Dive Review of Lackadives Dive Center/Bangaram Island Resort in
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Lackadives Dive Center/Bangaram Island Resort, Jan, 2008, by Kay, CA, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 3914.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Lakshadweep Islands are a Northern extension of the Maldives and absolutely pristine, stunning talcum powder beaches, sparkling torquoise water. Only one operating resort on Bangaram Island, and it is exceptionally well run, food too. Moonlight dinners on the beach. Accommodations are delightful thatched roof cottages. Only three islands permit tourists and permits required to visit the islands (takes a couple of months to obtain but may be relaxed soon). Kadman Island has walls, we were supposed to spend two nights there but it was closed as they had no power. Benefit was that it eliminated a five hour boat ride that would have taken us into the evening and the sea was choppy. As it was boat ride from the airport at Aggati was two hours. Return ride was fantastic, calm, crystal clear water and we watched hundreds of turtles speed from the path of the approaching boat. Diving was world class, plenty of fish, great viz and not much current. Highlight was a school of 21 spotted eagle rays, but there are turtles (3 species), lobster, tuna, jacks, lion fish, napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, eels, unicorn fish, anemone fish, reef and nurse sharks, parrots, angels, butterflys. Fish life surprisingly good since corals have not recover that much since El Nino. The islands are small, stunningly beautiful with palm trees and fringing reef. Bangaram took less than an hour to walk around and there are lots of shorebirds. Some people come for the birdwatching, there is a lake that attracts migrants, or just to swim, snorkel or relax. Islands are 1 1/2 hour flight from Cochin and there may be luggage restrictions so most people rent BC and regulator, all new scubpro, but not cheep. Shortie wetsuit was ideal. I don't have particulars on cost but you can check it out on the web. Most guests British or European, a few Indians; very few Americans have visited.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Maldives, Solomons, Sipadan, Oman, Myanmar, Caymans, Belize
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	90-110 Ft/ 27-34 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Bangaram diving 70-80' range. First day only 2 divers + divemaster, 2nd day 4 divers & 2 divemasters. Kadman has walls, was closed hence extra divemasters at Bangaram. When others out of air one divemaster stayed down with me.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Lackadives Dive Center/Bangaram Island Resort in India/Lakshadweep Islands

Lackadives Dive Center/Bangaram Island Resort, Jan, 2008,

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Dive Review of Lackadives Dive Center/Bangaram Island Resort in
India/Lakshadweep Islands