The limited number of visitors preserves the edenic island’s culture and biodiversity
Located 300 km off the coast of Malabar in Kerala, virgin islands of Lakshadweep are the natural consequence of the chain of Maldives that extend to the south.
If in the neighboring Maldives, the tourism blooms with over 600,000 tourists a year due to hotel-islands’success which are exclusively equipped to accommodate tourists, Lakshadweep Islands have been preserved.
Untouched by mass tourism, the islands allow tourists to discover local culture and exceptional natural site
Since the independence of India in 1947, the government made an ecological choice to preserve this rare archipelago of 27 coral islands which two thirds are uninhabited. Any visitor or tourist leaving for the island of Bangaram and Agatti, the only two islands opened to tourism, must be provided with a special permit from the government to Kochi.
Tourists are transported to a desert island. The government provides simple tents without any cement or chemicals. The building height is strictly limited, only bio toilets are allowed, rainwater is collected to conserve fresh water, electricity is provided by solar energy, and tourists (and locals) are encouraged to burn coconut husks instead of using pesticides to fight against mosquitoes and other pests.
