• A four week long curfew on the islands

  Updated: 26 May 2021

  There is an ongoing four-week long curfew on the island owing to rising COVID-19 cases.

• Tourist attractions closed till further notice

  Updated: 29 May 2021

   Tourist attractions attracting large gatherings closed till further notice.

• RT PCR report on arrival

  Updated: 29 May 2021

  A negative RT PCR report has to be presented by all passengers on arrival.

• All passengers will be required to go through thermal screening.
• All incoming passengers have to carry the RT-PCR negative test report issued from an ICMR approved lab. The test should have been taken within 48 hours. RT-PCR timeline begins from the swab collection time. Any passenger without it will be sent back to the origin. Also, handwritten reports are not acceptable.
• Along with having the negative RT-PCR report, all incoming passengers will undergo Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) upon arrival at designated testing centers that are located within two kilometers of Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair.

• Activities attracting huge crowds such as the Light and Sound Show at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island and National Memorial Cellular Jail, water sports, beaches, and other such activities have been suspended across all three districts for another four weeks starting from May 20, 2021.
• A new standard operating procedure for adventure water sports has been issued.
• Travelling to North and Middle Andaman Islands, Nicobar group of islands, and Little Andaman Island is not allowed for tourism purposes as of now.
• The ongoing night curfew has been extended by one hour from 9 pm to 5 am.

• Even if the test of the result conducted on arrival is negative, all passengers still have to home quarantine for a week.
• Any passenger with a positive test result will be sent for institutional quarantine for further treatment.

• Regular flights to Port Blair (the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands) are operational now.
• There are direct flights from Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, and Delhi.
• Public transports like cabs, taxis, and bus services are also functional.

Travellers should carefully follow social distancing norms and wear masks as well. Also, before making any booking, they should refer to the latest travel news on the government website of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.