User:Haridas Chattopadhyay
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Andaman Tourism by “Vvet” VANVIKAS ECO TOURISM Tourism wing of ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS FOREST & PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (A Govt. of India Undertaking) VANVIKAS BHAVAN, POST: HADDO, PORT BLAIR 744102, INDIA
Makes all holidays jolly days….
Andaman & Nicobar Islands – a cluster of emerald islands scattered towards north over 700 KMs from Indira Point, have only 36 of them inhabited. These islands have 86.93% of dense evergreen forest cover with abundant exotic flora and fauna. For nature lovers the land and sea here offer a lot of delights like waterfalls, underwater corals, mangrove-fringed creeks, glittering sandy beaches, elephant safari, etc., and for the adventure tourists parasailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, trekking, and island camping. For heritage tourists the historic monuments revealing the annals of national freedom struggle, relics of warfare and alien occupations, etc.
“Vvet”, the Tourism Wing of ANIFPDCL (A Govt. of India undertaking) has entered in developing infrastructure for the benefit of tourists visiting these islands. “Vvet”, offers boarding and lodging, transport for sight seeing, etc. in all its units at Port Blair, Mayabunder and Little Andaman. Arranges package tours to destinations in and around Port Blair as well as to outstations like Mayabunder and also to Little Andaman - the “Vvet”’s exclusive tourist destination.
“Vvet” has a well maintained Guest House at Salt Lake, Kolkata, with catering facility.
“Vvet”’s snapshots of Local and outstation Packages:
Local(Port Blair): Chatham Saw Mill, Forest Museum, Mini Zoo, Cellular Jail, Samudrika, Fisheries Museum, Anthropological Museum, Khadi Gramodyog and Cottage Industries emporia, Gandhi Park, Carbyn’s Cove Beach, Ross Island, Harbour Cruise, Light & Sound Show, Marina Park, Water Sports Complex, Wandoor, Jolly Buoy / Red skin island, Chidiyatapu, Mount Harriet and Shopping.
“Vvet”’s Out Station Packages consist:
Mayabunder: Karmatang Beach, Eco Village in Ray Hill Island, Children’s Rock Climbing, Cruise through the Mangrove-fringed Creeks, Avis Island, Austin X palm beach, Austin Bridge (the longest bridge in A & N Islands).
Little Andaman: White Surf Waterfall, Elephant Safari, Butler Bay Beach, Netaji Nagar Beach, R.K. Pur Dam, Ravindra Nagar Dam, Backwater Cruising, Oil Palm Plantations, Oil Palm Mill, Breakwater, Harmander Bay Beac To facilitate the tourists with more information the “Vvet” has opened a Sales Counter cum Show Room adjacent to Vanvikas Bhavan, Haddo (Opp. to Telugu Medium School). This Counter imparts the following services and information:
1. Details of tour packages, accommodation and catering facilities offered by “Vvet” at various destinations and the tariffs thereof. 2. Sale of Spices produced by Corporation gardens such as Pepper, Clove, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, etc. 3. Wood crafts and arborics imaginatively created by skilled craftsman. 4. Innovative items like, Palm Brooms, ready to carry “Rudraksha” and other saplings of important forest species, best quality King Coconut seeds / seedlings, packed Arecanuts, etc.
For more details please contact:
Shri Rohidas N. Naik, IFS, Managing Director “Vvet”, ANIFPDCL, 36 J. N. Road, Vanvikas Bhavan, P.O. Haddo, Port Blair - 744 102.India. Tel: (03192) 233254,232869,232866, 232752 Telefax : (03192) 233254. Email : yohidas@yahoo.com / mgr_dir@dataone.in
OR for prompt action:
Shri Haridas Chattopadhyay,Media Manager(Tourism) “Vvet”, ANIFPDCL, 36 J. N. Road, Vanvikas Bhavan, P.O. Haddo, Port Blair - 744 102.India. Tel: (03192) 232866, 232752 or 09434280485 Telefax : (03192) 233254. Email : haridas50@gmail.com
For Booking please contact: Mr P Venugopal, Manager (Tourism) Tel: (03192) 233254,232869,232866, 232752. .Mob. 09434284391 Telefax : (03192) 233254. Email: kanu_1950@yahoo.com / gm_vanvikas@dataone.in
“Vvet”, ANIFPDCL, P.O. Mayabunder, North Andamans –744 204. Tel: 03192 - 273244, 273227. Telefax. 03192 - 273226.
“Vvet”, ANIFPDCL, P.O. Hut Bay, Little Andaman –744 207. Tel: (03192) 284211 / 284155. Telefax : 03192 284211.
“Vvet”, ANIFPDCL, IB-5, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700 091. Tel : (033) 23352756.
Photographs on tourist’s interest may be sent on request to attract the tourists.
