Mt Harriet National Park, the most sought after wilderness
Mount Harriet National Park (Manipur Parvat): The Most Sought-After Wilderness in Andaman By Debkumar Bhadra Cover Page of Go Explore Andaman Travel Magazine, December 2021 Stand at the summit of Mount Harriet (now Manipur Parvat) on a clear morning and the world opens up around you — the deep blue of the Andaman Sea stretching to the horizon, the lighthouse at North Bay glinting in the distance, islands scattered like emeralds across the water. It is the kind of view that stays with you long after you have descended back into the city. And yet, remarkably, this wilderness sits less than an hour and a half from Port Blair (now Sri Vijaya Puram), offering rate accessibility to an incredible natural landscape. This article explores Mount Harriet National Park, its landscape, rainforest, biodiversity, trekking routes and the famous viewpoint that connects it to one of India's ₹20 currency note. [This post was carried in the December 2021 Edition of Go Explore Andaman, a trave...