Lonely Planet Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Chapter from India Travel Guide

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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest India guide book and includes:

• Andaman Islands chapters
• Understanding India
• Andaman Islands maps

Lovely opaque emerald waters are surrounded by primeval jungle and mangrove forest, snow-white beaches melt under flame-and-purple sunsets. And geographically, the Andamans are more Southeast Asia - 150km from Indonesia and 190km from Myanmar - making them all the more intriguing.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in Andaman Islands, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets - all the essentials to get to the heart of Andaman Islands.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding India: India Today, History, The Way of Life, Spiritual India, Delicious India, The Great Indian Bazaar, Sacred Architecture, The Arts, Elephants & Tigers: India's Sanctuaries, The Landscape, Directory, Transport and Glossary
• Port Blair & around, Andaman, Havelock Island, Neil Island, and Middle & North Andaman.

Lonely Planet's India guide is researched and written by: Sarina Singh, Stuart Butler, Katja Gaskell, Anirban Mahapatra, Daniel McCrohan, John Noble, Amy Karafin, Kevin Raub, Trent Holden, Lindsay Brown, Mark Elliott, Kate James, Michael Benanav, Bradley Mayhew, Abigail Hole