Island ferries

martinez

Hi folks,
I vaguely recollect a ferry operating between Havelock and Neil islands once or twice a week, can anybody verify this? Days etc...?
Before anyone suggests a local dungie(small local fishing or commercial vessel) i should like to inform that the cops have put a stop to this method of transport from one island to another because of registration purposes. The cops meet the official ferry at whichever jetty and register the forigners disembarking and embarking.. Heavy fines are threatened to locals breaking these rules..
Thanks,Martinez

steven_ber

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shahronakm

Yes, there is a Ship running between Havelock & Neil. Most probably it runs daily, don't know exact tiimings.

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kalbarri

i was just on neil for 2 weeks and it seemed that one has to ask daily about the ferries and you may be told 4 different things but last night someone showed me the timetable set out for a few days in the chennai newspaper.
keep an eye out for the flying fish. they are only small but they zip over the water very efficiently and fast.

edwardseco

Wasn't it in the US a kid recently got his jaw broken by one.?

capt_mahajan

Not surprised. One hit me in the arm once and bruised it quite badly.

They can reach speeds of 50kmph (or was it miles, cant remember)

Haylo

Shouldn't that be knots?

capt_mahajan

the lady who told me that was a biologist, so was slower

Amazing really, when you see hundreds of them flying like flat stones on the water, skipping.

Almost as good as a hundred dolphins.

Haylo

That does sound like an incredible sight, maybe I will even see that for myself one day.

kalbarri

the time tables for the ferries are actually in the andamans local paper.
that'd be pretty bad luck..clocked by a flying fish

martinez

I am thrilled to know that the island ferry timetable is in the Portblair newspaper.Do you think i could get a copy at the local shop(the local shop is really the "local" shop) here in Portugal?(joke)... However, i shall look in the PortBlair rag when i arrive at the end of November. Is the timetable in any particular paper? 0r is it in all of them ???(if there is an all of them that is) Have a good time Kalbarri and thanks for the post. Martinez
Ps seen any salties?????

rpf123

I'd appreciate if the timetable is posted here! Specifically the timings and the days they run for
- ferry from Havelock to Rangat (this runs daily, I hear)
- ferry from Diglipur to Port Blair (one per week, I hear) or to Havelock

rpf123

Well.. the inter-island ferry schedule is available at www.and.nic.in site. Don't know how to make sense of this. It appears to be the schedule of ferries leaving Port Blair but there is no return trip schedule.

footloose8

I am not advocating any but below are a few travel agents I came across in my research on the internet. I have spoken to Island Travels (since they were attached to the hotel we wanted to stay in at Havelock). Do call any of them and ask about the timings of the ferries

And, yes, please do post what they say here. I was planning to ask closer to my journey date to account for any changes in the schedule. Here are the numbers:-

1. Sagar Tours & Travels, Pvt. Ltd., (Approved by the Govt. of India); Haddo; Port Blair. Tel:33703/33704, Fax: 33318 , Calcutta (033) 4646333, Delhi (011) 5744544

2. Island Travels, Mr. M.C. Jadwet: Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair; Tel: 03192-33358, -33034
-30109, Fax: 30109/33051; Email – islandtravel@yahoo.com

3. Incred India-- M/S ST.JUDE TRAVELS & TOURS, Mr.Jessy Terence, No.8&9 First Floor, Marthoma Church Complex Goal Ghar, Port Blair; Tel/Fax 03192-243677, -244930, Email-jude_travels@hotmail.com

4. A&N Islands Tours & Travels, MB-5, Atlanta Point, Port Blair - 74410; Phone: +91 (03192) 245068, 236008; Mobile: +91 (0)94342 60321; Fax: +91 (03192) 245070; Email: info@anislands.com, info@andamanisland.com, anislands@rediffmail.com, anislands@yahoo.com

5. Shompen Travels, Middle Point, Port Blair, Tel: 33028/32644, Fax: 32425

6. A&N Tourism (32642) at Andaman Teal House:-
Regular conducted tours are operated by Directorate of Tourism, from Andaman Teal House, Delanipur, Port Blair. Approved tourist guides are also available Booking at Andaman Teal House, Delanipur. **Phone: 32642/34060/34061

7. T. S. G. Travels, Phoenix Bay, Port Blair; Tel: 31894, 32894, Fax: 32894

8. Bay View Tours & Travels, Junglighat, Port Blair, Tel: 40015

kalbarri

please excuse my ineptitude martinez, i expect that i was clocked by one of those flying fish without realising it.
andamans was ok.i just wish i had known how good the snorkelling was at beach 2 as i only discovered it in the last 4 days. along the edge of the reef was great snorkelling, in my opinion.