Andaman, India
TOUR ITINERARY 1 - DAY WISE ITINERARY FOR LAKSHADWEEP SAMUDRAM PACKAGE 4 NIGHT/5 DAYS VISITING 3 ISLANDS.
REPORTING TIME 9:00A.M AT LAKSHADWEEP PASSENGER SCANNING CENTER, AFTER SECURITY FORMALITIES TAKE YOUR BUS AND DROP YOU IN THE WHARF, BOARD TO M.V KAVARATTI SHIP, LUNCH AND DINNER WILL BE SERVED ON BOARD M.V KAVARATTI. SHIP DEPARTS KOCHI AFTER 2’O CLOCK.
EARLY MORNING SHIP REACHED MINICOY ISLAND, MINICOY IS, IN A SENSE, ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN GROUP OF ISLANDS AND LIES ABOUT 200 KMS SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN GROUP. IT IS 10.6 KMS LONG AND IS THE SECOND LARGEST ISLAND. MINICOY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST LAGOONS WITH A SMALL UNINHABITED ISLET VIRINGILI ON ITS SOUTHERN SIDE. MINICOY IS DISTINCT FROM THE NORTHERN GROUP OF ISLANDS IN ITS CULTURE, LANGUAGE DRESS ETC. IT HAS A CLUSTER OF 11 VILLAGES, WHICH ARE CALLED "AVA'H" EACH PRESIDED OVER BY AN ELECTED VILLAGE ELDER CALLED BODUKAKA. TRADITIONALLY ALL POWERS TO MANAGE VILLAGE AFFAIRS ARE VESTED IN HIM. EACH VILLAGE HAS A VILLAGE HOUSE BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED AND DECORATED. MINICOY IS RENOWNED FOR ITS TRADITION DANCE - THE LAVA PERFORMED ON FESTIVE OCCASIONS. COLOURFUL RACE BOATS CALLED "JAHADHONI" ARE A FEAST TO THE EYE OF ANY TOURIST. A LARGE NUMBER OF MEN FROM THIS ISLAND ARE EMPLOYED AS SEAMEN IN SHIPS ALL OVER THE WORLD. MAHAL IS THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE. MINICOY IS AN IMPORTANT CENTER FOR TUNA FISHING AND A TUNA-CANNING FACTORY ON THE ISLAND PROCESSES THE CATCH. A 300-FOOT TALL LIGHTHOUSE BUILT IN 1885 BY THE BRITISH IS A MAJESTIC LANDMARK. THE BEACHES HAVE BATHING HUTS WITH CHANGE ROOMS AND FACILITIES FOR WATER SPORTS ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER BREAKFAST PROCEED TO MINICOY BY PABLO BOAT, NONSTOP ENTERTAINMENT ASHORE IN MINICOY ISLAND LIKE SWIMMING, SNORKELING, KAYAKING, GLASS BOATING, SIGHTSEEING AND DIVING. LUNCH WILL BE SERVING IN THE BEACH BUFFET. EVENING 4:30 DE BOARD SHIP AND MOVE TO NEXT ISLAND
EARLY MORNING SHIP REACHED KALPENI ISLAND, KALPENI ALONG WITH TWO SMALL ISLETS OF TILAKKAM AND PITTI AND THE UNINHABITED ISLAND OF CHERIYAM IN THE NORTH FORM A SINGLE ATOLL. A PECULIAR FEATURE OF KALPENI IS A HUGE STORM BANK OF CORAL DEBRIS ALONG ITS EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHORELINES. IT IS A SOCIALLY PROGRESSIVE ISLAND AND IT WAS HERE THAT GIRLS FIRST WENT TO SCHOOL WHEN WOMEN'S EDUCATION WAS CONSIDERED TABOO. ONE CAN SWIM, SNORKEL OR REEF-WALK IN THE VAST LAGOON AND INDULGE IN WATER SPORTS ON KAYAKS, SAILBOATS AND PEDAL BOATS. TWO BATHING HUTS WITH CHANGE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE AT KOOMEL BEACH. AFTER BREAKFAST PROCEED TO KALPENI BY BOAT, NONSTOP ENTERTAINMENT ASHORE IN KALPENI. LUNCH WILL BE SERVING IN THE KOOMEL BEACH BUFFET. EVENING 4:30 DE BOARD SHIP AND MOVE TO NEXT ISLAND
EARLY MORNING SHIP REACHED KAVARATTI ISLAND, KAVARATTI IS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE MOST DEVELOPED ISLAND. THE BEAUTIFUL AND CALM LAGOON OFFERS AN IDEAL SPOT FOR WATER SPORTS, SWIMMING AND SNORKELING. SUNBATHING OR JUST LAZING AROUND ON THE BEACH CAN BE A HEADY EXPERIENCE. MARINE LIFE ENTHUSIASTS CAN VISIT THE MARINE AQUARIUM, WHICH HAS AN EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF AQUATIC SPECIMENS. THE MULTICOLORED UNDERWATER LIFE IN THE LAGOONS CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH GLASS-BOTTOMED BOATS. KAYAKS, WIND SURFERS, WATER SKIING AND SAILING BOATS ARE AVAILABLE. THE DOLPHIN DIVE CENTRE IS ATTRACTIONS FOR THOSE WHO LOVE SCUBA DIVE. AFTER BREAKFAST PROCEED TO KAVARATTI BY BOAT, NONSTOP ENTERTAINMENT ASHORE IN KAVARATTI ISLAND. LUNCH WILL BE SERVING IN THE BEACH BUFFET. EVENING 4:30 DE BOARD SHIP AND MOVE TO KOCHI
MORNING AROUND 10 AM SHIP REACHES KOCHI , DE BOARD SHIP TAKE YOUR BUS WAITING AT THE WHARF DROP YOU AT THE PASSENGER REPORTING CENTER, AND TOUR END LAKSHADWEEP SAMUDRAM IS A FIVE-DAY CRUISE TO VISIT THE ISLANDS OF KAVARATTI, KALPENI AND MINICOY BY SHIP- M.V KAVARATTI. THE ISLAND TOUR IS ORGANIZED DURING THE DAY WITH LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS ASHORE. NIGHTS ARE SPENT ON BOARD THE SHIP. M.V KAVARATTI HAS 150 DIAMOND CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS. SWIMMING, SNORKELING AND OTHER WATER SPORTS ARE ARRANGED DURING THE DAY' TOUR. CHILDREN FROM 1 YEAR AND ABOVE UP TO 10 YEARS WILL BE TREATED AS CHILD.
₹120 per night