Puttaparthi to Port Blair

About the city:

Port Blair is the capital city and largest town of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Union Territory of India. The town serves as major base for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. A holiday in Port Blair and its surrounding areas, will introduce you to the culture of the land, based mainly on the heritage of tribal people that stay in this region. Tourists to Port Blair can have a glimpse of the tribal culture displayed beautifully in the museums here and by attending one of the cultural programs.

Then, a visit to attractions like Cellular Jail, Ross Island, Anthropological Museum, Gandhi Park, etc, will introduce you to rich history of Port Blair. Then, a visit to multitude of amazing beaches, and islands when in Port Blair, is simply a wonderful thing to do. Activities like boating and snorkelling can be thoroughly enjoyed here. Sea food delicacies can be a treat to taste buds. However, there are Indian, Burmese and Continental cuisines too that are equally delicious and a must-try.

Shopping lovers can purchase souvenirs from the local shops in Aberdeen Bazaar. The shopping arcades here sell different kinds of wood carvings, jewelleries, trinkets, etc. Then, government emporium named Samudrika, has number of items like stones, tribal weaponry, photographs, replicas of fauna, etc related with the geography and history of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Port Blair is well-connected to other parts of India by airways. The Veer Savarkar Airport of Port Blair has regular flights that connect the town to Indian mainland. Book your flights to Port Blair with MakeMyTrip.com to avail exclusive discounts.

Port is a wonderful place and people can visit here by flight. There are numbers of flights available such as GoAir, Jet Airways, JetLite, SpiceJet Airlines and Air India. These flights are well connected to all major cities such as Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bhopal, Kolkata and Chennai. The total distance from Portblair airport to the main city is 4 km. Hotels located the nearby airport are Fortune Resort Bay Island, Hotel Driftwood and Andaman residency.

About the city:

The holy town of Puttaparthi is world-famous for its association to Late Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The town is situated on the banks of Chitravathi River and is surrounded by serene hills. Every year, millions of devotees of Sri Sathya Sai Baba throng to this small picturesque town, which is served by an airport. The Puttaparthi airport is merely located around 6 km away from the famous Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram. Owing to this proximity, many tourists, especially devotees, find it convenient to travel by Puttaparthi flights.

Besides the Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram, other must see places in the town are the Hanuman Temple, Shiva Temple, Sathyabhama Temple and Kalpa Vriksha (Wish Fulfilling Tree). Tourists can also visit the Sri Sathya Sai University, Sri Sathya Sai Space Theatre, Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri Music College and Chaitanya Jyoti Museum. The local cuisine and shopping in the market are enjoyed by most of the tourists visiting the destination.

For reaching this holy land, tourists can purchase cheap air tickets to Puttaparthi by availing airfare deals on Puttaparthi flights. Regular flights to Puttaparthi are available from Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai. For booking air tickets to Puttaparthi at affordable prices, all that tourists need to do is log on www.makemytrip.com.

Puttaparthi treasures a local airport named Sri Satya Sai Airport which is nestled just 4 km away from the centre of the city. Puttaparthi has good connectivity with prominent airdromes of Mumbai and Chennai. Bi-weekly flights regularly run in between these two metros and Puttaparthi. The Bangalore International airport is near this city and is at a distance of around 250 km . Hotel Kota Sathyam and Hotel Sai Brundavan are in the vicinity of Puttaparthi.