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Bangaram Island

Bangaram, Lakshadweep, India

4.9 (0)

Overview

The uninhabited teardrop atoll of legend — a resort-only island of bioluminescent night sands, rustling coconut groves and a lagoon of impossible blues.

Why visit: India's dreamiest castaway island — glowing plankton included.

History: Long the UT's flagship 'international' island, once host to Rajiv Gandhi's famous island retreats; open to foreign tourists.

Things to do

›Bioluminescence nights
›Shipwreck snorkel
›Lagoon swims
›Island-hop to Thinnakara

SnorkelingScuba DivingBeach Walk

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

Permit + resort

Est. budget

₹8,000–20,000/day

Duration

2–4 days

Nearby attractions

Within

0.3 km

📍 Nature

4.6

Lakshadweep Bioluminescence Nights

Bangaram, Lakshadweep

On moonless nights the lagoon shallows ignite — blue phytoplankton sparking around every footstep on Bangaram and Thinnakara sands.

Oct–May, new-moon nightsEveningExplore

0.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Island

4.6

Bangaram Atoll

Lakshadweep

A teardrop of white sand and coconut palms ringed by a turquoise lagoon — an uninhabited resort atoll where turtles graze seagrass, reef sharks patrol the drop-off and bioluminescent plankton light the night shallows. India's ultimate castaway luxury.

Oct–Mar3–5 daysExplore

0.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Snorkeling

4.4

Princess Royal Shipwreck Snorkel (Bangaram)

Bangaram, Lakshadweep

The coral-crusted remains of a 18th-century wreck in Bangaram's lagoon shallows — fish-swarmed and snorkel-reachable.

Oct–May2–3 hrsExplore

2.5 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Island

4.7

Thinnakara Island

Bangaram, Lakshadweep

Bangaram's tiny glamping sister — a sandbar islet of tents, teal shallows and sandspits that vanish with the tide.

Oct–May1–2 daysExplore

3.4 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Island

4.5

Parali Islands (Parali I & II)

Bangaram, Lakshadweep

Uninhabited coral specks in the Bangaram atoll ringed by pristine reef — day-trip islets for snorkellers and birdlife.

Oct–MayHalf dayExplore

6.8 km

📍 Boating

4.6

Agatti–Bangaram Island Hopping

Agatti, Lakshadweep

The speedboat run through the northern atolls — Agatti to Bangaram via Thinnakara and the Parali islets, over water in every shade of blue.

Oct–MayFull dayExplore

13.8 km

📍 Island

4.8

Agatti Island

Agatti, Lakshadweep

The gateway of Lakshadweep — a 7-km sliver of palm and white sand beside one of the world's most beautiful lagoons, home to the islands' only airport.

Oct–May2–3 daysExplore

15 km

📍 Water Sports

4.6

Agatti Lagoon & Water Sports Centre

Agatti, Lakshadweep

The vast western lagoon of Agatti — glass-bottom boats, kayaks, jet-skis and snorkel safaris over coral gardens barely a metre deep.

Oct–MayHalf–full dayExplore

17.4 km

🏖️ Beach

4.4

Golden Jubilee Beach & Lagoon Sunset Point, Agatti

Agatti, Lakshadweep

Agatti's southern sunset stretch where the airstrip's reef meets open ocean — the UT's favourite golden hour.

Oct–May1–2 hrsExplore