6 Things you Need to Know About Red Skin Island in Andaman

Although the name of Red Skin does sound a bit spooky and unnatural, there is nothing to worry about. Instead, the islet is a very good choice to explore and also to hang out with your family and friends, when you are vacationing in the exotic islands of Andaman and Nicobar. Covering barely 3.47 sq. km, the island is home to a diverse population of flora and fauna, among which many are endemic. Situated to the southwestern side of the capital city of Port Blair, they can be reached very easily by both roadways and sea-routes. Listed below the things you need to know about Red Skin Island in Andaman.

The island is a part of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

This smaller landmass is ecologically a richer spot with numerous animal and plant species, along with some impressive collection of coral reefs. Due to which, the island is conserved after being included in the Marine National Park. The aquatic life of their surrounding ocean waters also includes some distinctive species such as parrotfish, zebrafish, and even colorful sea urchins. Moreover, Red Skin Island is one of the islands of the Marine National Park where tourists can be visited, other than Jolly Bouy Island. In other parts, they are banned from entering.

Permission required entering and accessing the island

To enter the Red Skin Island, the visitors need to have dire permission from the concerned authorities. Such restrictions are made by the Tourism Department of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to limit the large number of tourists coming to the small island. If continued so, that unwise practice would drastically affect the ecological balance sustained in the beautiful lush green landmass. Even otherwise, many other parts of the uninhabited island are yet to be touched by human presence. After all, they constitute a larger part of the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park. Apart from that, the beaches of the island are comparatively smaller ones, yet very adorable.

Littering of Plastics are strictly banned here

The entire area of the Red Skin Island is a ‘Plastic-free Zone,’ therefore any sort of littering them even in the inhabited regions will be severely punished. Therefore, the white sandy beaches with its crystal clear waters are remained to stay clean and picture-perfect for all those scenic clicks. As far as this island comes under the protected areas of the Marine National Park, such irresponsible practices followed by the coming visitors will be imposed. So the tourists visiting them with tour packages never fail to get impressed by its mesmerizing beauty and its undefiled shores.

Surrounding seas are home to a unique colored red corals

That valid reason for the nomenclature of the island was due to the distinct kind of red coral seen under the surface waters to making the sea around the Island reddish. Tourist snorkeling in the shallow waters of the Red Skin Island could behold at that varied beauty that is not commonly seen in other islands of the Archipelago. They can never be compared with the artificial red corals that can be bought from shops of Kolkata, where they are out for sale. Furthermore, a glass boat ride near the island will also offer its visitors a spectacular sight.

Visiting them is lesser crowds would be always better

As cited earlier, the surface area of the island is much lower than the other Andaman Islands that are opened to the tourists. With the motive of witnessing the rare colored seawaters, visitors often rush to them in great numbers. Nonetheless, such practices must be avoided, as by holidaying so, one will not be able to fully enjoy the real beauty of this wonderful island. While they are barely crowded, tourists would be able to enjoy red corals in its tranquil setup. In addition to that, they are going to be astonished by the abundant populations of some intriguing tropical plants and other aquatic animals.

Tourists visit them as an alternative to Jolly Buoy Island

Situated in nearby locations, both the Red Skin Island and Jolly Buoy Island together are deemed as twin islands. However, the latter is more popular than the former. The tourists would tend to replace them with Red Skin Island in their travel itinerary during those offseasons when the water levels in Jolly Bouy Island are higher and dangerous. Even otherwise, they could relax under the shades of large trees and bushes grown at very few distances from the shores.

Just like the above-mentioned aspects of the Red Skin Island, every island of the archipelago has got its exciting feature that could tempt any nature enthusiast to plan your very next vacation to the Andaman Islands. Andaman Tour Travel arranges engaging trips to all those prominent tourist locations of the Andaman Islands such as Cellular Jail Museum, Neil Island, Baratang Limestone Caves, Havelock Island, Ross Islands, North Bay Island and many more. In addition to that, they would indulge nerve-wracking water sports activities such as Scuba diving, Jet skiing, Snorkelling, Paragliding, Kayaking, Sea-walking, Glass boat riding, Trekking, and speed boating in your tour packages to spice them up. You could avail of their services at affordable prices by contacting them online or ringing them up.

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