A thoroughly great day out for the family and friends , I would recommend this to anyone as a place to visit. So many highlights of the day, that I can’t pick a favourite.

Mount Herriet National Park one of the beautiful location of Andaman Nicobar Islands. Mount Herriet National Park established in 1969. Mount herriet is the third highest peak in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The picture on the back side of ₹ 20 note is taken from the way to go Mount Herriet National Park. From the Mount herriet Park u can see, Swaraj Dweep(formerly name Havelock Island), Shaheed Dweep (Formerly known as Neil Island) and Sir Huge island. In rainy season leach are prominent in the garden of the Park so I advice wear shoe not slipper. You can go mount Herriet by rent a bike or car its approximately 14 km from Port Blair (Via ferry) and can also go via overline its approximately 50 km form Port Blair city

Its a National Park located at a height of around 200 ft. above sea level. You will love the journey to the top of the hill with thick forest on both sides of the road. The view from the top is worth the journey, which gives you a view of nearby island like Ross Is., Havelock Is., etc. It was raining when I went there and was welcomed with a beautiful rainbow and foggy weather on the top.

Its a nice place to view different islands from the top. You can see the view of north bay island which is imprinted on ₹20 note. But I felt it could have been developed into a much better place with accommodation and food.

Mount harriet is the highest peak in South Andaman. It is of 422m from sea level . The Mount Harriet National park is one of the closest wilderness areas to the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Very nice place. Must visit it. Nice view of North Bay and rose island from here.

Mother Nature’s presence suppress the humidity of Andaman & Nicobar island and makes people to go and feel the humidity with natural colour of Mother Nature .....

The views are amazing. A feel of a totally different climate within South andaman. However, the time when I visited, the cafeteria was closed and there were absolutely no food available in and around the spot. Also there is about a 100m walk uphill after the parking area.

Nice place for nature lovers you can go for trekking and enjoy the beauty of nature . Generally people take ferry from chatham to float and that ferry will charge you 10 rupees per head you can take your four n two wheelers along which costs 130 and 50 rupees respectively . You can see view of all the main islands from there and spend nice time there.

Natures best place...hill station..affordable room....managed by forest Department

Its good place for nature lovers and trekking lovers as you will get good terrains.Dont trust on internet reviews...its one time visiting place.KalaPathar place is 2.5kms from entry into national park.

If you love forest & birds then this is a great place to visit.

Very Scenic view of 4 IslandHavelock,Nail,rosse and Port Blair

Mount Harriet is a small beautiful island forest point with a short trekking path which will end at the Kalapathar point. This point is where British Army used to take Indian prisoners to push them to death.The overall scenery is good and best for half day out if you are looking for a change after visiting a dozen of beaches in Andaman Islands.How to reach here:-You can get a cab or auto to Chattam Jetty. Therere city buses available as well depending upon your stay location.Pay Rs 10 ticket per person for Bamboo flat Jetty.Ferry is available every 15 minutes at the Chattam Jetty.Look for keep who will take you up to Mount Harriet forest guest House point. It will ask for Rs 500 to and fro including 1 hr wait.Entry fee is Rs 30 per person, plus Rs 50 for the Jeep.You can walk up to the Kalapathar point and Gun point which is about 2.5 km from the forest guest house.

Mount Harriet is one of the forest based tourist place in Andaman but to visit here from Port Blair you need to travel to Chatham port from there you need to take a ferry or boat to Bamboo flat from there you need to go right and there is only one way up but I would request you take a scooter from port Blair city to travel there and I would not recommend to take any old age people along with you. This place is surrounded with beauty of greenary and you will get a vast view of small island like Ross Island, Northbay and many more from here... The scenery is heart melting and they will guide you to go a sight scene through a forest I would say you to avoid that because you need to walk for around more than one long hour to reach there and you will find nothing over there no view as well... In my photos I have mentioned below the photo tagged with the end you will find the place ... But rest you can visit if you have time because visiting this place will take your one day from your list.

Best place for a days picnic with family/friends.

Excellent garden at the hilltop. On one side is the garden with varietys of plants and flowers and on other side downhill is the ocean. Its an excellent picturesque view. Lovely place.

Amid with serenity peace & vivid place for nature lovers as you would numerous birds endemic to Andaman Islands, trek is a must activity for hikers.

Its a very beautiful place once discovered by a English officer of British Government.Presently its under the supervision of Forest Department.Though Forest Department is doing well, but if it can be develop to attract tourist it will be a great boost for Island tourism. Connectivity is another issue to reach here. Meals served here is quite good but the condition of cottages need some serious attention. For photographer its a great place .

Its beautiful but the road is Tricky you have to careful while driving . overall its beautiful

20Rupees note picture and entrance

Good place to visit in a lazy day off....

Started the day With the Amazing drive toward Mount Harriet[ highest mountain in Andaman island]. Wonderful path, excellent climate. Here there are couple important point Rs20/- point[ image on Rs 20/- is taken from here] and will able to see havelock, neil island from top.

This place hardly qualifies as a tourist destination, despite the National Park designation. There is a park and few watch towers with barely any view. Vehicles can drive upto the top, and there is no trekking involved to reach the highest peak in Andaman. Theres also a Rest House and Tourist accommodation facility up top which should be quite a camping experience if you can manage to get a reservation from the stingy forest department. From Mt. Harriet there is an half hour trek through the forest to Kalapathar beach cliff (again, you wont get any view, its all covered by forest undergrowth), but we couldnt make it.On the way to Mt. Harriet is the 20 Rs. Point, where the scenery in 20 Rs currency was captured from (cliff view of North Bay beach and lighthouse through coconut palms). Now thats worth a stop.

With Rain playing #Spoiler the options to roam around an Island decrease drastically! That’s when Dad suggested #MountHarriet #NationalPark at Bamboo Flat for a short tour. And it was a brilliant idea, I had been here around 10yrs back and it would be a good refresh.Reaching Mount Harriet is easy from Portblair, there are 2 ways:1. Take the road on NH-4 (wonderful road and drive amidst lush green views) up to Ferrargunj and then get off towards Wimberlygunj entering Bambooflat. The ride should take you around 1hr to reach Mount Harriet. The last 2km stretch of is literally amidst the forest and refreshing.2. Take the public transport from Portblair to Chatham and a 10min ferry ride from Chatham to Bambooflat followed by the final stretch of 5km to Mount Harriet.At Mount Harriet you need to pay the entry fee and your vehicles take you around 200m from the view points. The place has multiple view points, and the forest rest house if you plan to stay(needs advance booking). There are 2 trails - one is 80m to the Gun Shot View point (picture no.6 and 7) and 2.5km to the Kala Patthar beach which we didn’t go for a reason.At Mount Harriet be rest-assured that if you plan to trek, you bring home LEECHES fro sure! We did the 80m trek and 3 of us had leeches on our feet and hence it is advised to be cautious for the beach trail for sure (that was the reason we didn’t do this trail as we had 2 senior citizens with us)The view points are wonderful, the air is brilliant and the 20rs Indian currency note also has a view of the light house visible from here!Tips: - Go on a Non-rainy day- carry snacks (not plastics)

We didnt book any package for mount harriet. We reached to Chattam jetty by Auto(took around 60 rupees Delanipur) and took Vehicle ferry to bamboo flat jetty(10 rs ticket) and then took jeep for onward/return trip from bamboo flat jetty to Mount Harriet for 500 rupees. Started around 9:30 AM and reached hotel back around 1:30 PM. We can see the north bay island view that present at back of 20 rupees( it almost looks same apart from few new trees showed up) and there are two to three view points from peaks. we saw trek path to mount harriet but didnt explore it. If you dont have time you can skip this place. However, it will be good if you are tired of constantly seeing water

Place with awesome views and calm and serene place but one need to be aware of leeches. they can be quite devastating. nice place to watch birds and view different island on a clear day.

Beautiful trek amidst lush green forest. Its a popular hike but only few complete the whole trail. The view from the Kala patthar after 2.5 kms of hiking is not so spectacular but worth it if you enjoy hiking as well. Might seem like a drag and boring for people who wanna visit more tourist spots. But for those who love hiking, that too in a tropical forest then they can even go a little further like we did.

This is a national park and is the second highest peak in Andamans(432 mtrs above sea level). People can take road journey which is long and takes 1 and half hours or else vehicle ferry can take around 45 minutes to reach the peak. No shops at peak and plastic free zone too. Nice scenic beauty. Enjoy the same lighthouse view as printed at the back of twenty rupee note(red note)

Spectacular ride till entry, marvelous views, good climate and good place to hangout

Mount Harriet is part of the park, is the third-highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago. The picture on the back side of ₹ 20 note is taken from Mount Harriet National Park. It is named after a army offices wife. It is well known for its floral and fauna habitats with butterfly hotspot. Originally it was a reserve forest which was converted into a national park in 1979. Trekking through the park is popular as it passes through an attractive beach, dense forest with endemic plants and animals.

The view from here is very nice.

A beautiful Quite place on the Mountains, no Wild animals to see except for some Snakes. There is a Forest Guest House on the top of the hill with a small Garden & Sit Out. Entry inside the National park is restricted beyond 4.15 PM. There is a view point on the top, one can see the vast ocean & can also see the Swaraj Dweep (Havelock islands) & Shaheed Dweep (Neil islands) at the far end of the sea. There 2 Trek routes which starts from the top, one is about 80 mts to Gun Point view & the other is about 2.5 km to Kala Pathar. Its a quite place with not many foot falls but an outing with family & friends is a perfect way to spend the day !!!One can travel to Mount Harriet via road from Port Blair which is a bit too long. The other mode of transport is to cross the sea on a Vehicle Ferry from Port Blair (Chatham jetty) to the foot of the mountains & then travel by road to reach the top.

Goods place. I enjoyed there.

Best place in Andaman island, its the 2nd highest peak on the island after the Sandle point, a must visit for the nature lovers, very peaceful and seanic, you can also view the Rs20 note image of the North Bay island from here

Awesome view of North bay Beach ⛱ ..

This National Park is quite afar from main city of Port Blair. One needs to take a ferry and cross a creek along with a car and drive for almost 45 minutes to reach. On the way there is Hope Town where there is a point at which a picturesque view overseeing North Bay and the sea through coconut trees is visible, the line drawing of which is visible on the reverse side of ₹20 currency notes.There is not much to see there at Mount Harriet excepting a few model huts of the Nicoborese and watch towers from where distant views of North Bay, Havelock, Neil and Ross island are visible.There is also a trekking path of 2.5kms to go inside the park, but that is full of leaches.

Mount Harriet National Park is a national park located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India. The park, established in 1969, covers about 4.62 km2 (18.00 mi2). Mount Harriet (383 metres (1,257 ft)), which is part of the park, is the third-highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago next to Saddle Peak (732 metres (2,402 ft)) in North Andaman and Mount Thullier (568 metres (1,864 ft)) in Great Nicobar.The place is shown on the reverse side of Rupee 20 note in India. The park is named in commemoration of Harriet Tytler, the second wife of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British army officer, an administrator, naturalist and photographer, who were appointed Superintendent of the Convict Settlement at Port Blair in the Andamans from April 1862 to February 1864. Harriet is remembered for her work in documenting the monuments of Delhi and for her notes at the time of the Revolt of 1857 in India.

A visitor will be spellbound after reaching here. Here are few cottages to stay which can be booked from tourism dept port blair. A jungle trail to kalapathar beach starts from here a distance of 2 and half km but the path is infested with leeches. The picture of north bay island along with the light house which is printed on twenty rupees note can be seen from here. Remember the forest gate will be closed at 5 pm. Here is good toilet facilities with running water.

Good enough to spend 2 hrs at max.En route you could find the location which has been printed in 20 Rs. note

Awesome

Nice place.... View of 20rs.

This place can be reached by boat from chattam jetty with your vehicle on board as it is 5 km from bamboo flat jetty. Charge is ₹10 for people and ₹35 for 2 wheeler. This has 2.5 km trek and can be continued to 4 km if required one way. Must visit if you are nature lover. See the photo of North bay do you see ₹20 note back side?

Good trekking spot...at rainy season leeches are found so have to be careful

Good place but not up to the mark

Good place when light rain with clouds

Mount Harriet National Park was originally a reserve forest which was converted into a national park in 1979. It encompasses an area of 4,662 hectares (11,520 acres), which is likely to be extended to cover an additional area of 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) to include adjoining mountain ranges and the marine ecosystem on the eastern coast. The mountains in the park are aligned in a north-south direction with the ridges and spurs originating from it aligned in an east-west direction. The parks elevation range is from zero at the coast to the peak level of 481 metres (1,578 ft). The eastern face of the park has steep slopes, and the beaches here are also formed of rocks interspersed with small sandy areas. The park is drained by many streams which rise in the hills and flow into the sea on the east. The park experiences marine climatic conditions, and hot and humid conditions in view of its proximity to the equator.A notable feature 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the park is Kalapathar, where prisoners used to be pushed down the ravine to their death.

If you are visiting Port Blair dont miss this place, they have ferry from Chatham area which takes only 20 min to reach the place

Beauty of andaman is here as we can say

Highest peak of Andaman island from you can seeNeil and Havelock islands

If u are the type of person who has to DO or SEE something then this place is not for u. Serene place for walk/trekking with stunning views. Virtually a 360 degree view from this place. Since u are at the highest point in the area u can even see Havelock from here

Nice place. You will get to see the image that is printed on twenty rupee note (old one).

A lone place on top of the Mount in the middle of the pure Jungle. Watch out of leches. Have a good view of the Rupee Twenty Note backside picture of the lighthouse.

The views are not so great. They are covered by trees. There is just the one emarald view point that has a good view. But its not worth the overall effort to the top. But the drive there is one beautiful thing

Beautiful place.Sea Breeeze is mind blowing.

Cool & calm place with rain forest..

Its an amazing place to visit non crowdy place in Andaman

One of best view point if the day is sunny. Mt hariet is 3 higest peak in that region, overall 4th height peak in andamans.

Wow ...Happy go jolly place ..Filled with scenic beauty...Stunning view of the islands...

Good place to Visit, Gives a good ariel view at the top. Nice.

Awesome place and beautifully maintained by Forest Department

Beautiful place with unspoilt forest. Great view of the area.

Nice place....place of back side of ₹20 note is there

The Highest peak in South Andaman Island. One of the best thing is that, the picture located beside of the INR 20 is captured for this place only.

Beautiful winding roads leading to a gorgeous view at the top , a peaceful retreat barely an hours drive from Port Blair. Oh, theres also the ₹20/- viewpoint along the way!

Osm place for nature lovers

Its a place where japan army used to aim next country attack this park is full of cloud. Bcoz of its high altitude. You can se north bay and some small islands on top of this mount.

The peek point of island peninsula in india, overwhelmed bye the beauty of nature. Indian old 20 rs pic aslo frm here..

Reserved and heavy dense forest

The picture on the back side of ₹ 20 note is taken from Mount Harriet National Park. The park is named in commemoration of Harriet C. Tytler, the second wife of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British army officer, an administrator, naturalist and photographer, who was appointed Superintendent of the Convict Settlement at Port Blair in the Andamans from April 1862 to February 1864.[4] Harriet is remembered for her work in documenting the monuments of Delhi and for her notes at the time of the Revolt of 1857 in India.[5]The parks well-known faunal species are Andaman wild pigs (an endangered species), saltwater crocodiles, turtles and robber crabs.[6] The park is also a butterfly hotspot.[2]

Good place for relaxing

Quiet & awesome place. Nice place to click photos.

Be careful with the leeches their!!

Very nice

If you are looking for both nature and history.. must visit this place... the place is also good for those who loves to trek and adventure...And also far way from the city hussle...Very peaceful place..And most interesting fact about this place is this that.. the photo printed in the back of old 20/- Rs. Note is the view from the hill top.

Road cleaning is required from Forest Employees. Lot of sands deposited in middle of the road

View is good but not worth visiting

It was so relaxing between nature 🌿🍃

Beautiful park in a historic place with lovely view point.

Plush Greenery with magnificent ocean views

Pleasant claimant when u come to Portblair this is one of the visiting center

Excellent place with good sight ...

Thr great mount harriot park in andaman had a brutal history. The prisoner who were not want to be slaves of english..they were killed here at gun point which is located in mount harriot park. The name is gun point cause when the prisoners or slaves were punished for death,they were taken here and standed on a point placing in the mauntain. After that the lords enjoyed there death to shoot through gun to the standing point

Amazing experience

Dont only visit here.. Stay for a night during foggy season

Great view from hilltop. Small treakroute start from hilltop. Forest dept. bungalows and makeshift rooms available. Journey to hilltop through forest road is thrilling. Den of poisonous snakes.

Marvellous place. Ultimate view from it

Its a beautiful & cool place

A wonderful place for everhobe, must visit place in Andaman Islands. Night stay is safe and booking may be done through forest department.

Calm and quit greeny hill top spot.

Its a beautiful place. The journey uphill offers breathtaking scenery. Lots of beautiful butterflies. Got to see some endemic birds. Offers a panoramic view of the islands. There are pointers for identification. It rained briefly during my visit on 21st December. A place for nature lovers. Not a normal touristy place, so few tourists found here. Good for the place and the discerning few.

Best place to spot the adventure

What a place i lovin it

The trip from Port Blair to Mount Harriet National Park was awesome. The park is a small park which can be covered on root. Its abundant in flora and fauna life. Also you get to see so many Directions boards talking about the birds and animals unique to Andaman. There was a model hut in the park built in the style of Nicobar tribes.

Very beautiful place. Serene. Most of the island of Andaman are visible from there. The photo of 20rupees note is taken from here

Mout hariet national park

Its a wonderful & Peaceful place

Very peaceful place. Highest peak of andaman, provide nice view of islands and sea.Picture behind old Rs.20 note can be seen on way to Mt. Harriet.

Nice

Clean, green and serene view.