Andaman Islands

Located 1200kms from mainland India in the Bay of Bengal, these islands of thickly covered rainforest and mangrove swamps are teeming with wildlife, and for divers their unexplored and pristine coral reefs are an absolute heaven. The rainbow coloured coral teems with tropical fish as well as turtles, barracuda, rays, Napoleon fish and the elusive dugong. Barren Island offers a unique opportunity to dive off an active volcano. Due to very limited commercial development decent accommodation is rare, however Barefoot at Havelock offers 18 eco-friendly wooden cottages set on arguably one of the most stunning beaches in Asia. It has a private dive school, and can arrange nature walks, sea kayaking, island hoping to more of the outlying islands with their tribal population or swim with the amazing ocean-swimming resident elephant.