North Bay, Andaman

North Bay, Andaman

Andaman is one of the most beautiful place that is worth a journey.

I had never been to an island earlier . Though I have read bed time stories & novels where the characters had been in islands, I had the opportunity to fully walk & see an Island. The Island which I fully covered walking its entire circumference is Ross island of Andaman.Its a tiny island. Here in this post, I am writing about most adventurous experience of Scuba diving in Andaman.

North Bay, Andaman is an island which has nothing on the land, but has a lot of corals on its sea shore. The Boat that takes us there leaves us few kilometers before the island and small boats that can take around 10 people take us to the island.

This island is a place to enjoy the coral reefs. One can enjoy snorkeling, Scuba diving and Sea walking in this island. I was gifted to enjoy Scuba Diving but missed sea walking unfortunately.

Snorkling: 

            This is something you can enjoy seeing the coral reefs from the water surface. The people there use biscuits to attract the fishes and they come closer to you. Especially I touched few zebra fishes.

Scuba Diving: 

               I felt the entire Andaman trip was worth just because I enjoyed this. I went in to another world as explained in the books like a mermaid, still feels like a dream. Please note that I do not know Swimming and the guides were happy knowing it. So, Scuba diving does not  essentially need swimming as a requirement. Dressed with the costume they give you, learning the sign languages they teach you and learning to breath with the mouth with the air cylinder fitted over the dress is sufficient. The Guide will make you float on the water filling air around you and slowly take you deep in to the water. Wow, What a beauty. I have no words to describe the moments I had there. The colors and lighting made me feel I was in to another world. The Guide made me touch few corals which were named finger corals, brain corals etc. The highlight is I saw something very soft and finger like behind which was a Nemo fish.. Lovely sight. Also few reefs closed upon touching them. Also took a star fish - colored copper sulphate blue and took a pic..

Sea walking: 

                Although I did not experience it, a friend of mine of my similar liking/taste told me she literally had tears of joy in her eyes when she walking in the sea beds with lots of fishes around her. The Guide gives you a glass helmet to cover your head which gets oxygen supply from the top. She walked in the sea bed and enjoyed the corals and fishes.

All these closes by 4PM. So  enjoy them as soon as possible.
I missed sea walking just because of time constraint.

There is yet another thing called Glass boat- which  has a magnifying glass in the base of the boat shows you the reefs which are 10 feet deep.

Hope this post have an idea of what to expect & plan your fun activities when you visit!