Andaman and Nicobar Islands · 11.7° N, 92.7° E
Visitors plan Swaraj Dweep stays, Jolly Buoy trips and Cellular Jail visits on WhatsApp long before they land. The conversation that sells the trip and the templates that confirm it are two different kinds of message, priced differently.
For Port Blair tour desks, dive centres, island homestays and shops: how the official WhatsApp Business API handles a visitor's questions weeks before arrival, the booking confirmation and the Phoenix Bay ferry reminder, which languages to write templates in, and what each message costs in rupees.
See it work
Play the chat between a family planning a December trip and a Port Blair tour desk: the questions, the options, the confirmation and the ferry reminder.
Most of a tour desk's day is the middle of this chat: answering questions about stays, ferries and day trips while the visitor is still deciding. Inside the 24-hour window those replies need no template, and a new message from the visitor restarts the clock.
The booking confirmation and the ferry reminder are different. They often go out days after the last chat, so they are approved utility templates. Write them once, get them approved, and send them from the booking sheet or the counter. The 24-hour service window explains the rule.
Today
Message 7 of 7
Sample Island Tours, Port BlairTemplateDelivered (two grey ticks)
Sent the evening before, after the window has closed: only a template reaches the family now.
A pre-approved template with header, body, footer and buttons — the only way to message a customer outside the 24-hour window.
Message 7 of 7: Sample Island Tours, Port Blair, Template, Delivered (two grey ticks). Sent the evening before, after the window has closed: only a template reaches the family now.
Market brief
From the South Andaman district administration's pages, with the 2024 renaming from Wikipedia.
The Government of India renamed Port Blair Sri Vijaya Puram on 13 September 2024. It is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the headquarters of South Andaman district.[4]
South Andaman district covers 3,106 sq km, with one municipality, 99 villages and three community development blocks; the district lists Hindi and English as its languages.[1]
Passenger ships run to Port Blair from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam; the voyage takes about 50 to 60 hours in fair weather.[2]
The Directorate of Shipping Services runs inter-island ferries from Phoenix Bay Jetty, and helicopter services link Port Blair with other islands.[2]
The Cellular Jail, a three-storeyed prison built by the British in 1906, and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, once the seat of British power, are both on the district's list of places to visit.[3]
Jolly Buoy lies in the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, known for coral; Swaraj Dweep has Radhanagar Beach, and the district calls Shaheed Dweep the vegetable bowl of the Andamans.[3]
Four kinds of business that answer visitors and islanders, and the messages that fit each.
Visitors combine the Cellular Jail, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island and day trips to Jolly Buoy, and ask about all of them before they fly.[3]
Stays on Swaraj Dweep and Shaheed Dweep are reached by ferry from Phoenix Bay Jetty, so guests need the crossing details as well as the room.[3],[2]
The marine national park's coral at Jolly Buoy and the sand bar at Cinque Island draw snorkellers and divers.[3]
Passenger ships from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam take two to three days, so customers want to know the day an order has landed.[2]
Meta approves each template once per language. Write Hindi and English versions first, then add the languages your visitors ask for.
Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in any language your staff write, with no template needed. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | The islands' common language; most local customers |
| English (India) | en_IN | Visitors from across India, suppliers and banks |
| Bengali (India) | bn_IN | Visitors and families with ties to Kolkata, where ships sail from |
| Tamil | ta | Visitors and traders arriving by ship from Chennai |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply to a visitor's question, ₹0.19 for a booking confirmation or ferry reminder, ₹0.94 for an offer and ₹0.14 for a passcode.
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Per message to Port Blair · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $0.0572₹5.4352 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | $0.0578₹5.4970 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 |
| Chile | $0.0822₹7.8162 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | $0.0116₹1.0993 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | $0.0596₹5.6629 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 |
| France | $0.0795₹7.5588 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 |
| Germany | $0.126₹12.0088 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 |
| India | $0.0099₹0.9435 | $0.0020₹0.1941 | $0.0015₹0.1402 | $0.0015₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | $0.0380₹3.6133 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 |
| Israel | $0.0327₹3.1045 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 |
| Italy | $0.0735₹6.9847 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | $0.0733₹6.9671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | $0.0796₹7.5644 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | $0.0367₹3.4877 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | $0.0383₹3.6425 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | $0.148₹14.0494 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | $0.0478₹4.5421 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 |
| Oman | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | $0.0438₹4.1620 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 |
| Peru | $0.0651₹6.1843 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 |
| Poland | $0.0338₹3.2105 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 |
| Romania | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 |
| Russia | $0.0742₹7.0520 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | $0.0351₹3.3385 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 |
| Spain | $0.0654₹6.2161 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | $0.0101₹0.9587 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0587₹5.5795 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 |
| North America | $0.0231₹2.1976 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | $0.0208₹1.9796 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | $0.0779₹7.4057 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | $0.0684₹6.5048 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | $0.0363₹3.4490 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | $0.0548₹5.2054 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 |
| Other | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. Invoices carry your Andaman and Nicobar GSTIN, so the GST is claimable as input credit where your business is eligible.
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The number visitors already message, answered by everyone who handles a booking.
Keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's coexistence limits.
A tour desk already chatting with visitors on the WhatsApp Business app can keep the app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's limits.
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The Port Blair counter, the island property and the owner can answer one number together, with transfers and notes, so a guest's ferry question reaches whoever knows.
Template manager and library
Draft booking-confirmation and ferry-reminder templates in Hindi and English from the library and track each one through Meta's approval.
InfiQ Flows chatbot builder
A flow can answer the common questions, such as stays, day trips and ferry days, when visitors write late at night, and hand the rest to staff in the morning.
Nearby
The nearest city pages on this site, on the mainland across the bay.
Many Port Blair businesses buy from or book visitors through these cities; each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers the rules for the whole country.
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
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