Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)
Mangrove creek boats to limestone caves and a bubbling mud volcano
Best time to visit Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, peak season
- Apr, shoulder season
- May, off-season
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, best avoided
- Oct, off-season
- Nov, shoulder season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: December to March
- Shoulder: April and November, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: June to September
Baratang Island (Limestone Caves) season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Dec-Mar seas stay calm for the creek run to the caves and Parrot Island's dusk roost; mornings bring the day-trip convoy rush
Summer March to May Prime time
April still works on calm days before pre-monsoon swells; by May squalls build and boatmen start cancelling runs
Monsoon June to September Do not go
Jun-Sep the SW monsoon means cancelled boats and a soaked convoy road; day trips routinely abort, so sit it out
Autumn October to November Shoulder
Oct swells ease and November clears; stay the night and you reach the caves before the Port Blair convoys arrive
What Baratang Island (Limestone Caves) is actually like
A jetty bazaar, basic lodges and a government guest house; day-trippers vanish by 2 pm leaving you with the fishermen
Getting to Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)
From Port Blair by ATR road convoy through the Jarawa reserve (no stops or photos), then Middle Strait ferry
Practical ways in: flightroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 2 days
- Budget
- Shoestring
- How busy
- Steady at its peak
- Solo travel
- Doable solo with some planning
- Altitude
- 45 m
- Coordinates
- 12.1655, 92.7766
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)?
December to March is peak season in Baratang Island (Limestone Caves). April and November is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid June to September. Dec-Mar seas stay calm for the creek run to the caves and Parrot Island's dusk roost; mornings bring the day-trip convoy rush.
How many days do you need in Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)?
2 days is the usual stay. A jetty bazaar, basic lodges and a government guest house; day-trippers vanish by 2 pm leaving you with the fishermen.
How do you get to Baratang Island (Limestone Caves)?
From Port Blair by ATR road convoy through the Jarawa reserve (no stops or photos), then Middle Strait ferry. Practical ways in: flight and road.
Is Baratang Island (Limestone Caves) expensive, and does it get crowded?
Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs steady at the busiest time of year. Doable solo with some planning.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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30 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly under an hour by road
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Long Island
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
No cars, one village, and Lalaji Bay a two-hour walk away
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Rangat (Amkunj & Dhani Nallah)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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50 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly under an hour by road
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Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The quiet, bicycle-friendly Andaman island next door
60 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly about 1 h by road
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Port Blair
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andaman capital, Cellular Jail history and island ferries
80 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly about 2 h by road
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Diglipur (Ross & Smith Islands)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Remote North Andaman turtle beaches and twin-island sandbar
160 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly about 3 h by road
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Little Andaman (Hut Bay)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Surf breaks, waterfalls and a ferry that may not come back
230 km from Baratang Island (Limestone Caves), roughly about 4 h by road
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Konark
Odisha
13th-century Sun Temple: a UNESCO stone chariot in rock
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More places to visit in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Diglipur (Ross & Smith Islands) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Little Andaman (Hut Bay) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Long Island Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Rangat (Amkunj & Dhani Nallah) Andaman & Nicobar Islands