Like any other tourist destinations in the world, the islands of Andaman and Nicobar is painted with alluring colours of natural wonders such as pristine beaches, crystal sapphire waters, lush green forest, mind-blowing collections of fauna and flora and many more. Travellers who visited the island always comment that it is a piece extracted from heaven. And it is cent per cent true. The picture-perfect landscapes and stupendous beauty of nature propel the humankind to think that the island is part of any European or Western country. But in fact, it is an archipelago of India and the island comes under the administration of Indian government. Hundreds of travellers visit the iconic destination to delight their minds with impeccable beauty and serene. People always ask which is the best time to visit the island and explore its magnificent beauty. Just like India the islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands also experience three major climatic conditions such as summer, rainy and winter. Among the three climates, people always say that the winter and summer are the perfect time to discover the gem in nature.
The authorities of Andaman and Nicobar tourism department does not encourage travellers to visit the island during monsoon season as the Island experiences heavy downpours and natural calamities like storms and cyclones and will cause a huge loss to humankind as well as other infrastructures. So in order to safeguard the lives of people they encourage travellers to visit the island during winter and summer seasons. In fact if you want to enjoy the real beauty of the island the best time to visit the Andaman and Nicobar Island is during the winter season. Because most of the Natural wonders takes place only at that time such as the nesting of turtles. I hope you might have heard about the turtle. Most of them have seen them in Discovery on National Geographic Channel. It looks like a tortoise and varies from it slight features. It spends most of its time in water and they come to shores to lay eggs by digging big holes in the sand beds. The young ones will come up from the sand beds and move to the water and live their life independently. Isn’t it interesting to learn about the turtles and understand their unique lifestyles? So if you really want to witness the unique living way if turtles, purchase the travel packages to Andaman during the winter seasons. Do not think that the temperature of the islands will fall to 0 degree Celsius but it is not like that the normal winter temperature of the island is 20 to 25 degree Celsius.
Does anybody know the salient features of the winter seasons in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? The foremost attraction of the island has been discussed in the early sentences that they are about the nesting of turtles. The other eye-catching attractions are the enthralling water sports like snorkelling, scuba diving, under Water Sea walking and so on. Winter seasons in Andaman are considered to the peak season for tourist. During this time travellers avail of tour packages to the island and enjoy its beguiling beauty. As most of the water sports in the island do not require any prior knowledge in swimming most of the people rush to the archipelago of India and participate in any one of the activity and enjoy the beauty of glittering coral reefs seen in various patterns and colours. If monsoon season is dedicated for indoor activities then the winter season and summer season of the island offers a plethora of opportunities the natural resources such as the trekking. Trekking in the island is widely practised on the Saddle Peak situated in the Mount Harriet. The peak is considered to be one of the largest peaks in the island. Also do not forget to visit the famous bird sanctuary called Chidiya Tapu. It shelters the various species of birds.
The next factor that captivates people across the globe is the New Year eve celebrations. It is quite naturally most of the travellers spend the holidays either by visiting any of the renowned public clubs and discos or pubs. Or others may start their new year by participating in the spiritual activities. But this time it would be something special. This time you can attend the New Year celebrations of the island if you are visiting the Andaman in the month of December. The islanders celebrate the New Year Eve by practising the ancient rituals. As the tourist from various nations flock to the island therefore even they started to conduct parties in a modern way with all kinds of drinks and snacks. How could I forget about the honeymooners? It is said that more than the families the newly married couples rush to the island by availing of the packages. They find the winter season of Andaman as the perfect time to come closer and create a strong bond between them.
So if you have decided to visit the island during the winter season then do not miss the tourism festival of the island celebrated in the initial weeks of January. The main aim of celebrating the tourism festival is to promote the tourism sector across the globe. It is a 10-day programme. The program starts with an inaugural function graced by the Hon’ble Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As part of the festival, many cultural programmes will be performed by the super talented actors of Bollywood and also from other fields. To add spice to the festival many food stalls including floating restaurants will be opened also merchandise shops, and stalls of interest will also be opened. There are many exciting features yet to be explained to earn more about it visit the island during the winter season starting from November to March by purchasing the tour packages from Andaman Tour Travel. They formulate the packages by including all the important sightseeing places like cellular jail and also adventurous activities. So don’t be late to purchase the packages as soon as possible.