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South Andaman district
District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India

South Andaman district

South Andaman district is one of the three districts of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the Bay of Bengal.

Plan a trip to South Andaman district→From Bhubaneswar

Sri Vijaya Puram, the capital of the Union Territory is the district headquarters. The area covered by this district is 2,640 km2.

How locals move

Getting around South Andaman district the local way

  • Get inFerry takes 15 min from Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex jetty.
  • Get inIf you are taking a guide, take a package tour from Rajiv Gandhi jetty (₹360 per head, will cover Ross, Viper and North Bay Islands, 9AM to 5PM every day).
  • Get inYou can also pay the local fishermen to take you on day trips to mangrove creeks (Bridget Creek is nice) or places like Mt Harriet National Park (where you can beach your boat and go birdwatching).

From Wikivoyage: Ross Island (South Andaman), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Vyacheslav Argenberg (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.