Lagoon Fishing

If you enjoy fishing, you can do so at the lagoons in Lakshadweep. What more! Some hotels even arrange night trips to these lagoons, where the fishing rods are attached with flashlights. Apart from being famous for tuna, you can find lots of planktons, the glowing worms.

Kavaratti island is the administrative capital of Lakshadweep island. The place is frequented by adventure lovers.

Yatch Sailing

This is popularly exercised by almost all tourists. This place is in fact the developed place on Lakshdweep.

Scuba diving

Lakshadweep Water Sports authority runs various water activities on all these island. Scuba diving is the best way to explore the wealth of marine life. Being considered as one of the best unexplored sites in world, you can see unique species of coral, school of fishes , turtles, etc., which you might have either seen only in books or the National Geographic channel. The PADI scuba divers take some 2o-minute sessions to teach the basics of Scuba diving – like breathing under water through a mouth pipe and various other important things to dive and see in the underwater world. You will come across more than 100 species of coral and more than 2,000 species of fishes. The price range for Scuba diving differs from island to another island and mostly ranges between Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,500 with equipments and underwater photography.

Lakshadweep is the only place in India where you can find a coral reef formation. They are multi-hued and very beautiful. The water is so clear that you can actually see through it to where the vibrant reefs are. The presence of corals makes the water shallow and easy to wade into for novice swimmers and children. The rich marine life and the fantastic coral reef formation only adds to the mystique of the islands. Do remember that picking up corals is a crime punishable by law, so fight the temptation.

Lighthouse, Minicoy

Minicoy, being the farthest island from other islands, is an island one must not miss. A 300-foot tall lighthouse built in 1885 on crescent-shaped island which makes viewing the north of the island from top marvellous, along with the reef and hues of blue water. It is a majestic landmark for this island. This lighthouse was created by the British government to keep a watch on ships enroute from Aden to Colombo. There were many shipwrecks found around this island before 1928. The light source in 1885 was through kerosene wick lamps,  then it progressed to petroleum vapour burners and now they have electric power for it. Currently since some years, they have shifted from using incandescent lamps to metal halide lamps. The Lighthouse in-charge mentioned that it is a revolving optic and a clockwork mechanism for rotation and the lamp is fixed. The lighthouse got independence from British control not when India got independence in 1947, in fact the India flag was hoisted in 1956 itself. If you do not like climbing steps, then you should avoid this place, as you will have to climb more than 120 steps. The outer side of the lighthouse has been developed for current tourism and a concrete road is made outside, leading to the boat jetty for locals.

Fish Hatchery, Agatti Island

Not very known to people or on the internet, you can actually see how a fish hatchery is being tested in Agatti Island. Since in city life, we do not usually know the importance of aquarium fishes we buy and how does it comes to us. Marine Aquarium fish trade has been witnessing continuous steady growth across world which involves major movements of wild reef fishes all over the world. There are more than 15-30 million from 1,000 species marine fishes which enter the trade every year. Wildly caught clown fish attracts the aquariums because of its distinctive colour. So here, they show how more fishes can be reproduced in different tanks and bred and reared.

Canoeing, Minicoy Island

As water is abundant and clearly seen as turquoise water around this island, also being close to Maldives, various activities are performed here. Canoeing is one activity, which I would suggest as you can see various turtles, corals and various colourful fishes following you, while you row. Since the water depth is only 2 metres around the island, you are definitely not going to fall in the water. When silver sand and the sun heats the water beneath, water looks like emerald.

Parelli island filled with Hermit crabs

This sight could be scary or even stimulating. You would be walking across millions of hermit crabs, from different sizes to colour while you take jetty and go from Tinnakara Island. The crabs play a great, raw hide and seek, some also scurry about realizing a different specie coming along. I’m sure, just as I behaved like a 15-year-old, you too would wait till they come out from burying themselves in the sand and chase them till they reached the water. Sometimes, the water is so low, that you can actually stride to this uninhabited island. When you find yourself unaccompanied on this island and encircled by various mysterious birds, crabs, coconut trees, shells, etc., you might discover even a shell entailing pearl, and you automatically do not want to return back to the wearisome city life.

Tribal dance at Kalpeni island

Each island has different traditions and different costumes too.  Kolkali is group dance for men performed during marriage to rhythmic music created by the beating of two sticks. It starts at a low pace and then all of a sudden, towards the end, it picks up the momentum.  Each island has various forms of dance.  Parichakali, Kolkali, Daffumuttu, Attom and Ulakkamuttu are some famous dance forms in the inhabitant island. Only one island is very different from others is Minicoy. They even speak a different language, Mahal, from the others.