Visit Lakshadweep Land of 100-1000 Islands....

Destination of Islands Lakshadweep.........

L a k s h a d w e e p, meaning ‘ a hundred thousand islands’, 

islands stands unique for its glistering silver sand beaches, exuberant verdure and incredible abundance of Coral Reefs. The rich history and splendid serenity of these tropical Coral islands are sure to present you with unforgettable moments which can be cherished forever. 

Hotels, Restro & Bars are also not more expensive in these islands, even most people come to island are bachelor & they enjoy night life on islands, which is also cheap & you can get girls at low cost, but the best way is to book the tour packages accourding to ur time & money on internet. Main Food of islands is fish, you can more than 50 variety of fish cooking & served here.

Lakshadweep turns your moments magical with the entertainment and experience it offers. Resting on the sandy beaches under the caressing warmth of sun, listening to the music of water when it tries to embrace the shores, looking at the endless sea which merge with the horizon, travelling into the abundant marine life under the azure water etc can make you long for a return to this ‘Aquatic Paradise of India’.

In Lakshadweep main visited islands are Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy by ship. 

The Tourism sector in Lakshadweep is from From 1956 but there was no ship nor any mechanized vessels operating between the Islands and mainland to carry even the local passengers. It was in the year 1962 that a small ship 'M.V. Sea fox' having a capacity to carry just 12 pax was introduced. There was no building nor any infrastructure available to carryout tourism activities in this Union Territory. In the year 1974 a full fledged all-weather ship. M.V. Amindivi , joined the fleet changed the very face of journey in the Islands. This was the first all weather ship and was a great relief that prior to Amindivi very small ships including M.V. Laccadives having capacity to carry 47 pax was not sufficient for the movement of passengers. The coming of Amindivi and two all weather ships M.V. Bharatseema and M.V. TipuSultan during 1988 created a favourable condition for the movement of tourists. Two small ships M.V. Minicoy & M.V. Amindivi joined the fleet recently has helped the movement of tourists further.

Tourism is one of the few areas in Lakshadweep which can play a vital role in generating income, employment and over all development of islands. Recognizing vast tourism potential, a humble beginning was made in 1974 and one of the uninhabited island Bangaram was opened for International Tourism. The Hotel Corporation of India was looking after the affairs of Bangaram island resort up to 1982. The tourists on those days were coming by ship Amindivi. During 1978-tourists came by chartered ship 'M.S. Europa'. But in the absence of a permanent set up, the flow of tourists were not encouraging. After the Hotel Corporation of India wound up their business the SPORTS was directly dealing with the tourist activities both Indian and foreign. The Casino Group of hotels, Cochin entered the field of Lakshadweep Tourism through a lease deed dated 22nd October 1988 with SPORTS for operating the Bangaram Island Resort. Encouraged by the Bangaram experiment, the Lakshadweep administration has gone ahead with Tourism promotion in the Islands of Kavaratti, Kadmat, Kalpeni and Minicoy were opened for domestic tourists in 1983.

The policy of the Administration for the promotion of Tourism in the islands is designed on the basis of the recommendation of Island Development Authority. Since the carrying capacity of these tiny islands has to be kept in mind, any activities related with Tourism has to be carried out with utmost care. This has stressed the necessity of preventing environmental imbalance arising out Tourism and has recommended sea based Tourism so as to ensure that land resources are not over taxed. Therefore the domestic tourists are brought by ship and the night halt of tourists are arranged in such way that they are boarded from the islands before night taking in to account carrying capacity of the islands and shortage of essential items including drinking water. The experiment of day tourism has been found quite successful. International tourists to Bangaram are brought by flight from Kochi to Agatti, the nearest Island to Bangaram which is having an Airport.

SPORTS( Society for promotion of Nature Tourism and Sports) has been recognized as a nodal agency for the promotion of tourism in Lakshadweep. It has got its staff trained in various disciplines of water sports. In the absence of any restaurants in Lakshadweep, this SPORTS has been running restaurants for the tourists in every tourists focal Islands. The SPORTS operate a number of tourist packages to Lakshadweep. 

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