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Elephanta Beach

Havelock Island, India
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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

DO NOT MISS. If you have been to Havelock and returned without visiting this beach ... you've missed the best part of Havelock. Perhaps this is the perfect excuse to pack your bags again. This beach gave us bad sunburns, as none of us wanted to get out of the water and go to the hotel (Please carry your sunburn... More

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Chennai (Madras), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

This beach with white sand. Good place for snorkeling. Less waves and enjoyed bathing also. Dressing place not maintained properly

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New Delhi
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

If there are two people then prefer to hire a two wheeler & then enjoy the beach as well as whole area.

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Bangalore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Snorkelling here is amazing. The coral reefs, and the brilliant colourful tropical fishes make the trip to Andaman worth everything. Even if you dive here, do not forget to snorkel as well. The clarity while snorkelling is sometimes better than while diving. If you can, take a underwater camera with you to capture those brilliant sites.

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Mumbai
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

The beach itself is quite scenic with uprooted trees lining the coast and the clear turquoise waters. However, it tends to get very crowded later in the day. The beach provides for many water sports live water scooter, snorkeling etc. Can be visited on a half day tip from Havelock... Be careful where you book from, the market near the... More

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Port Blair, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

This is a good place to visit when in the Havelock Island. For adventure lovers rent a two wheeler(around INR 400) and ride to the start of the Elephant Beach trekking trail. The trekking is mostly through the jungle, you can also enjoy the coast line. Don'f forget to carry water as it is a little humid in these islands.... More

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

Elephanta Beach is essentially a giant swimming pool =) The waters are light blue green , crystal clear and warm . To get to Elephanta beach , we took a package boat trip - which included an auto rickshaw pick up to and back to our hotel , the up and down boat ride and some snorkeling . We were... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

We went on a Barefoot snorkel trip. It was great. The snorkelling was good (the next day on Inglis Island was better). The beach was beautiful. By around 10 am the beach was surprisingly busy with lots of big groups and lots of children being taught to swim in the shallows. It looked as though there are a lot of... More

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bangalore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

we went here for snorkelling, but the place was like a big swimming pool. not much of a beach but fun place. glass bottom boats are not bad either if you cant do snorkelling water activities are a lil expensive here.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

Wasn't really worth the effort to get here although seeing the aftermath of the tsunami was interesting and thought-provoking. Weird that jet-skis and banana-boats are allowed here. Beaches 5 & 7 much nicer, stick to them for a beach day or take a snorkelling trip.

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