Cinque Island

Cinque Island consists of a pair of islands named as North Cinque Island and South Cinque Island connected with a sandbar and is a part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is a famous destination for eco-tourism because of having large a wide variety of flora and fauna.

Cinque Island is a part of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park along with 15 other islands. The island is famous for activities like game fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling. It is well surrounded with emerald water, which is the visible up to 80 feet. This stunning island is situated 26 km away from Port Blair and can be reached through boats.

Cinque Island has fine sandy-beach and tropical rain-forest and it is a sanctuary with rare corals and under-water marine life. There is no scheduled ferry service to Cinque Island. Chartered boats of permitted category are allowed from Port Blair and Wandoor.