Agatti Island (Lakshadweep)

Agatti Island View from Flight

Agatti island is the gateway to Lakshadweep, lying about 320 Km off the south west coast of India on Arabian Sea. Very seldom does one get to live so close to nature as you will find in Agatti. No traffic, no pollution, no smoke, no rush and run. Here you will find only 3 things – Lagoon, White Sand and Fresh Air rather say it you will find 3 things nature, nature and nature.

  

Season: 

Raw Nature

October to End of April

Entry Permit:

All visitors (BOTH Indian & Foreign Nationals) to Lakshadweep Islands require Entry Permit which shall be arranged by your tour operator. For Indian national required information: Full Name, Age, Full Address, Occupation and Date of Birth.

Getting There:

Kingfisher Red and Indian Airlines flights are available from Bangalore (via Kochi / or starting from Kochi). Mostly the flights are ATR and you may feel some bumping in Air, though the islands from the sea are most amazing scene.  Also you will find an exciting flight landing at Agatti Airport. The average transfer time from the Agatti Airport to resorts is around a two minute walk. Total journey time is around 3 hours (starting from Bangalore, includes half an hour stop at Kochi Airport). Kingfisher Red has a daily non-stop flight from Bangalore.

Also ships ply from Cochin to Agatti. The travel time from Kochi (Cochin) to Agatti Island is 24 Hours and the passengers have to spend the night in the push-back chair. The seating capacities of these ships are 150 passengers each.

Stay:

Agatti Island Beach Resort

Agatti Island Beach Resort and SeaShell are two resorts. Agatti Island Beach resort offers some beach huts and beach bungalows and a private beach. Cottages are good as per standards. You will get some service there which you must not expect in a small island like Agatti. SeaShell Resort is also quite good. 

Related links:  

http://www.agattiislandresorts.com/

http://seashellsagatti.com/

 

Eat:

If you are a non-vegetarian and also a fish lover, you will love the place. A lot of sea food and sea fishes are available here. Also other non vegetarian foods like chicken, muttons also available. Also vegetarian (including Jain Food) food is available and foods are delicious. One more interesting food habit here is you will not get cow milk here. They use goat milk.  Local cuisine is similar to Kerala.

Activities:

Water Sports are main attraction of Agatti. Get indulge in different activities like: Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Para Sailing. You will get a full training for these activities before the actual. Also one more attraction is Glass Bottom Boat Sail and Island Excursion. Book an auto-rickshaw (Yes it is available J there) and visit local Museum, Jetty etc. 

Agatti Island Lagoon is one of the safest swimming beaches in world so swim a lot. Play in white sand. See live corals there. Agatti is one of the coral islands in India.

Note: Between May to Mid September no water sports is available. But if you want to spend time relaxing and want to see raw nature visit during this time.

Buy:

Souvenir Shop

Only one souvenir shop is available at Agatti Island Beach Resort. You can buy showpieces made of different parts of coconut tree. Also you can buy dry fish, coconut powder, handmade t-shirts etc. And believe me they are really cheap.

Telecom Facilities:

Airtel, BSNL mobile connections works there. Also you can access mobile internet (GPRS) from Airtel Mobile. Also STD, ISD call facilities are available from Agatti Island Beach Resort reception. 

Other Facilities: 

ATM

‘Syndicate Bank’ ATM is the only ATM option. Local Govt. Hospital, Police Station is present in Agatti Island.

Do Not:

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in Agatti Island. Picking up corals is a punishable crime. 

 

 

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