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THE ULTIMATE ANDAMAN SAFARI

Andaman Sea, India

Starting from INR 135,000

February 09 - February 15, 2025

6 Nights/7 Days

14 Guided Dives

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Andaman Sea, India

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The Destination

Andaman Sea, India

The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal. It is south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India and part of the Indian Ocean. The average depth of the sea is about 1,000 meters.

The coastal areas of the Andaman Sea have mangrove forests and seagrass meadows. The mangrove roots trap soil and sediment. They provide shelter and are a nursery for numerous fish species. It is rich in coral reefs and home to many marine species, some of them vulnerable - including dugong, the Irrawaddy Dolphin, and four species of sea turtles, leatherback turtle, hawksbill turtle, green turtle, and Olive Ridley turtle. Barren Island is located to the east of the Andaman Island group and is the only active volcano in the Indian subcontinent.

Best time to Dive
January - April

Required level

Open Water Certified SCUBA Diver​ ( no min dives required )

Forecast

Sun & Mild to Medium

currents

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Difficulty

Beginner friendly. Great for advanced divers too

Highlight

Dugongs, Manta Rays, Dixon's Pinnacles, Jackson's Bar

Dive Hotspots

Why is this trip The Ultimate Andaman Safari?

The trip covers all the top dive sites across the 3 diving hotspots (as shown in the map above) around Andaman Islands. All premium dive sites present in the Andaman Sea, India are accessible from Havelock Island. Divers enjoy magnificent drift, reef, and wreck diving at these sites. Special permits are required to access the dive sites at Barren Island**. January - April is the best time to dive at these hotspots. 

** Day trip to Barren Island is not included in the package price and is subject to approval by the Government Forest department based on weather conditions and permits allowed for the season.
 

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Hotspot 1 Highlights

SS Inchkeith Wreck, The Wall

Diverse dive sites such as SS Inchkeith Wreck (cargo ship sank in 1955 at the mouth of the inlet near Duncan Island), The Wall (lies at the channel between Havelock and Peel island offering varied marine life at different depths), White House Rock, Red Lighthouse, Aquarium, Nemo Reef, Turtle Beach, form part of this dive hotspot.

Divers can expect to encounter the following marine life - schools of barracudas, jacks, and tunas, groupers, hawksbill turtles, octopus, white tip reef sharks, sting rays, and a whole host of reef fish.

Hotspot 2 Highlights

Dixon’s Pinnacle, Sea Fan City

Dixon’s Pinnacles is the star dive site of this hotspot with 3 big pinnacles covered by soft, dense, and diverse coral reefs.

 

Top of the pinnacle offers hunting action by schools of jacks and snappers. This dive site is also a macro heaven with everything from mantis shrimps to nudibranch eggs.

 

The symbiotic relationship of marine life is on full display at several cleaning stations visited by turtles, rays, groupers, puffer fish, among others. Other dive sites in this hotspot are Sea Fan City (4 meters - 5 meters big gorgonians) and The Junction.

Hotspot 3 Highlights

Jackson’s Bar, Johnny’s Gorge

The all star hotspot boasts of dive sites such as Jackson’s Bar, Johnny’s Gorge, Broken Ledge, Minerva Ledge, and Pilot Reef.

Jackson’s Bar starts at 25m and drops up to 37m and offers blue spotted stingrays in hundreds, large beds of garden eels, along with schools of tropical fish.

Johnny’s Gorge in addition has white tip reef sharks and offers occasional encounters with a guitar shark or a dolphin pod. Other potential marine life encounters include marble rays, nurse sharks, yellowfin tuna, giant moray eels, and shoals of reef fish.