Andaman Tour Package Cost 2026: 5-Day Budget and Honeymoon Examples

Search for "Andaman tour package cost" and you will see everything from packages advertised at under ₹10,000 per person to honeymoon packages well over ₹1,00,000 per couple. Both can be genuine, because they are usually not describing the same trip.

A low headline number is almost always land-only: hotel, transfers and a fixed set of sightseeing, priced on triple or quad sharing, with flights and ferries added separately at checkout. A higher one usually bundles flights, a higher hotel category, private ferry transfers and more inclusions. Neither number is dishonest on its own; the problem is comparing them as if they are the same trip.

This guide walks through what actually moves the price, gives two clearly labelled illustrative examples (a budget 5-day trip and a honeymoon-leaning one), and links out to the two other guides in this series: a closer look at honeymoon package options, and what changes if you are travelling from Delhi, Bangalore or Hyderabad specifically.

Every one of these moves the final number, independent of which travel company you book with:

• Departure city: flight cost and route options to Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair (IXZ) vary a lot by city, month and how far ahead you book.
• Travel dates: October to May (calmer seas, better diving visibility) sees higher demand than the June to September monsoon, when ferry schedules and water activities are also disrupted.
• Hotel category: a simple beach hotel versus a resort with a private beach or overwater-style room changes the daily rate substantially, especially on Havelock (Swaraj Dweep).
• Number of islands and nights: most trips cover Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram), Havelock (Swaraj Dweep) and Neil (Shaheed Dweep). Each added island adds a ferry transfer and a hotel change.
• Ferry class and operator: government ferries are the cheapest way between islands; private ferries cost more but run faster, more comfortably and closer to your preferred times.
• Ferry and flight timing: an early-morning or late-evening flight can force an extra night in Port Blair that a better-timed flight would avoid.
• Room type and meal plan: sea-view or pool-facing rooms, and half board versus room-only, both add up over 4 to 5 nights.
• Sightseeing and activities: the Cellular Jail light and sound show, snorkelling at Elephant Beach, and scuba diving (a trial dive versus a multi-day certification course) are priced separately from most packages.
• Transfers: airport-to-hotel and jetty-to-hotel transfers, especially on Havelock and Neil where taxis are limited.
• Taxes and service charges: usually added at the end, and easy to miss when comparing headline prices.
• Honeymoon extras: candlelight dinners, room decoration, a couple's spa session or a private boat charter are commonly quoted as optional add-ons, not included by default.

Flights are usually the largest single line item, and the one that moves the most. As of September 2026, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad all have direct flights to Port Blair, though with very different frequency: Delhi and Bangalore both have daily direct service (Air India and Air India Express respectively, with more capacity being added on both routes through late 2026), while Hyderabad's direct route currently runs only a couple of times a week on IndiGo. That difference genuinely affects how you should plan a trip from each city, which is covered in full in the from-Delhi/Bangalore/Hyderabad guide linked below.

Inter-island travel runs on ferries, not roads, and this is where a lot of Andaman itineraries go wrong: people plan the islands they want to see without leaving enough time for the transfers between them.

Government ferries, run by the Andaman & Nicobar Administration's Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS), are the cheapest option and the official booking channel is the DSS STARS e-ticketing portal. Current fares are revised periodically by official notification rather than published as a fixed year-round rate, so a specific rupee figure quoted anywhere, including by us, should be treated as indicative rather than current. Third-party ferry-booking sites reporting on the government fare structure describe a non-islander fare starting from roughly ₹450 and an islander fare from roughly ₹85 on the Port Blair to Havelock route, across cabin, bunk and deck classes, with two government departures a day from Phoenix Bay Jetty; treat that as a rough starting point, not a bookable price.

Private ferry operators cost more, but generally run faster, more comfortably and on a wider set of departure times, which matters more than it sounds like it should when you are trying to fit three islands into 5 days.

Hip-Hip Holidays' own Andaman planning guide breaks down typical daily spend (beyond airfare) into three tiers, which is a useful way to think about the hotel-and-day-to-day portion of your budget regardless of which company you book through:

These figures cover hotel, local transport, meals and activities once you are on the ground; flights and any package planning fee sit on top. They will move with season and exact property choice, but they are a genuine starting point for budgeting rather than a marketing number designed to look low.

You can absolutely plan an Andaman trip yourself. Flights, hotels and government ferries can all be booked directly, and plenty of travellers do exactly that.

What a package is not automatically is cheaper. A package's value is in the planning itself: knowing which islands are worth the ferry transfer for your trip length, which hotel is actually well-located versus just well-photographed, booking ferries and transfers so they connect properly instead of leaving a gap or a rush, and having someone to reach if a ferry gets cancelled or a flight changes while you are already on the ground. For genuinely comparable inclusions, room category and dates, a well-put-together package is not reliably cheaper or more expensive than booking everything yourself; it is a different trade, of your time and planning effort for someone else's.

If your priority is the lowest possible number and you are comfortable doing the ferry-timing research yourself, DIY can work well. If your priority is not spending your evenings cross-checking ferry schedules against flight times, that is what the planning is actually worth.

Both examples below are illustrative planning ranges built from the cost drivers above, not live quotes and not offers. Your actual cost will depend on your dates, exact hotel choice and how far ahead you book.

Example 1: 5-day budget trip, two travellers

Example 2: 5-day honeymoon-leaning trip, one couple

Five days is workable, but it is tight, mainly around the transfer on day 4 and getting back to the airport on day 5. This is one honest way to structure it: