Samudrika Marine Museum

5 vast rooms packed with stories from a time long ago – that’s what you can expect during your tour of the Samudrika Naval Marine Museum. The excitement begins right as you enter the museum. You are greeted with a skeletal structure of a massive blue whale that was once washed ashore on the island. This relic is a rare spectacle and one that sets the tone for your journey through the marine museum.

• The First Room will take you through the diverse and mesmerising geographical history of the Andaman Islands. The Andamans is a land not just of beaches, but also limestone caves, lush mangrove forests, mud volcanoes and even an active volcano in Barren Island. Even the beaches are not uniform but are teeming with vibrant and diverse animal and bird species.
  
  

• The Second and Third Rooms are all about marine animals and marine life. The Second Room has a small aquarium with a few species that are truly unique. Here you can spot marine species like parrotfish and the rare and venomous stonefish. The aquarium is well maintained and the fish will enamour you with their colors and fins. It’s a hypnotic sight and one you must not miss.
  
  

• The Third Room deals in all things corals. The Andamans are known for having a vibrant and thriving habitat of corals. The government has also taken sustainability initiatives to preserve the corals and avoid coral bleaching. This room will give you a beautiful glimpse into the type of corals that exist in the Andaman waters.
  
  

• The Fourth Room houses interesting specimens of seashells. This room will kindle memories of a childhood spent beachcombing for seashells. This room is a sensory experience with unique sights and textures on display of the marine life of the Andamans.
  
  

• The Fifth Room will take you through the tribal history of the Andamans. The room is filled with memorabilia, tools and relics that tell you all about tribal life in Andamans. There is something so humbling about being in this room and being exposed to a unique culture. It also helps tourists become more sensitive to the life and struggles of the tribes of the Andaman Islands.
  
  

Walking through the five rooms invokes and soaking in the sights of marine life and geographical wonders leaves a deep sense of awe in tourists. This often translates into the need to take a few souvenirs to remind one of the time spent in the Naval Marine Museum. To get yourself a little token, you can head to the curio shop or souvenir shop inside the museum. Here you can pick small trinkets for friends and family back home.