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Clear shallow lagoon water over sand, with a palm-lined shore curving away under a cloudy blue skyPhoto: Saif Arash · CC BY 4.0

India's coral islands

Lakshadweep, planned properly.

Tell us your dates. We plan your trip with you and connect you to checked local partners.

Can I go?

Every visitor needs a permit

Apply online yourself. It costs ₹50 per person, plus a ₹200 heritage fee per adult.

Fly to Agatti

Daily flights from Kochi and from Goa.

Or sail from Kochi

Passenger ships reach the islands in 14–18 hours.

When to go

Peak season is December–February; January–April is driest.

How it works

It starts with one WhatsApp message

  1. 1

    Tell us your dates

    Who's coming, when, and what you want to do.

  2. 2

    We plan it with you

    We line up checked partners for stays, diving and transfers.

  3. 3

    You confirm and go

    You apply for the permit and book ship tickets in your own name. We walk you through each step.

Plan your trip

Read these before you go

Small island of coconut palms rising from calm sea under a cloudy skyPhoto: Amog · CC BY-SA 2.5

Permit guide

Who needs one, what it costs, and the order to book in.

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Blue-and-white passenger ship MV Lagoons at sea, with a small boat beside itPhoto: SijiR · CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting here

Flights, ships and the seaplane, compared.

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Oval coral atoll with a turquoise lagoon inside a reef ring, surrounded by deep blue oceanPhoto: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Weather & seasons

Rain, sea conditions and the best months.

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Green sea turtle swimming in open blue waterPhoto: PoojaRathod · CC BY-SA 4.0

Activities

Pick diving, snorkelling or kayaking and see a rough cost.

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Islands

Five islands to start with

Aerial view of the airstrip on Agatti's narrow tip, surrounded by a pale turquoise lagoon and reefPhoto: Julio · CC BY-SA 2.0

Agatti

Airport island

Open to foreign nationals
Turquoise shallows giving way to darker sea, with a low line of palms on the horizonPhoto: binux (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bangaram

Uninhabited resort island

Open to foreign nationals
Octopus hung to dry on a wooden rail above a sandy beach, with reef rock and surf beyondPhoto: Salahpoomalika · CC BY-SA 4.0

Kadmat

Diving and water sports

Open to foreign nationals
Green-blue lagoon with small boats moored off a coconut-palm shorelinePhoto: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Kavaratti

Capital

Indian citizens only
Curving white coral-sand beach beside a pale-green lagoon, with coconut palms along the shorePhoto: Ajmal Hussain PKH · CC BY-SA 3.0

Minicoy

Indian citizens only
All islands →
Large shoal of blue surgeonfish feeding over a coral reef in clear blue waterPhoto: PoojaRathod · CC BY-SA 4.0

Diving · snorkelling · kayaking

Build your activity plan

Pick islands and activities and see a rough cost before you message us. Discover Scuba starts at about ₹3,500 per person.

Start building

When to go

Rain and seasons, month by month

Average rain at Agatti (mm) · IMD 1991–2020
Inter-island fast boats 15 Sep–15 May
Dive centres mostly Oct–May
Peak season Dec–Feb
Weather guide →
Sunset over a long jetty and low tree line, with a lighthouse tower on the skylinePhoto: Salahpoomalika · CC BY-SA 4.0

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We'll help you sort out the permit, travel, stays and activities.

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