The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a Union Territory of India. Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI.

The territory is located in the Indian Ocean, and geographically is considered part of Southeast Asia. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10° N parallel, with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

The territory's capital is the Andamanese town of Port Blair. The territory's population as per the most recent (2001) Census of India was 356,152. Added together, the total land area of the territory is approximately 6,496 km² or 2,508 sq mi.

The best time is probably March, before spring break when all the crowds come back. The weather is good and the peak season is over with. Prices are a bit lower but it's still considered high season until the rainy season begins.
Early November is also not bad. Try to avoid the peak season. Just too many people on the beaches.
The rainy season, May through October, can be wet

BY  AIR

Port Blair is connected with Chennai and Calcutta by air. Presently flights are operated by Alliance Air/Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.

BY  SEA

Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakhapatnam and back. There are three to four sailings every month from Calcutta and Chennai to Port Blair and vice-versa. There is one sailing from Vishakhapatnam in a month. The voyage takes about 50 to 60 hours and the ship normally berths at Port Blair for about two to four days. Further information on schedules and tariffs can be obtained from: