LOCATION

120 kms south of port blair- the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

ACCESS

Boats services connecting port blair and hutbay(the entry point of little Andaman Island )are available twice/thrice a week.The journey takes 8 to 9 hrs.Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest plantatiopn Development Corporation limited (ANIFPDCL)organizes package tour to the island from port blair.

Tourist are not permitted to visit the tribal the tribal reserve areas in the island.

LAND

Total Area :-77700 hects.

forest Land :- 72323 hects.

Oil palm plantation :-1593 hects.

PEOPLE

The aboriginal tribes of the islands,nicobarese and onges live in this island alongwith settlers from erstwhile east pakistan and other places.

ATTRACTION

Little Andaman island offers a perfect mix of white sandy beaches, bewitching waterfalls, boating through the creeks,exciting elephant safari,elephant lumbering,elephant calves training,surfing etc.All the places or tourist interest are approachable by the road, leasing nortwards from the the hutbay by jetty.

BEACHES

Butler bay(14 kms,from the Hutbay jetty).A beautiful beach suitable for sun basking,coral viewing,surfing etc.Tourist huts are available right on the seasore flanked by the coconut plantataion . Netaji nagar Beach,11kms from the Hutbay Jetty this white sandy beach is suitable for sun basking.

WATERFALLS

White surf : 6.5 kms from the hutbay jetty,this winter fall in the midst of the evergreen rainforest is an ideal picnic spot.Whisper wave : 25kms from the hutbay jetty this waterfall is also in the midst of the jungle.journey to this waterfall includes 4kms trekking through the forest.

ELEPHANT SAFARI

ANIFPDCL, who have about 31 elephnats in this island, organizes elephant safari through the jungle near to the white surf waterfall.well experienced and tamed elephants are engaged for this purpose.One can really enjoy the exciting ride,sitting on the back of the mighty and friendly elephant.

ELEPHANT LUMBERING AND TRAINING CAMP

One can view the elephant lumbering activites inside the forest..Also there are camps where elephant calves are trained in lumbering activities.This can be seen with the help of ANIFPDCL.

BOATING THROUGH THE CREEK

Boating facility has been provided by ANIFPDCL in the creek near to the butler Bay beach resort. It helps one to closely view the natural vegetation on both sides of the creek,flora and fauna including Hawabill and Nicobari pigeon.

CORAL VIEWING AND SURFING

The northern side of the butler bay beach is popular surfing site.Corals are available on the nearby areas.Tourists have to carry necessary equipments alongwith them for the above purposes.

OIL PALM PLANTATION

Little Andaman is famous for its red oil palm plantation rum by ANIFPDCL(11 kms from the jetty).The plantation is spread over an area of 1593 hects.A factory for extraction of palm oil is also run by the ANIFPDCL. tourist can visit the plantation as well as the factory and see the different stages of oil palm fruit production and oil extraction here.