 General Information Baratang Island is located at about 100 Km off the Capital city of Port Blair on the NH 223 (known as Andaman Trunk Road) towards Diglipur. The total length of the Island is around 22 Kms and totally separated by Creeks on both sides. It lies between latitudes 11º 46’ 10” and 12º 18’ 35” North and between longitudes 92º 36’ 55” and 92º 10’ 40” East.
The island has dense Tropical Forests of all types ranging from tidal swamp forest to Evergreen to littoral forests laced with sandy beaches along its coast. The presence of Mud Volcano near Jarawa Creek and limestone caves in Nayadera is a rare attraction for tourists, as it is present only at few places in the world and these are truly wonders of nature and a must see sights. In addition the mangrove ecosystem is an attraction to bird lovers and nature enthusiasts, as biodiversity rich areas which harbors diverse flora and fauna. The Parrot Island is a natural habitat for parrots in this region. Thousands of parrots returning home before every sunset is a unique and must see view for all nature lovers.
The added advantage of Baratang island is that, it is connected by road from Port Blair and accessible throughout the year under any weather conditions.
The major tourists spots like Lalaji Bay Beach, Merk Bay Beach, Spike Island etc. are easily accessible from Baratang and are reachable within 30 to 45 min by sea. To Travel towards North Andaman also it is very convenient, since the main highway leading towards Diglipur passes by Baratang Island. |
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Facts and Figures
 Location : Bay of Bengal Area : 297.80 S Kms
Nearest Airport : Veer Savarkar International Airport
Distance :
Airport : 100 Kms.
Port Blair : 105 Kms.
Rangat : 70 Kms.
Mayabunder : 140 Kms.
Diglipur : 220 Kms.
Access : Accessible by Road ( Regular buses are available)
Bus timings : 4.30 AM to12.30 PM ( From Port Blair) 6.00 AM to 3.00 PM ( From Baratang)
Car Service : Private Tourist cars are available.
For round trip: Rs. 3500/- (Non AC), Rs. 5000/- AC
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Rani Jhansi marine national Park.
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Rani Jhansi Marine National Park is located in Ritchie’s Archipelago, an undisputed eco-tourism hub in Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is about 40 kms from Baratang Island. Covering a total area of about 256 sq km, the habitats and important wildlife found in the Rani Jhansi National Park include the terrestrial moist forests, mangroves, coral reefs, marine life, crocodile, dugong and birds.A remarkable number of fruit-eating bat species indicates their importance as pollinators and seed dispersers.
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Notified as a national park in 1996, the Rani Jhansi Marine National Park (Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar islands) includes three islands and the sea areas surrounding them (12° 2' 13" – 12° 16' 20" N ; 93° 0’ 18" - 93° 7' 13" E). The islands sustain luxuriant mangrove vegetation and well-developed fringing coral reefs.
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Marine life in RJM National Park
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The scleractinian coral diversity in this Marine National Park consists of 126 species under 46 genera, including 3 new records. Diversity in all the islands was generally high—78, 81 and 91 species respectively in Henry Lawrence, Outram and John Lawrence islands—with 51 species recorded in a single transect of 20 m on the eastern side of John Lawrence Island. Live coral cover ranged from 56 to 82% on the reef slopes and from 23 to 39% on the reef flats.
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From the eco-tourism point of view, Baratang provides an excellent opportunity to view a variety of habitats, from mangroves to littoral forests to mud volcanos, natural lime stone caves, marine life to birdlife.
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The adjacent Islands cover beautiful beaches such as Lalaji Bay in Long Island and Merk Bay in North Passage. Dolphins frequent the sea around the Long Island. The mangrove vegetation along the creeks, the beaches on the Lalaji Bay and Mark Bay, the corals of Guitar Island and the turtle-nesting beach on Curtbert Bay are sure to captivate tourists and can be covered as day trips from Baratang Island.
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