Kalpeni

Location: 10'-05* North Latitude and 73'-39* East Longitude, located 287 kms. from Cochin. 

Kalpeni is known for its Scenic beauty and the small islets called Tilakkam and Pitti and an uninhabited island on the north called Cheriyam. 

A huge shallow lagoon encloses all of them. A peculiar feature of KALPENI atoll is the huge storm bank of coral debris along the eastern and south-eastern shorelines. 

It is believed that huge boulders were thrown up during a storm in 1847. It is a progressive island. It was in this island that girls first went to school, when women's education was considered a taboo. 

Here, one can swim, reef-walk or water sport on kayaks, sail boat and pedal boat. 

About the vessels

The vessels Black Merlin, Blue Merlin and Skip Jack- all vessels belonging to the Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited (LDCL). The rafts all made of natural rubber are manufactured by Viking, Denmark.

All Vessels are well-equipped with life-saving apparatus including large rafts with a capacity of 100 persons. When an emergency situation arises the raft gets automatically inflated within 2 minutes.
---------Charter Boat to Kalpeni Island
---------------------[Black Merlin/ Blue Merlin]

 This package can be arranged with vessels 'Black Merlin' or 'Blue Merlin'. (150 Capacity / Highest Safety Standards)

The above rates are inclusive of: