Dubbed Australia's Lindbergh, Charles Kingsford Smith had disappeared over the Andaman sea in 1935 during an attempt to break the England-Australia speed record.

Burmese fishermen had later found remains of the plane (including a still-inflated wheel), identified as parts of the Lady Southern Cross,a monoplane owned by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on the shores of Aye Island on the Gulf of Martaban. In 2009, a Sydney film crew reported having found the Lady Southern Cross at Aye Island in the Andaman sea.

The mysterious Mergui Archipelago, closed off to foreigners for some fifty years till 1997, has an unspoilt and pristine quality about it that comes from isolation. Remaining the same today as it probably had hundreds of years ago, you will be crossing through the Mergui Archipelago in your trip through the Andaman.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive in Kolkata

Be met and transferred to Taj Bengal.

Day 2: Transfer flight to Port Blair.

Start of cruise.

Swim with dugongs and elephants in Havelock and Lawrence islands arriving at Mergui Archipelago in the afternoon.

Discover Mergui Archipelago at leisure. Kayaks will be provided to facilitate your travel through the islands.

Day 3:

Day 4: Mergui-Yangon flight

Be transferred to your hotel by vintage bus- a fun, unique way of exploring Yangon!

Staying at the lush Governor's Residence, have dinner on its garden premises tonight. Governor's Residence probably serves the best food (with the best service) in the whole of Yangon!

Price: USD3808 per person for a group of 10. Price is indicative only. Please check with us for the latest prices.

Inclusions: Flight from Kolkata to Port Blair, flight from Mergui to Yangon, land transfers, hotel stays in basic room category on twin sharing basis all food on board the ship.

Exclusions: Flight to Kolkata and flight from Yangon, all meals and drinks not specified, travel insurance, gratuities and items of a personal nature.