24 Mar 2023
There was absolutely no correspondence from Yo tours, tried reaching out through call, WhatsApp, email and nothing. Still showed up at the meeting point and looked around for their guide for around 20 mins. On checking with the enquiry office of Pheonix bay jetty got to know that boats for Ross Island don't even leave from this jetty. Don't know why it's listed as a meeting point at all. TripAdvisor should just remove this listing. It's absolutely nonsense.
Here's what to do instead: Go to Rajiv Gandhi sports complex, there'll be plenty of boats leaving every 30 mins for Ross Island. Get the ticket for ₹370 at the entrance. In Ross Island you'll easily get a guide. Ask for Anuradha aunty, she's a lovely person who has a cute relationship with all the deer on the island. You can pay her ₹300 for a wonderful and intriguing walk around the island and the ruins and feed the deer as well. You're done in ₹670. Just go yourself and save yourself some time, money and your vacation.