During the summer months, beaches are one place that attracts most visitors and if it is an Island like Minicoy, nothing like it!
Here are some pictures from my last trip to Lakshadweep Islands - Minicoy Island in March 2016.
We visited three islands on this beautiful trip which were Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy and Minicoy Island was one of the most scenic islands. It has these beautiful pristine beaches, covered widely with white sand and beautiful corals. The island is a perfect tourist destination satisfying your desire to experience these gorgeous beaches, water sports and enriching culture.
About Minicoy Island
There are total of 36 islands in Lakshadweep and Minicoy is their second largest island. Among the three islands, I found that Minicoy Island was breath-takingly beautiful. The turquoise waters hitting the whites sandy shores was a glimpse of heaven. This is one place to see coral bed spread extensively. Apart from the beaches you can also go see some museums which have beautiful sea items, large variety of fishes and small aquariums. There is also a light-house called the Minicoy Island Light House - it is almost a 10-storey structure and standing at the highest point gives you a perfect glimpse of the beautiful beaches the island is surrounded with.
Water sports:
We opted for the Samudram Cruise Package - which is a 5-day cruise trip including water activities like snorkeling, kayaking, glass-boat ride and scuba diving. The water sports equipments provided were world-class to enjoy those beaches in totality. Glass-boat ride was an enriching experience to view those beautiful coral beds, especially for people like me who are not comfortable with scuba-diving, I know, I know, My BAD!!! :(
Food:
The food preferences of people differ, so I won't say it was very good or very bad, yes it was different in a good way. Most of the food was fish based - Tuna fish to be precise. The lunch which was on the island was a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. It was a typical Indian set menu - with boiled rice, chapatis, dal (lentil broth), 2 types of vegetable dishes, 2 types of chicken/fish items, papad (poppadoms), a sweet dish. There is a small shop specially catered for tourists where you can buy food items like biscuits, chocolate, fizzy-drinks, their specialties like tuna pickle, dessicated coconut, dry-fish and so on. Also, they serve coconut water in abundance, it was a welcome drink on all islands.
Overall experience:
I loved the place, I had my reservations about visiting Lakshadweep, because not many talk about how beautiful it is. This island in particular was very classy and well maintained. The people handling the tourists were also very professional. Water sport activities were very well managed and people were actually having a good time at the sea. They are trained professionals who guide you and ensure that you are in safe hands at all times under and around the sea.
Below are some pictures of Minicoy Island:
xoxoxo
Here are some pictures from my last trip to Lakshadweep Islands - Minicoy Island in March 2016.
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| View at Minicoy Island beach |
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| By the beach - Minicoy Island |
We visited three islands on this beautiful trip which were Kavaratti, Kalpeni and Minicoy and Minicoy Island was one of the most scenic islands. It has these beautiful pristine beaches, covered widely with white sand and beautiful corals. The island is a perfect tourist destination satisfying your desire to experience these gorgeous beaches, water sports and enriching culture.
About Minicoy Island
There are total of 36 islands in Lakshadweep and Minicoy is their second largest island. Among the three islands, I found that Minicoy Island was breath-takingly beautiful. The turquoise waters hitting the whites sandy shores was a glimpse of heaven. This is one place to see coral bed spread extensively. Apart from the beaches you can also go see some museums which have beautiful sea items, large variety of fishes and small aquariums. There is also a light-house called the Minicoy Island Light House - it is almost a 10-storey structure and standing at the highest point gives you a perfect glimpse of the beautiful beaches the island is surrounded with.
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| Kayaking |
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| View of fishes during glass-boat ride |
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| View of huge coral and fishes during glass-boat ride |
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| White sandy beach, pristine blue waters |
Water sports:
We opted for the Samudram Cruise Package - which is a 5-day cruise trip including water activities like snorkeling, kayaking, glass-boat ride and scuba diving. The water sports equipments provided were world-class to enjoy those beaches in totality. Glass-boat ride was an enriching experience to view those beautiful coral beds, especially for people like me who are not comfortable with scuba-diving, I know, I know, My BAD!!! :(
Food:
The food preferences of people differ, so I won't say it was very good or very bad, yes it was different in a good way. Most of the food was fish based - Tuna fish to be precise. The lunch which was on the island was a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. It was a typical Indian set menu - with boiled rice, chapatis, dal (lentil broth), 2 types of vegetable dishes, 2 types of chicken/fish items, papad (poppadoms), a sweet dish. There is a small shop specially catered for tourists where you can buy food items like biscuits, chocolate, fizzy-drinks, their specialties like tuna pickle, dessicated coconut, dry-fish and so on. Also, they serve coconut water in abundance, it was a welcome drink on all islands.
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| A local dealing with Tuna fish produce |
Overall experience:
I loved the place, I had my reservations about visiting Lakshadweep, because not many talk about how beautiful it is. This island in particular was very classy and well maintained. The people handling the tourists were also very professional. Water sport activities were very well managed and people were actually having a good time at the sea. They are trained professionals who guide you and ensure that you are in safe hands at all times under and around the sea.
Below are some pictures of Minicoy Island:
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| The other side of the Minicoy Island beach |
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| Resort at Minicoy Island |
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| Seashells |
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| Some more seashells |
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| And some more... |
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| Minicoy Light House |
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| View from the top of Minicoy Light House |
xoxoxo
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