laxmanpur beach

This beach is meant for sunset viewing. The beach is good, no crowd. A small crowd gathers by the time sun starts going down. Otherwise, if u r staying in Pearl Park Resort, then you can have a kind of private access to the beach. I enjoyed photography on the beach. There is no water sports activity here. However, if u have equipment, then u can do snorkelling.

As Neil is small island, most beaches are connected. We walked from our resort (Tango Beach Resort) to Laxmanpur Beach late afternoon - and reached there well before sunset. It starts getting crowding as the sunset sets in. The sand on this beach is generally smooth with stones and shells that surface at some places esp. at low tide. The sunset is definitely very beautiful & makes for a perfect photo op. There are a few small shops set-up by locals for tea, maggi, fruits and some snacks.

Its a rocky beach. The beach is not clean and is littered with plastic.Not as great as the beaches in Havelock.

This is the most beautiful beach at Neil. Perfect to spend time with your loved one. Soft sand and pristine waters that make you want to stay here forever.

Nice, serene and calm beach. A great place to unwind and watch the sunset with a cup of hot tea n pakoras. In d evening there is a small eating joint set up where you can get tea, coffee. maggi, corn, pakoras and crab masala.

Undoubtedly, Laxmanpur beach in Neil Island is one of the most beautiful beach in Andaman after Radhanagar. Just about an hour’s ferry ride from Havelock island, it’s a must see in the Andaman travellers’ itinerary. From there we went to Laxmanpur Beach, about 15 minutes drive. The beach is very safe for bathing. However, the seabed is full or coral which makes it difficult to walk on the rough surface. There are beautiful sculptural coral lying everywhere in the beach but as per laws of the land one cannot collect them and leave Andaman. All the corals needs to be declared and left behind in the Airport, unless it is purchased (receipt to be shown). The beach is clean. the horizon is a magnificent culmination of various shades of blue, playing with soft white clouds. An awesome place for landscape photography to bring out the ultra wide angle lenses. We had a delicious Bengali lunch at the hotel abutting the beach, with Rosogollas in dessert! This was the last island we visited in Andaman, and it really was a grand finale to our tour. Unfortunately we had to leave before the sunset, so we missed the rendezvous of the dusk.

Laxmanpur Beach is famous for its Sunset.The unique thing about this beach is that waves meet in a Triangle kind of shape.

Blue blue sea.rocky beach.1.1.15Left fr Port Blair by Jet airways via Calcutta.Flight was late n left at 11 am instead of 9.20 am.served snack tandoori chikn tikka.We had a rough landing at calcutta airport.Inbetween we went thru some air pockets n it felt like I was on a roller coaster ride.Great fun..I was disappointed this flight did not not TV screens on back of seat.We were served lunch which was spicy.I enjoyed the strawberry mousse.Checked in at sennitinel hotel.large spacious rm facing swimming pool.pool had lots of leaves n water not very clear.staff very friendly n helpful.clean linen.Went to Aberdeen bazaar down to cellular jail.sound n light show was good full of patriotic songsHad dinner at lighthse residency.highly overated.taste of prawns n grilled fish n prawn coconut spicy curry was ok but did not like sauces used.one waiter only n order took a lot of time.did not like the tast of sauces.2.janBuffet brkfast toast.cornflakes.maaza juice.egg of yr choice.idli.sambar.uttapam.coffee.tea.south indian bhaji.gd hm made taste.tk auto 40 rs.Went to sports complex.deserted lk.not interesting n boiling hot sun.walked to nearby aquaram.nice n interesting tho small.small souvenir shop.tk auto to sagariks govt emporium.bought some shells n local cinnamon.cloves.blk pepper.went to ananda restaurent.nice fd.had fish fry spicy.alu poshto not spicy.chkn liver fry n tikka.tasty.Autos avlbl 2 mts walking frm htl to main rd.htl nice n peaceful.Stayed 2 nights port blair near aberdeen bazaar8 nights havelock radha nagar beach no 7 far frm small mkt but on best beach in asia.2 nights neil on laxmanpur beach7.1.15Had crab dinner at tsg exceĺlent.HavelockContruction work noise woke us up n did not sleep well becos of it8.1.15 hot sunny dayWent to snorkelling right side of beach.barefoot restaurent. N had lunch there.Excellent fish butter garlic.fish curry rice spicy.pan fried fish.cm to hotel bathed n rested.then went back fr tandoori lobster n prawns dinner.Excellent.9.1.15. Cloudy grey dayWent to Radhanagar beach.shopped at shacks enroute fr shells.coral necklace.pearls n went swimming.lazed.bathed.had lunch at barefoot.delicious fried surmai.prawn noodles.slight drizzly rain.went fr a drive..just relaxed.Had a dinner of tandoori crab at resort.Reminded htl about car to ferry.bill.checkout is early 8 amGyananda lady was good service.excellent crabs n cream caramel n spicy salad.10.1.15.10.1.15 left htl 9 am.wait till 9.45 for makruzz.Had a couple of empty seats every time.Chk out symphony palm beach resorts singhotel havelock9679591578Arrived on Neil island about 10.45.cooler weather balmy sea breeze.not sunny more cloudy.stormy windy sea.were picked up in a small car instead of big car so had to take an auto as did not all fit in.Pearl Beach resort was ten mts away.pickup drop n island tour in ac car fr rs.1200.dont really need an ac car.got a welcm drinkhired scooters frm nearby shack about 10 to 15 mts walk fr rs 400 fr 24 hrs.checked in.rm was nice.clean bedsheets.bed not as soft but ok.slept well.but no netwrk excrpt airyel n cellone.wifi fr rs.200 per night but very slow.also electricity goes pretty often n voltage is low so ac switched on only after 9 in the evening.Bath hot water have to request generator to be switched on as voltage low before 9.also amc tripped.staff very helpful though have to keep requesting fr hand towel .extra towels n spoon n glass fr room.chekout 7.30 am but adjusted to 9 am .had lunch of excellent fried fish.excellent .fish curry rice.n prawn masala .everything has to b ordered by 11.30.Dinner was buffet tasty.soup.chicken curry.yellow dal.matar paneer.rice.rasgulla not nice.tawa n tandoori roti.salad.papad.5 mts walk down to beach.Tide in and out strong here.rocky beach with dead coral no swimming unless u r strong swimmer as rocks n strong waves at least while we were there.anothet hilly way to another part of beach frm sunset pt. Supposed to b very beautiful but disappointed as missed it due weather.had coconut water n cucumber on beach.Then walked dwn to scooter n drove down about 20 mts to sitapur beach.cliff on one side and rocky again but nice stretch of beach to relax n walk n collect dead coral n shells.lot of hermit crabs.lot of mosquitos outside.Came bk to htl.had compulsory buffet.u can order prawns fish as extra side dish.There is space fr fridge but no fridge becos of low voltage.my diabetic bro in law had a tough time as even the kitchen fridge was overloaded n did not work properly.Saw a firefly outside our door.Pitch dark at night .not a single star.bathrm smells maybe of some cleaning disinfectant.overcharged on car pikup as auto tk just rs 100 frm jettty.11.1.15Buffet breakfast not good.canned juice.tea.upma.chutney.boiled egg.toast.Chola bhatura.bread pakora.very reluctantly agreed to give 2 fried eggs.Car tour went to Bharatpur beach.Did glass boat special tour of 2 snorkelling points fr rs.500 per person half an hr.it was grt.saw brain coral.yellow coral n blue coral.also different kinds of fish.Very windy n cool so opted out frm snorkelling n swimming.lot of pearl shacks fr pearls.red n white coral n souvenirs tho pic frames were made in china.enjoyed the scenic beauty n coconut water n cucumber.shopped some pearls n necklaces. Then went to beach with natural bridge.It is disappointing as not very long. But there is beach fr swimming tho parts r rocky n full of rocks n dead coral so sand not very soft in most parts of neil.Went to Moonshine restaurent.Had good fried fish.n tasty fish curry thali.A good place to eat on Neil with excellent fresh papaya juice.Came back to hotel.Went to beach.At low tide one could walk over the rocks n go swimming n snorkelling possibbly when the sea is calm n sunny.Unfortunately still stormy whether so missed famous sunset at sunset point.Drove to Moonshine restaurent for dinner of excellent fish fry n omlette n sandwich.It is like a beach shack but not near beach.just enroute to pearl beach resort .Seychelle htl is also enroute.Again had the usual buffet so did not eat there.Got porter with cycle richshaw fr rs 150.Neil good fr glass boat.Snorkelling only fr experienced strong swimmers.arrived 12.30 port blair.Pick up frm senntinel hotel made us wait 15 mts.had lunch at htl.Basically food here is predominantly bengali as lots of bengalis here.western grilled fish is good.fried fish is masala.Interesting bengali fish curry cooked with kari patta n coconut.prawns.fish.chicken easily avlbl.mutton n crab n lobster rare.12.1.15Chkd out 8.30 from Pearl Beach resort.which they were nice about.very disappointing breakfast.tea.scrambled egg bhurji.toast.coconut chutney.seviya upma.matar.puri.strange alu bonda pakoda.Walked down to deep blue sea.sunny breezy day.just a beautiful balmy day.Small car again .made 2 trips.rs 100 by auto rs 1200 by ac car but ac not required on Neil.At 10 left fr jetty.makruzz at 11.20 fr port blair.loo had tiny cockroaches.13.1.15. Sentinnel htl was kind enuf to give us a late checkout.Went to Samudrika museum 15 mts walk from hotel.Interesting info about tribals but feel it could have been much more intetesting Got porter with cycle richshaw fr rs 150.Neil good fr glass boat.Snorkelling only fr experienced strong swimmers.arrived 12.30 port blair.Pick up frm senntinel hotel made us wait 15 mts.in the hot sweltering sun even though another group frm same hotel got picked up on arrival.had nice lunch at htl.tho strawberry icecream was served instead of vanilla n paneer parathas instead of keema.Basically food here is predominantly bengali as lots of bengalis here.western grilled fish is good.fried fish is masala.Interesting bengali fish curry cooked with kari patta n coconut.prawns.fish.chicken easily avlbl.mutton n crab n lobster rare.Tk a hotel car rs.2000 to chidya tapu beach.Really beautiful with mangrove trees n beautiful small transparent different shapes fish.warning board of c4ocodiles.stone fish.sharks n jelly fish n a marker net fr safe swimming.Took an hr driving down n an hr driving back thru lovely scenic beauty next to sea n tsunami affected areas.stopped at a shop n bought pearls n coral beads.went thru both basti bazaar n junglighat shop.back to htl.Milk supply doesnt seem much.Amul milk tetra packs everywhere n powdered milk used by htls fr curd n lassi so sweetish tasteHad dinner of excellent tandoori prawns n tandoori chkn legs.Forgot my purse in restaurent twice but got it back with no problems both times.13.1.15.Jet airways keeps u updated about flight delays which is great.Had usual breakfast. Idli.dosa.tea coffee.eggs on request.maaza.bread pakora.alu paratha dahi.coconut chutney..Raining.htl was nice to allow late checkout frm 8 am to 12Went to ananda fr lunch n samudrika about tribals very interesting.bk to htl then to airport.flight was 2 hrs late.shop at airport after immigration fr fridge magnets.pearls .shells.checking strict fr all dead coral n shells picked up on beach had to b left behind.u may b able to get one or in carry on baggage.airport hot. Wish they cleaned the makruzz windows n jet airways plane windows so one looked out of clean clear windows instead of dirty windows.Meals n variety on jet airways too spicy n boring.not very tasty just edible.Staff on jet very courteous n helpful.Andaman airport staff see too many tourists perhaps.just apathetic indifference in general.Notices everywhere should just clearly say one cannot carry back any dead shell or dead coral collected on beaches.Jet airways we were served the same oily cutlet n chicken tikka masala .fruit twice as snack n dinner.Awful.

Its rocky beach with so many insects and small fishes roaming here and there in water holes. You will not feel to enjoy here. Just take photo with natural bridge and get out from here. Over all place yuks.

main attractions is the sun set . beach is lovely,with white sand but a little rocky .not to be missed when in Neil island