The Bird's Paradise
For more isolation, rent a moped or take a taxi 30-km south
to Chirya Tapu or "Bird Island", at the tip of
South Andaman. The motor able track running beyond this
small fishing village leads through thick jungle overhung
with twisting creepers to a large bay, where swamps give
way to shell-strewn beaches.
Other than at lunchtime, when it often receives a deluge
of bus parties, the beach offers plenty of peace and quiet,
forest walks on the woodcutters' trails winding inland from
it, and easy access to an inshore reef. However, the water
here is nowhere near as clear as at some spots in the archipelago,
and serious snorkels and divers may be tempted to try for
a boat out to volcanic Cinque Island, a couple o hours'
further south.
Groups from the big hotels in Port Blair use inflatable
with outboard motors to reach Cinque, but it is also possible
to charter one's own fishing boat here.
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