Day 1: Arrival at Port Blair – Havelock
Arrive Port Blair airport. Our representative will meet you at the airport and take you to the jetty to board the 1400 hrs ferry. The ferry time is roughly 3.5 hrs. On arrival at Havelock in the evening, you will be transferred to the resort. After settling in, we will take a stroll on the beach to catch a glimpse of the stunning sunset on what has been described as the 'Best Beach' in Asia.

Day 2: Diving off Café’ Del Mar at South Button: 6 to 25 m (2 dives)
A beautiful islet emerging from the sea north of Ritchie's Archipelago, South Button offers the best coral environs of all the dive sites here. The western side of the island drops 25m along a small wall, while the eastern side boasts of a beautiful expanse of coral garden in less than 12m of water.

Day 3: Diving in Dixon’s Pinnacle , The Wall & The Nursery (2 dives)
Today in store for you is an exciting dive at Dixon’s Pinnacle. Giant rock pinnacles emerge from the shadowy bottom, covered in colourful coral and large barrel sponges. Large numbers of Barracuda, batfish and trevally dart in and out of their craggy dwelling place. The summit of the pinnacles is abuzz with constant activity. A repeat dive can be done here or the second dive carried out at The Wall. As the name suggests, the wall drops from 10m down to 55m where it merges into the sandy bottom of the channel between Havelock and Peel Island. Dived at various depths, the wall is challenging for beginners and deeply interesting for more experienced divers. The flow pattern over the wall during the changing of the tides brings rich nutrients and attracts a large number of fish. The last dive for the day at the Nursery is an easy dive for beginners off a shallow ledge of reef extending from the southern cliff-face of Nicholson Island with lots of feather stars, anemone and other interesting fauna. As indicated by the name, the site abounds with diminutive marine life like Lion Fish, Ornate Ghost Pipe Fish, Crocodile Fish, Fusiliers, Turtle and Octopus.

 

Day 4: Diving Inlet Wreck & Mystery Mountain (2 dives)
Today’s dives are characterized by a low visibility blanketing the sites in an air of mystery. The wreck of an inter-island cargo vessel which struck the bottom and sank at the mouth of the inlet near Duncan Island offers an interesting dive site. The bow rests on its starboard side with the hatches and cargo hold clearly visible. The centre of the ship has crumbled in places, but parts of the boilers and engine room are intact. Dolphins often play with the boats on the ride to the dive site. The Mystery Mountain is an outcrop of rocks that breaks the surface of the water off the shore of Baratang. Due to the proximity of mangroves and surrounding silt flats, visibility tends to be lower here. Fan corals carpet the bottom between 16 - 20m and provide shelter to well camouflaged ornate ghost pipefish. Dolphins are abundant in these waters.

Day 5: Johnny’s Gorge, Minerva Ledge & Pilot Reef (2 dives)
Get ready for a more challenging dive at Johnny’s Gorge. A bed of low-lying rocky outcrop emerging from the sea bottom, it harbours a rich and diverse marine life. There is very rarely a quite moment on Johnny's Gorge. Dolphins are often spotted on the surface. This is our best dive site and divers vouch for the unique experience. The next site offers a relaxed dive. A vast, shallow ledge of rock and coral north-east of Havelock Island, Minerva Ledge is too large to cover in one dive, and there are three locations on the ledge which are excellent dive sites. Flat coral beds are home to schools of fusilier, surgeonfish and snapper. Pelagic denizens like Tuna, Barracuda and Stingrays often stray into this site. The Pilot Reef too offers an easy dive. It is a cluster of coral outcrops located just off the entrance to the shipping channel north-east of Havelock. Large stands of coral and rocks provide shelter to a variety of butterfly fish, angelfish and bannerfish.

Day 6: Diving Jackson’s Bar, Anemone Reef & Aquarium (2 dives)
Today’s diving activity takes us to Jackson’s Bar, Anemone Reef and the Aquarium. The Jackson’s Bar is a large strip of rock protruding from the bottom at 30m. This is a relatively new dive site and is home to most of the large pelagic species in the area. The next dive at Anemone Reef (predictably covered in anemone) is an easy dive perfect for beginners and photographers. The Aquarium with its gently sloping reef, easily predictable currents and abundance of marine life gives the diver the feel of exploring an aquarium.

 

Day 7: Diving – Visitor’s Choice (2 dives)
This Day is left to the choice of the diver for repeat dives in any of the dive sites. Other sites like Barracuda City (Advanced Divers), Gouddo’s Garden, Jacob’s Table etc can also be explored.

Day 8: Havelock – Port Blair
Spend last day at leisure till afternoon before catching the afternoon ferry to Port Blair. Pickup at Havelock and drop to Fortune Bay Island.

Day 9: Drop to Airport
After a fond farewell, we will board the flight for the mainland.