Amini Islands

One of the inhabited islands of Lakshadweep, the Amini Island draws several tourists all through the year who are enthralled and enchanted at the bewitching beauty of the region. Endowed with the bounty of nature, the Amini island presents a harmonious balance between the natural scenic beauty coupled with modern infrasturctural facilities.

The Amini island boasts of a rich cultural tradition and religious history which has percolated to the modern era. According to a historical legend, the revered Saint Ubaidullah had taken shelter in the Amini island. Later on Saint Ubaidullah started preaching Islam from the Amini island of Lakshadweep. With the spread of the Islam religion more and more people from far off places began to settle on the shores of the Amini island to gain spiritual knowledge.

The golden sandy beaches, crystal clear water of the Arabian Sea and the salubrious weather of the Amini island makes it one of the most sought after tourist destination of the Lakshadweep. The Amini islands offers the tourists with a wonderful opportunity to find out their latent talents and explore their sporting zeal through the various adventurous water sports of the region.

Most of the indigenous people of the Amini island depend on traditional occupations of fishing, coir making and cultivation of coconut to earn their living. In the recent years, tourism has emerged as an important industry and a sorce of living for many people of the Amini island.

The Amini island of Lakshadweep is accessible by air and sea. Far from the maddening crowd of the cities, the serene and calm surrounding of the Amini islands provides relief from the stress and strains of daily life.