Be warned. There are some thing that are really hard to find in Lakshadweep. Like fast cars, or shrinks, or tranquilizers. They do have all that water though. Bright and clear as liquid glass. Fringed by white stretches of sand where the only throngs you'll ever see are of the sandpipers on the shore. And you could sleep by the seaside with the night sky as your ceiling. Therapy has never felt better.
Geographically similar to that other divers' haunt, Lakshadweep is like Maldives without the crowds. 400 kilometers off the coast of Kerala, this group of 36 coral islands and atolls can be reached by a twenty - hour sea journey from Cochin. Of the ten inhabited islands, only two, Bangaram and Kadmat, are open to foreigners and there are dive centers on both these islands. The langoons are home to a spectacular world of marine life, so unexplored, you may well have a site named after you.
Dive Sites:
Around Kadmat Island:
Surrounded on the eastern and western side by the lagoon. Kadmat is the idela haven of sulitude. This little island has an astonishing variety f marine flora and faun. Some of the dive sites explored bill date are beyond any sort of written description, they are ethereal moments of pure wonder.
The Wall:
A wall of soft coral starting at 12 meters and cascading down to the deep blue. Dive amongst turtles as resplendent as their surroundings.
Sting Ray City:
A 21 meter dive along the sand dunes, abundant with Sting Rays.
Cross Currents:
Located between the island of Amini and Kadmat, drift dive along with schools of Snapper, Fusiller and Sharks at 15-21 meters.
Jack Point:
A drift dive between 21-30 meters with different types of fish like Jack Fish and King Fish.
Garden of Eden:
An abundance of table coral at 12-25 meters along with varieties of small fish and Groupers. East Channel Located between 9-20 meters an abundance of soft coral and tuna.
Around Bangaram Island:
A tear drop shaped island surrounded by a continuous strip of creamy sand. The temperate blue-green waters of the Indian Ocean are an irresistible invitation to the scuba diving fraternity of the world. The exquisite black coral formations along with Angel Fish. Clown fish, Butterfly, Surgeons, Groupers, Mantas. Sting Rays and wondrous marine life found in the Lakshadweep.
Visit the wreck of time Princess Royal at 32 meters, sunk in a battle over two hundred years ago, or if luck is on your side have the pleasure of being escorted by a pod of 10-20 Dolphins…… Bangaram - a place on the edge of the world A bit of paradise.
Miscellaneous Information:
For both the dive centers, the nearest decompression chamber is a 2 hour chopper ride to the Naval Base at Cochin.
Best time of the year:
Between November and May.
Climate:
Tropical - between 25-28 Degree Celsius.
Languages spoken:
English, Malyalam, Mhal
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