Lakshadweep Islands
KADMAT ISLAND
A particularly fine lagoon, of even depth and an endless shoreline, perfect for swimming, makes Kadmat a haven of solitude. During the day, when the overhead sun becomes too strong, the feathery network of coconut palms provides a canopy of cool shade throughout the island, through which light dimly filters, green and cool. It is the only island with lagoons on both eastern and western sides. The tourist huts are situated some distance away from habitation, with only the splash of the waves to break the silence. Accommodation consists of AC and non AC tourist huts aesthetically situated in the coconut palm groves on the beaches. The island is becoming increasingly popular with honeymooners.
BANGARAM ISLAND
There is something indescribably romantic about the very notion of an uninhabited island and Bangaram justifies that feeling. Tear-drop shaped, it is encircled by a continuous halo of creamy sand. Like all the other islands of Lakshadweep, luxuriant plantations of coconut provide coolness even during the hottest part of the day. There are three uninhabited islands in the same atoll consisting of Tinnakara, Parali-I, Parali-II, each easily accessible by outboarding, sailing rowing and for the athletic, by kayaking or wind-surfing from Bangaram. All the islands share the same lagoon, an enormous bowl of turquoise blue.
The warm, clear, deep waters of the sea with its myriad marine flora and fauna are an irresistable invitation to the scuba diving enthusiasts. The exquisite coral formations including the black coral formations, the large variety and number of coral fish-the angel, the clown, the butterfly, the surgeon, the groupers, not to mention the abundance of the awesome, but harmless sharks, mantarays, sting rays, moray eels (morena) and turtles, make diving here an addictive experience.
Opened only recently to foreign tourists, the Bangaram Island Resort with its simple, but attractive housing has already become a circled spot in the brochures of tour operators and travel agencies all over.
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