andaman: it is surprisingly inexpensive!
Kala Pathar beach
You will meet all the tourists at Kala Pathar beach. I mean all five or six, that currently dwell on the island. Kalapathar Beach is amazing, the green lagoon with white sand on one side and black rocky formation on the other. Thus its name: “kala pathar”, which means black rock.
White Surf waterfall
White Surf is an easily accessible waterfall. Right before you reach the petrol pump arriving from Hut Bay, you will see an arch, marking the entrance to the road, leading to the White Surf. If you like swimming in the waterfalls’ lagoons, count on half a day here. There is a deteriorating shelter, that you can use to hide, in case of the rain. You may also trek up the top of the waterfall, where a small pool is located.
It is a bit more than a kilometre to where you park your motorbike and then 5 minutes’ walk to the waterfall. I would guess 20-25 minutes’ walk from the road if you are not a moto driver.
Butler Bay Beach
Butler bay is one of those beaches, that will just take your breath away. Long stretch of sand ideally shaped into a C shape. Butler Bay Beach was formerly popular with surfers, but not anymore.
How to get to the Little Andaman island
It is easy, just board an ocean vessel heading south in the evening from Port Blair and at six in the morning you are there. There are 4 to 6 sailings a week between Port Blair and Hut Bay. Boats from Port Blair leave from Hadoo Jetty.
Ferry ticket are cheap. Prices are for non-islanders from Port Blair to Hut Bay start from Rs. 525 (deck), 1155 (first class) up to 1575 (de-luxe).
Buying tickets and sourcing of the ship schedule for Andaman islands. With interner scarce or nonexistent in the archipelago, there is no online info about ship scedules as I write (October 2019). We have the whole blog dedicated to this topic: How to buy ship tickets for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In a nut-shell, it is not easy. At the moment, the answer to "where can I see ship schedule" is "in the local newspaper"... Welcome to Non-digital Andaman islands.
The best thing is the freedom of this end-of-the-world
Take a bike ride along Little Andaman's only the lonely road. Feel it, enjoy it! And get your petrol here:
Let us hope you will enjoy this 2 minute video and feel the ocean breeze in your hair, just as we did.