Baratang Island

Impressive Baratang Island is one of the most popular places to visit in Andaman. The Amazing scenario of the mangrove creeks and the swap forest complements the beauty of blue seas delightfully.  It has the most fascinating mud Volcano which is embedded for a long period.  The foremost gateway of the capital city of Andaman; it is located largely at the middle and the south of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is a perfect one-day tour destination when you have limited time to move around the entire of Andaman.

If compared to Havelock Island, Baratang Island is much more developed and considered to be one of the virgin islands of Andaman. The interesting birch watching, delightful sunrises, and sunsets all make the place rural yet different. This sort of locale is loved by the tourists to explore. The lanes full of mangrove trees and numerous authentic traditional Indian dishes available makes the place more loved buy all.

Baratang island tribes

The Jarawa, the great Andamanese, the Sentinelese and the Onge are the four tribes believed to be the part of Andaman from its origin.  You will find people of these tribes here in Baratang Island.  They are very much self sufficient, and sells amazing handcrafted items. They move around with bows and arrows to kill the wild animals and gather fruits to eat.

The tribal community is still ancient as we read in history.  These communities do travel to longer distances to collect their food.  It is said that the Jarawa community in Andaman gets more opulence of time from the forest, as they get more than they want.

Baratang island volcano

The mud volcano is one of the natural wonders in Baratang Island. It is the only place in the Southern most part of the Andaman where volcano is observed. It is mainly formed out of liquids and gases that creates the eruption of molten lava high.  Inside the dense forest of the Andaman which water moving in one direction and two sides of forest, the island volcano is the amazing attraction. At the avail of the trip to this notable destination the tropical side of the Andaman is witnessed.

Baratang island entry fee

There is no such entry fee required to visit Baratang Island in Andaman.

What can you expect the Baratang Island visit?

The Andaman tour package includes the Baratang Island exploration which offers you the,

•    Dense forest, 
•    The tribal inhabitants, 
•    The boat rides 
•    Mangrove forests, 
•    The chirping of birds, 
•    Trekking, volcanoes,
•    Caves

And similar thing completes the scenic beauty of Baratang Island. If you are planning to visit the destination visit around November to March to relish the beauty of the entire at its best possible way. The telecom network service is good here with a limited number of good restaurants.