Mayabunder

Mayabunder is an incredible place 242 km from Port Blair and around three hours from Rangat beautiful Island is a great place for a beach holiday. This astonishing land is situated in the Middle Andaman Island's northern part and boasts gorgeous mangrove creeks, spellbinding beaches, and isles. It is also famed as a home to former Burmese Karen Tribes, who served as logging labourers during the British Colonial period. Amongst the top sightseeing places are Karmatang Beach, Interview Island,

Beach and Avis Island. Karmatang Beach is an eco-friendly destination and a nesting ground for turtles. Mayabunder in Andaman is small but also significantly beautiful; Avis is an uninhabited place known for its coconut plantation. Rampur's beach is known for its pristine surroundings and mangrove forest, but it is mainly famous for its German jetty remains. On the other side, Interview Island is known for its numerous freshwater sources. On the western coast of this incredible Island, there is a cave that gives out fresh water. Mayabunder is also favourable for water sports.

Mayabunder is located in the Northern part of Middle Andaman, around 242 km from Port Blair. It is a low-key destination with fewer tourist spots than other neighbouring islands. It is known for its cultural eccentricity due to Bangladesh and east Pakistani settlers, ex-convicts and a Burmese hill tribe – Karen – who were relocated here during the British colonial period.

Even though Mayabunder is the administrative headquarters of the Middle Andaman and North Andaman territories, it is small, with almost no tourist infrastructure. Locals of this place generally do not readily speak English, so if you do not know Hindi or Bengali, information can mostly be sought only by asking the staff at the hotel you're staying in. The shore is fringed with mangroves, and the beaches are less famous than other islands. Karmatang Beach in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is beautiful, with its long stretch of grey volcanic sand and shallow waters.

Why Visit Maybunder In Andaman And Nicobar Islands?

Mayabunder is a serene location three hours further to another significant tourist landmark Rangat and is frequently clubbed together when planning the Andaman itinerary. Cosy creeks and magical mangroves brilliantly surround Mayabunder Island.

The village where these townhouses are is the pleasant abode of former Burmese Karen tribes. These Burmese Karen tribes were translocated as cheap logging labour during the British occupancy. Mayabunder Island Andaman & Nicobar is more enchanting than Rangat.

This place's mangrove and tidal creeks harbour many enchanting islands at close distances. Day trips from Mayabunder can be arranged to Avis Island, Karmatang Beach and Interview Island. Mayabunder also offers an important port that receives passenger ships from the Indian subcontinent and Port Blair. Some ferries from Port Blair step over at Mayabunder en route to Diglipur.

The headquarters of this incredible place at Middle Andaman & North Andaman District – Mayabunder, a small town located in the northern part of Middle Andamans, about 3 (three) an hours drive towards the north to Rangat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands happened to be our next stop of the Adventure-cum-Exploring quality check trip.

Mayabunder is 242 kilometres by road and 136 kilometres by ferry from Port Blair. This place is 72 kilometres north of Rangat and 79 kilometres south of Diglipur, which makes it fall between Diglipur and Rangat. Mayabunder consists of several villages that are scarcely populated.

Tamil, Bengali, Hindi, and Telugu are the major languages spoken here. The families of Burmese Karen tribes who were brought in as cheap labourers by the British are part of the population of Mayabunder. Being mostly preferred by tourists looking for offbeat experiences, this place is still growing as a tourist destination –having limited infrastructures and less frequent connectivity with Port Blair's capital town.

Like Rangat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Less information about the place and lesser-known ways of accessibility has left this town less explored. Still, Rangat in Andaman Island is touched by tourists going to Diglipur from Port Blair, but Mayabunder Andaman falls to the other side of Rangat, so it is visited only when there's a plan to do so.

What To Expect While Visiting Mayabunder?

Mayabunder is home to a few beautiful and scenic beaches, a few seasonal turtle nesting grounds, mangrove-lined tidal creeks, and the 2nd biggest harbour after Port Blair- where the mainland passenger ships take halt. This place is also the starting point for visiting some Virgin Islands nearby, like Avis Island, Coco Island & Interview Island.

This is a very remote destination, just like any other island in the North & Middle Andamans discussed before. One cannot expect any luxury conduct to stay at this place. You will get stay options in our "Accommodations" section. All that you can expect here is to explore nature.

A Tour to Mayabunder in Andaman Island should mean a trip to the outskirts of Andaman, far from the busy and crowded life and too near to the organic natural energy that is not technological but soothing and pleasant. You may feel detached from the contemporary world with least or no connectivity to telecom services and the internet.

Still, as soon as you start exploring the beaches and other sights nearby –all you would do is relax on the beaches, click the moments and thank yourself for planning to stop here before moving further. Mayabunder is a Middle Andaman Island town and seaport settled 100 years ago by the Karen, a Burmese hill tribe.

Mayabunder Island in the Andaman Islands is located on a scenic peninsula of farmland, rice paddies and forests, bordered by the gleaming ocean with a melting pot of Asian cultures. There are excellent scuba and snorkelling locations near Aves Island, accessible off the eastern coastline with a local guide.

Visitors can picnic at Karmatang Beach here, enjoying the eco-huts, observation tower and wide beach strand. Turtle nesting season in Andaman and Nicobar Islands brings many tourists to Karmatang, plus the quiet and secluded Baludera and Rampur beaches.

Day trips can be arranged with local boats to visit Interview Island, where visitors hike to natural springs to see wild elephants near an old logging camp. Close to town, the German Jetty in Andaman and Nicobar Islands covered observation deck offers an expansive view at the foot of a large rocky hillside overlooking the ocean.