讀《FT·金融時報》學(xué)英語：九大熱門目的地05.Andaman Islands/安達曼群島

“This is on my personal bucket list,” says George Morgan-Grenville of Red Savannah.“There are not many places left that are genuinely untouched but this is one of them.” The 572 Andaman and Nicobar islands form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal; most are part of India, with a few belonging to Myanmar, the closest neighbour to the east.
“安達曼群島是本人夢寐以求之地。”Red Savannah 旅行社創(chuàng)始人喬治·摩根-格林維爾說。“全世界保持原生態(tài)風(fēng)貌的地方已鳳毛麟角，安達曼群島則位列其中。”位于孟加拉灣的安達曼與尼科巴群島共有大小島嶼572座，它們組成了錯落有致的列島；大多數(shù)島嶼屬于印度，但部分屬于最接近遠東的國家緬甸。

The British established a naval base here in the 18th century, but many islands remain undeveloped and one, North Sentinel, is home to one of the world's few remaining uncontacted tribes.
18世紀，大英帝國曾在此建立海軍基地，但很多島嶼至今仍是處女地，而北森提納島是全球屈指可數(shù)幾個與世隔絕原始部落的一個棲息地。

Tourism is focused on Havelock Island, which offers white sand beaches, turquoise waters and excellent diving.It's the site of the Jalakara, a boutique hotel created by a British expat, which opened in October 2015.A former banana and betel nut plantation, it now has seven stylish bedrooms which raise the bar for the Andamans, as well as a jungle-fringed infinity pool.
哈夫洛克島是旅游業(yè)集中開發(fā)的島嶼，它有著白色沙灘、碧藍的海水以及美不勝收的潛水區(qū)。2015年開張的精品酒店Jalakara就位于該島，它由某英國僑民創(chuàng)辦。Jalakara所在地昔日曾是香蕉與檳榔種植區(qū)，如今則建有七間豪華臥室（它們更讓安達曼群島聲名遠揚）以及一座茂林環(huán)繞的巨大泳池。

Tour operators expect it will inspire other hoteliers to follow, establishing the islands as an alternative to Mauritius and the Maldives.Getting there involves flying from the Indian mainland to Port Blair, the Andaman capital, from where it is two hours by ferry to Havelock.Other options are becoming available, however — visitors can now cruise to the Andamans from Ranong in Thailand aboard the Meltemi, a sleek catamaran.The crossing takes two days, after which the ship spends a week weaving through the archipelago.
旅行社期望其它酒店經(jīng)營者會爭相效仿，使安達曼群島成為比肩毛里求斯與馬爾代夫的旅游勝地。游玩安達曼群島，游客就必須先從印度本土乘飛機到群島首府布萊爾港，再乘2小時渡船才能最終抵達哈夫洛克島。但游客如今也可選擇其它途徑——他們可從泰國拉廊乘輕便的雙體游船Meltemi前往安達曼群島。Meltemi雙體游船橫渡安達曼海需2天時間，之后再花一周時間迂回穿梭于安達曼群島之間。