Karmatang Beach

Locate : Karmatang beach Andaman & Nicobar is 240 km from by road and 136 km by boat from Port Blair.
Touring Season : The best season to visit these beautiful islands is from November to March. If you want to enjoy the Monsoon season of these Islands, you are most welcome from May to September.

The Beach
Karmatang Beach Andaman & Nicobar is a serene beach destination situated in the Mayabunder northern part of Middle Andaman, 240 kms by road and 136 kms by boat from Port Blair.

Karmatang beach in Andaman & Nicobar is a peaceful turtle nesting ground, which is being developed as a tourist destination. Andaman & Nicobar Karmatang beach provides serene holiday in an spic-and-span environment and great arresting beauty. There are many islands and beaches around Mayabunder (12 km.), but, Karmatnag beach is the most fascinating of them all. Karmatang beach provides a rare experience of a steamer ride through mangrove creeks from Mayabunder. The beach provides an ideal place for eco-friendly tourist seeking sun, sea and sand.

Beach Accessibility
Airlines : Port Blair is connected to Chennai and Calcutta by Air. Presently flights are operated by Indian Airlines on Calcutta-Port Blair-Calcutta sector on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and on Chennai-Port Blair-Chennai sector on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey time is approximately 2 hrs. for both sectors. From Port Blair you can either pick the road route or cruise through the water by boat.
Jet Airways has also started their services every day of the week on Chennai-Port Blair-Chennai sector.

Aqua Lines : Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam. There are three to four sailing's every month respectively from Chennai and Calcutta to Port Blair and vice-versa and from Vishakhapatnam once in every two months. The voyage takes about three days and ships normally berth at Port Blair for about two days. From here you can reach the exact destination by road or boat.

Loging at Karmatang
Comfortable accommodation at affordable rates are available in these islands provided by The Andaman and Nicobar Administration. The various guest houses available in these islands - Port Blair, Rangat, Havelock, Mayabunder, Diglipur.

Oceanic Activities - Charm of Karmatang Beach
Scuba Diving
Andaman waters offer a fascinating world of under-water marine life, varieties of colorful fishes, rarest of the coral reefs in the world, mysterious remains of sunken ships, etc. All these can be explored through Scuba diving

Snorkeling
One can enjoy the under-water marine life and view the rarest varieties of corals by snorkeling, all days from dawn to dusk depending on weather.

Trekking
One can go trekking through the nature trail from Mt. Harriet to Madhuban and enjoy the rare forest life, flora and fauna. There are other trekking routes also. Trekking equipment and tents can be hired from Port Blair.

Island Camping
Island camps are just the right choice for nature lovers, who wish to enjoy sun, sea and maiden beauty of nature by spending quiet holidays on the beach. Tents are available on hire from October to May.

Important Information
Before leaving for Andaman & Nicobar, please keep these things in mind -

For Domestic Tourists
Before starting your journey please confirm your to and fro tickets of Flight or Ship.
Entry Formalities Out of the two groups of islands, only the Andaman group is open to tourists. The domestic tourists (Indians Nationals) do not require any permit to visit Andamans. However, visiting tribal areas of Andaman and Nicobar districts is prohibited. Permits to visit the tribal areas can be granted by the Deputy Commissioner, Andamans. District, Port Blair, in special cases only.

For Foreign Tourists
Foreign tourists need a special permit to visit the Andaman Islands (for 30 days extendable by another 15 days) This can be obtained from Indian Missions abroad or the immigration authorities in Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras or on arrival at Port Blair Airport. C'MORE can also have the permits arranged for you prior to your arrival minimum 3 months in advance Foreign Nationals are not allowed to visit Nicobar Islands. This permit is valid for Port Blair Municipal Area; Havelock Islands; Long; Neil Islands; Mayabunder; Diglipur; Rangat for a period of one month where night halt is permitted. However only a day's visit is allowed to places like Jolly Buoy; South Cinque; Red Skin; Moun Hariet and Madhuban Foreignershaving the required permit can stay over night at the following islands/ places: South Andaman, Middle Andaman and Little Andaman Isl (except tribal reserve) Neill Isl, Havelock Isl, Baratang Isl, North Passage Isl, Long Isl, Diglipur and islands in the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (excluding Boat, Haboday, Twin, Tarmugli, Malay and Pluto Islands).