Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Port Blair (Andamans), India

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Island Tourism Festival

• Regel

  Entry rules for foreign visitors

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Most of the tourist islands no longer need the old restricted-area permit and foreign nationals simply register on arrival, but the Nicobars and the tribal reserves stay closed to everyone and a few nationalities still need clearance in advance. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Island Tourism Festival

  1–20 jan · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  Ten days of stages, craft stalls and food on the festival ground in town, with satellite events out on the other islands. Dates are set by the administration each season and announced late. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Andaman Trunk Road convoys

  1 jan – 31 decSluitingen

  The road north to Baratang runs through the Jarawa reserve in timed convoys with a police escort, and stopping, photographing or interacting with anyone in the reserve is an offence. Convoys leave before dawn. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei), Christmas and New Year peak (20 dec – 5 jan)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Sailing and dive season

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei)

Druk — Sailing and dive season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei)

Topdrukte — Sailing and dive season, Summer vacation (Kerala / far south) in India

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei)

Topdrukte — Sailing and dive season, Summer vacation (north & east) in India

• Seizoen

  Monsoon and rough crossings

  15 mei – 30 sep · meestalRisicoSluitingen

  The islands take the southwest monsoon early and hard. Inter-island ferries are merged or cancelled at short notice, dive boats stop, and a trip built on tight connections falls apart.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei)

Druk — Summer vacation (north & east) in India, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon and rough crossings (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon and rough crossings (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon and rough crossings (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Monsoon and rough crossings (15 mei – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Sailing and dive season, Autumn break (Dussehra / Diwali) in India

• Seizoen

  Sailing and dive season

  15 okt – 10 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  The sea settles, the catamarans to Havelock and Neil run to timetable, and every dive centre in the territory is open. Ferry seats over the winter holidays sell out weeks ahead.

• Risico

  Bay of Bengal cyclone season

  15 okt – 15 dec · meestalSluitingen

  November is the busiest month for depressions forming near the islands, and April to May sees a second, smaller round. Harbour signals stop the ferries and inter-island boats and flights to the mainland go on hold. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Sailing and dive season

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei), Bay of Bengal cyclone season (15 okt – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Sailing and dive season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Seizoen

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  Mainland India books the Andamans for this fortnight and nothing is spare: flights, ferries, hotels. Go in November or February and it is a different, emptier set of islands.

Nog steeds bezig: Entry rules for foreign visitors (1 jan – 31 dec), Andaman Trunk Road convoys (1 jan – 31 dec), Sailing and dive season (15 okt – 10 mei), Bay of Bengal cyclone season (15 okt – 15 dec (meestal))