Baratang Island

This island between south and middle Andaman has beautiful beaches,mangrove creeks,Mud-Volcanoes and Limestone-Caves .Andaman Trunk Road to Rangat and Mayabunder goes through this Island.Time-Stone Cave can be explored with the permission of Forest Department (from Baratang)and proper local guidance .Limited Government accommodation is available at Baratang.Keep packed food and drinking water while visiting the limestone caves.Only Govt.vehicles are allowed to return from Baratang on the same day.Private vehicles require special permission from superintendent of police to return from Baratang on the same day.

Baratang is a relatively unknown destination, and the journey is one which tests the tenacity of the brave. Venturing into Bratang is only for the adrenaline junkie. The attractions are inevitable. The journey to reach the island includes a trip in a police protected convoy through the reserve forest,your vehicle being transported on a vehicle ferry, a dingue ride through thick mangrove swamps and a trek in the jungle to reach the limestone caves.