Neil Island at Andaman Islands

Neil Island a best island for Eco-tourism in Andaman Nicobar Islands. Neil Island resides with giant green trees surroundings of paddy fields, banana plantations and tropical trees. Sitapur, Bharatpur and Lakshmanpur are some of the best beaches to discover at Neil Island.Neil Island is one of India’s Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. Bharatpur Beach has coral reefs teeming with tropical fish. Laxmanpur Beach is known for its sunset views. Howrah Bridge is a natural rock formation accessible at low tide.

Neill Island, officially Shaheed Dweep, is an island of the Andaman Islands, located in Ritchies Archipelago. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The island lies 36 km (22 mi) northeast from Port Blair.The island belongs to the Ritchies Archipelago and is located between Havelock Island and Rose Island. It is a comparatively flat island, and much of the landmass was deemed suitable for paddy cultivation. Unfortunately, as a result of this, very little forest cover remains at Neil, and almost all of it is concentrated in the reserve forest on Neils north-western side. Neill island tends to remain a degree or two warmer than Havelock as a result of the lack of forest cover. The island is not without charm however, but it is a different, pastoral sort of charm that the island offers.There are regular Government ferries from Port Blair to Neil Island. The second way to reach Neil Island is in cruise such as Makruzz, Coastal Cruise and Express Bhagya. The cruise are fast and takes around 90 minutes to reach Neil Island from Port Blair and around 60 Minutes from Havelock Island. Ferry details and timings regularly changes in Andaman based on season and weather conditions. Local island ferry schedule is monitored at where ferry details, schedule and prices can be known.