💎 Hidden Gem📍 Island📍 Nature📍 Snorkeling

Viringili Islet (Minicoy)

Minicoy, Lakshadweep, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

The small uninhabited islet off Minicoy's southern tip — a short boat hop to bird-quiet sands and untouched reef.

Why visit: Minicoy's own castaway annexe.

Things to do

›Islet picnic
›Fringing reef
›Seabirds
›Lagoon crossing

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

Boat charter

Est. budget

₹1,000–2,500

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

4.3 km

📍 Heritage

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Minicoy Lighthouse (1885)

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The British-built 50-m sentinel of the nine-degree channel — 200 spiral steps to a view over lagoon, reef and shipping lanes.

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Minicoy Island (Maliku)

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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Cultural

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Tuna Canning & Mas Culture Trail, Minicoy

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The islands' famous pole-and-line skipjack fishery — harbour mornings, the 1960s cannery and smoky 'mas' tuna curing racks.

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🏖️ Beach

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Thundi Beach, Minicoy

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Minicoy's showpiece white curve on the great lagoon — sandspits, moored jahadhonis and water like lit glass.

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