Travel guide · itineraries · last checked 10 July 2026
Andaman itineraries, day by day
Four sample plans — from a 3-night long weekend to a relaxed 6-night run — laid out day by day so you can see exactly how a trip fits together. They are built the way we actually sequence trips from Port Blair, which means two things you will not always find elsewhere: you explore Port Blair on day 1 and ferry to Havelock on day 2, and every plan ends with a buffer day before your flight so weather cannot strand you.
The 6-day Andaman itinerary at a glance
Our most-booked plan (5N/6D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil), compressed to one glance:
- Day 1 — Arrive Port Blair: Cellular Jail and the evening light-and-sound show; overnight in Port Blair.
- Day 2 — Ross Island & North Bay: morning boat day — ruins, coral viewing, sea walk if seas allow; overnight Port Blair.
- Day 3 — Ferry to Havelock: check in, then Radhanagar Beach for sunset.
- Day 4 — Havelock in full: Elephant Beach snorkelling or scuba in the morning, Kalapathar in the afternoon; no ferry today.
- Day 5 — Ferry to Neil: Laxmanpur Beach, the Natural Bridge, Sitapur; overnight on Neil.
- Day 6 — Buffer day: morning ferry back to Port Blair, then your flight home — weather can no longer strand you.
Read the full day-by-day version below, or jump to the 4-day, 5-day and 7-day plans.
Which length fits you
3N/4D · Port Blair — Havelock
Short & sweet
A long weekend, or a first taste of the islands on tight leave
4N/5D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil
The compact classic
Couples and families who want all three islands without a long trip
5N/6D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil
The classic
The most-booked plan — first-timers, honeymooners, families who want it unhurried
6N/7D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil (+ Baratang)
The relaxed run
Honeymooners and unhurried travellers who want depth, plus Baratang’s limestone caves
3N/4D · Port Blair — Havelock
Short & sweet
Port Blair + Havelock. A long weekend, or a first taste of the islands on tight leave.
Land in Port Blair. Settle in, then the Cellular Jail and its evening light-and-sound show, with time at Corbyn’s Cove. We keep day 1 in Port Blair on purpose — flights get weather-delayed, and we never risk your Havelock ferry on a same-day connection.
Morning ferry to Havelock (Swaraj Dweep). Check in, then Radhanagar Beach for the sunset. An easy afternoon so the travel day does not feel rushed.
Havelock in full: snorkelling or a beginner scuba session at Elephant Beach, and Kalapathar in the morning light. Ferry back to Port Blair in the evening so you sleep near the airport.
Buffer day in Port Blair before you fly. If seas were calm and yesterday’s ferry ran on time, use it for Ross Island or last-minute shopping at Aberdeen Bazaar; if weather slid your return, you still make your flight. This is the day most rushed plans skip — and the one that saves the trip.
A starting point, not a fixed menu — we shift it to your dates and pace. , or book it as the Budget Getaway package.
4N/5D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil
The compact classic
Port Blair + Havelock + Neil. Couples and families who want all three islands without a long trip.
Arrive Port Blair. Cellular Jail and the light-and-sound show; Corbyn’s Cove or a museum if your flight lands early. Night in Port Blair — the ferry to Havelock waits for tomorrow.
Morning ferry to Havelock. Check in, Radhanagar Beach for sunset, and a slow evening in the village. Two nights here so you are not living out of a ferry queue.
Havelock at its best: Elephant Beach for snorkelling or a first scuba dive in the morning, Kalapathar in the afternoon. This is the day the islands earn their reputation.
Ferry across to Neil (Shaheed Dweep). Laxmanpur for sunset, the Natural Bridge at low tide, and a quieter, smaller-island pace than Havelock.
Sunrise at Sitapur if you are up for it, then the ferry back to Port Blair and onward to the airport. On a 4-night trip this return day doubles as your buffer — so we book an early ferry and hold your flight late in the day, never a tight connection.
A starting point, not a fixed menu — we shift it to your dates and pace. , or book it as our tour packages.
5N/6D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil
The classic
Port Blair + Havelock + Neil. The most-booked plan — first-timers, honeymooners, families who want it unhurried.
Arrive Port Blair. Cellular Jail and the evening show, with Corbyn’s Cove or the marine museum around it. Overnight in Port Blair. Day 1 stays here every time — it is the buffer that protects your Havelock ferry against a delayed flight.
Morning boat to Ross Island and North Bay — British-era ruins, coral viewing, a glass-bottom boat and sea walk if the sea allows. Back in Port Blair for the night.
Morning ferry to Havelock. Check in, then Radhanagar Beach for the sunset it is famous for. Settle in — you have two nights here.
A full Havelock day: scuba or snorkelling at Elephant Beach in the morning, Kalapathar in the afternoon, cafes and a slow evening. No ferry today, by design.
Ferry to Neil. Laxmanpur Beach, the Natural Bridge, Sitapur — the small-island half of the trip. Overnight on Neil.
Morning ferry back to Port Blair for your flight, with the day held as your buffer — if the Neil or Havelock crossing gets disrupted, you are already back with room to spare, not watching the sea and your boarding time at once.
A starting point, not a fixed menu — we shift it to your dates and pace. , or book it as the Family Holiday package.
6N/7D · Port Blair — Havelock — Neil (+ Baratang)
The relaxed run
Port Blair + Havelock + Neil + Baratang. Honeymooners and unhurried travellers who want depth, plus Baratang’s limestone caves.
Arrive Port Blair. Hotel, then the Cellular Jail and its light-and-sound show; a seafood dinner in town. Night in Port Blair — no ferry on arrival day, whatever the flight does.
Ross Island and North Bay in the morning, then Chidiya Tapu for the sunset and an easy nature walk. A gentle Port Blair day before the islands proper.
Early start for Baratang — the road runs through the Jarawa reserve, then a speedboat through mangrove creeks to the limestone caves, with the mud volcano nearby. A long but singular day; back in Port Blair for the night.
Morning ferry to Havelock. Radhanagar for sunset, and an unhurried check-in. Three nights on Havelock on this plan — the point of the extra days.
Havelock at leisure: a morning scuba dive or snorkel at Elephant Beach, Kalapathar in the afternoon, and time simply to be on the beach rather than chasing the next boat.
Ferry to Neil for the day-and-night: Laxmanpur, the Natural Bridge, Sitapur at sunrise or sunset, coral by glass-bottom boat. Overnight on Neil, or return to Port Blair — we plan whichever your ferry slots make calmer.
Back to Port Blair for the flight home, this day kept clear as your buffer. Souvenir shopping at Aberdeen Bazaar if the seas behaved; a stress-free fallback if they did not.
A starting point, not a fixed menu — we shift it to your dates and pace. , or book it as the Honeymoon Escape package.
How we build an itinerary
Every plan above follows two rules we learned the hard way, from running trips here rather than from a template. Both are about the same thing: not letting the weather turn your holiday into a scramble. The islands are joined by ferries, and ferries answer to the sea — so a good Andaman itinerary is built with margin in the right two places.
- Day 1 = Port Blair
You land in Port Blair and explore Port Blair on day 1; the ferry to Havelock is day 2. We do not sell a same-day flight-to-ferry connection. A guest of ours once missed his Havelock ferry because his flight was delayed by weather — so now the arrival day is always a Port Blair day, and there is nothing to miss.
- A buffer day before you fly
The last day of every plan above is a buffer day back in Port Blair, before your flight home. The single most common worry we get on WhatsApp is the return crossing from Havelock or Neil getting cancelled on a rough day — with a flight to catch, that is a real problem. Sleep near the airport the night before you fly, and a disrupted ferry becomes an inconvenience instead of a missed flight.
- Why the extra night is not wasted
If the sea is calm and your ferries run on time, the buffer day is not dead time — it is Ross Island, Chidiya Tapu, or a slow morning and some shopping before you go. You only feel the buffer when you need it. When you do, it is the difference between a good trip and a scramble.
- These are starting points, not fixed menus
Every plan here is a sensible default we shift to suit you — more Havelock and less running around, a honeymoon pace, an LTC-friendly route, or swapping Baratang for another Havelock day. Send your dates and we build the day-wise tour plan around them.
Between roughly May and August there are usually five or six days in the whole season when the weather actually disrupts a crossing — not many, but enough that if one lands on your travel day without a buffer, it hurts. The full month-by-month picture is on our weather by month guide, the season-by-season verdict on our best time to visit page, and the actual cancellation numbers behind that buffer-day rule are on our ferry cancellation data page.
The crossings these plans run on — live
Every plan above is sequenced around real sailings. Here is what is actually running, with live seats and fares:
Inter-island ferries, live
Andaman ferry schedule · BookYourFerry.com — our founders' ferry-booking platform.
What these plans cost
A typical 5N/6D lands at ₹28,000–45,000 / person, land package
The honest spread by season and tier: a budget monsoon trip starts around ₹16,500 per person, and a peak-season luxury run passes ₹78,000. Same plan, different month and hotels — that is the whole game, which is why we price your exact dates in writing rather than pin one number here. Flights are extra and move by city. The full anatomy is on the trip cost page; season-wise pricing sits on the best time to visit guide; and if you are starting from Chennai or Bangalore, those pages add the flight picture.
Itinerary questions, answered straight
How many days do I need for Andaman?
Five to six nights is the honest sweet spot for a first trip — enough for Port Blair, Havelock and Neil at a pace that does not feel like a checklist, with the buffer day built in. Four nights works if you are happy to keep it to Port Blair and Havelock plus a quick Neil day. Three nights is a long weekend: Port Blair and Havelock only, and you will wish you had one more day.
Is 4 nights enough for Andaman?
Yes, for a compact trip. Four nights covers Port Blair, Havelock and a day on Neil comfortably, the way our 4N/5D plan above lays it out. What four nights does not leave much room for is a separate weather buffer, so on a trip this short we book the return ferry early and keep the flight late the same day — never a tight connection. If your dates fall in the rougher months, we would gently suggest five nights so a bad-sea day does not eat your only spare time.
What is the best itinerary for a honeymoon?
The 5N/6D or 6N/7D plan, weighted toward Havelock. Honeymooners tend to want fewer moves and more beach, so we cut a Port Blair sightseeing item or two and add a Havelock night — Radhanagar sunsets, Kalapathar mornings, and a slower Neil day. We can add a private candlelight beach dinner; that sits on top of the plan rather than changing the shape of it.
What is the best itinerary for a family?
The 5N/6D classic. It keeps the days varied — the Cellular Jail and the light-and-sound show, the Ross Island and North Bay boat day, beaches and gentle snorkelling — without long ferry-hopping that tires young kids or older parents. We keep transfers private and the pace measured, and the buffer day gives you a soft landing before the flight.
Can you customise the itinerary?
Yes — the plans above are starting points, not fixed menus. Add nights, drop a museum, swap Baratang for more Havelock, weight it toward diving or toward doing very little. Tell us who is travelling, your dates and roughly your budget, and we send a day-wise plan built for you rather than off a page. The old “Andaman tour plan” you may have searched for is exactly this, just under a clearer name.
Do I really need a buffer day before my flight?
Yes — and it is the one piece of advice we will not bend on. Return ferries from Havelock and Neil can be cancelled on a rough-sea day, and if that is also your flight day, a cancelled ferry means a missed flight. Spending your last night in Port Blair, near the airport, turns a weather disruption into a shrug instead of a crisis. Every itinerary here ends that way on purpose.
How this page stays true
Written by the Tropical Andamans editorial team from how our Port Blair operations team actually sequences trips · last checked 10 July 2026. The day-1-in-Port-Blair rule and the buffer day before your flight are operating policy, not marketing — both come from real weather disruptions we have handled. Day-by-day activities are typical plans we adapt to your dates; ferry timings and exact inclusions we confirm in your written quote rather than pin to a page.
Tell us your dates.
Send who is travelling and roughly when, and we will build a day-wise plan around your dates — buffers in the right places — with a written price. No obligation.