点评:Jolly Buoy Island re-opened 1st January 2024. I went on 17th Jan. Eternal Andaman did my Ferry Booking & Permit on 15th. They arranged a cab to pick up from home & drop back (Total ₹ 5292/-).
I guess the agent didn’t know but the ferry time had been changed from 8am to 9am. I had reached Wandoor at 7.45am. So the cab driver took me ahead to Wandoor beach which has nice calm shady places with benches to relax. There’s a pay & use washroom there too.
We were only 15 people in the ferry. It’s air conditioned. They gave each one a snack box (2 small cucumber sandwiches, 2 biscuits, 1 tiny cup cake & a small juice). The ferry takes 45 minutes to Jolly Buoy. Ours was the only ferry for the day. Nice views enroute of evergreen forests & beautiful varying colours of the sea.
Besides an expensive glass bottom boat ride (₹1000/- per person for 1/2 an hour) there’s nothing else to do. The glass had scratches on it so visibility was not the best. I had gone with a Snorkel but was not allowed to go in. The reef is very close to the Island. The walk around part of the island got over pretty soon, so I sat on one of the benches and admired the colours of the sea. Noticed some birds - a group of minivets, oriental magpie robin & white breasted eagles.
The return ferry left at 12.15pm. Another enjoyable ride. With memories captured of the beautiful colours of the sea - green, blue, turquoise, sapphire I am happy I was able to see another beautiful part of my country.
翻译:Jolly Buoy Island 于 2024 年 1 月 1 日重新开放。我是 1 月 17 日去的。永恒安达曼于 15 日完成了我的渡轮预订和许可证。他们安排了一辆出租车从家里接送并送回(总计 5292 卢比/-)。
我猜代理不知道,但渡轮时间已从上午 8 点更改为上午 9 点。我早上 7.45 到达 Wandoor。于是出租车司机带我去了 Wandoor 海滩,那里有安静阴凉的地方,还有可以放松的长凳。那里也有一个付费使用的洗手间。
渡轮上只有我们 15 个人。有空调。他们给了每人一个零食盒(2 个小黄瓜三明治、2 个饼干、1 个小杯蛋糕和一小杯果汁)。乘渡轮需要 45 分钟即可到达 Jolly Buoy。我们的渡轮是当天唯一的渡轮。沿途可以欣赏常绿森林和美丽的不同颜色的大海的美景。
除了乘坐昂贵的玻璃底船(每人 1000 卢比,每小时 1/2)之外,没有其他可做的。玻璃上有划痕,因此能见度不是最好的。我带着浮潜器去了,但不被允许进去。礁石离岛很近。绕岛的一部分很快就结束了,所以我坐在一张长凳上欣赏大海的颜色。注意到一些鸟类 - 一群小鸟、东方喜鹊和白胸鹰。
返程渡轮于中午 12 点 15 分出发。又是一次愉快的旅程。回忆起大海美丽的颜色——绿色、蓝色、绿松石色、蓝宝石色,我很高兴能够看到祖国另一个美丽的地方。