{"id":139,"date":"2015-01-28T19:47:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T14:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.experienceandamans.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T10:37:57","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-andaman-and-nicobar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experienceandamans.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-andaman-and-nicobar\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Andaman and Nicobar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The easiest way to put this up is that Nicobar Island hosts the Nicobarese tribe.<\/p>\n<p>These tribes have many things in common as that of mongoloids.<\/p>\n<p>Nicobar Island faced a lot of devastation in 2004, Tsunami. The government later provided help to people who lost their loved ones in Tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the sanctity of the tribes, the government of Andaman Islands does not allow tourists to visit this island.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit this destination only for work-related things.<\/p>\n<p>Even locals in Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman Islands are not allowed to visit this location just for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, Nicobar Island hosts a naval base, which guards the southeast borders of India. It&#8217;s not open for travelers as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experienceandamans.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/andamanblog\/images\/Andaman-Islands-Map.jpg\" width=\"3542\" height=\"4583\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Andaman Island<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Whereas Andamans consists of three parts Middle, North, and South.<\/p>\n<p>The capital city of Andamans is Port Blair, the only entry point to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experienceandamans.com\/andaman-tourism\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This has around 570 islands of which only 36 islands are inhabited. Tourism is only open in the Andaman Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The top islands in the Andaman are Port Blair, Havelock, and Neil Island.<\/p>\n<p>All these 3 islands are well connected with Private ferries.<\/p>\n<p>The island has gained quite a lot of popularity among travelers who are looking into both leisure and adventure trips in India.<\/p>\n<p>Andaman Islands tourism is a perfect destination in India that covers many aspects of a traveler&#8217;s requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Be it a solo, family, adventure, or honeymoon traveler coming to the Andaman Islands, has to offer everything to each segment of travelers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Major Islands open for tourism in Andamans:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Port Blair<\/li>\n<li>Havelock Island<\/li>\n<li>Neil Island<\/li>\n<li>Baratang<\/li>\n<li>Rangat<\/li>\n<li>Diglipur<\/li>\n<li>Long Islands<\/li>\n<li>Mayabunder<\/li>\n<li>Little Andaman<\/li>\n<li>Barren Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At present, the Andaman Islands have tourists traveling from domestic and international platforms.<\/p>\n<p>People from all over the globe visit Andamans annually and it has become a favorite destination to a lot of travelers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The easiest way to put this up is that Nicobar Island hosts the Nicobarese tribe. These tribes have many things in common as that of mongoloids. Nicobar Island faced a lot of devastation in 2004, Tsunami. The government later provided help to people who lost their loved ones in Tsunami. 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