Kavaratti
The administrative capital of Lakshadweep, a coral atoll where the lagoon is calm enough to see the bottom from a boat.
- Where
- Lakshadweep, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.5667, 72.6389
Get the Kavaratti stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kavaratti. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lakshadweep volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kavaratti
Thinnakara 57 km
An uninhabited island you camp on.
Bangaram Atoll 57 km
An uninhabited teardrop of sand inside a lagoon, reached from Agatti, with reef sharks in the shallows.
Agatti Island 59 km
The only island in Lakshadweep with an airstrip, on a lagoon where the reef drops away within swimming distance.
Kadmat Island 75 km
A long thin island with a dive school.
Kalpeni Island 123 km
A lagoon and the storm bank of coral boulders.
Minicoy Island 259 km
The southernmost island of Lakshadweep, closer to the Maldives in language and boat design than to the mainland.
Ezhimala 323 km
A headland with six hills on it, a naval academy, and medicinal plants Hanuman is said to have dropped.
Madayi Kavu 329 km
A Bhagavathy temple in Kannur said to have been founded in the eleventh century, with a tank.
More offbeat places in Lakshadweep
Questions
Where is Kavaratti?
Kavaratti is in Lakshadweep. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thinnakara (57 km), Bangaram Atoll (57 km), Agatti Island (59 km).
How do I get the Kavaratti stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kavaratti and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lakshadweep volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kavaratti before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lakshadweep volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.