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.
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.
Havelock Island lies 70 kilometres northeast of the capital city, Port Blair. Owing to its geography, Havelock is not connected to other islands via roads, tendering sea route as the likely mode of transport. The journey from Port Blair to Havelock takes less than 2 hours. Travellers can choose between government/private ferries.
