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It's theoretically possible to visit Bangaram all year round; the hottest time is April and May, when the temperature can reach 33°C; the monsoon (May-Sept) attracts approximately half the total rainfall seen in Kerala, in the form of passing showers, not a deluge, although seas are rough. The island remains staggeringly peaceful, and (compared to other resorts), attempts to minimize the ecological impact of tourism. Bangaram Island Resort (Rs2500 and upwards) accommodates up to thirty couples in simple thatched cottage rooms, each with a veranda; cane tables and chairs sit outside the restaurant on the beach, and a few hammocks are strung up between the palms. There's no air-conditioning, TV, radio, telephone, newspapers or shops, let alone discos. The tariff, if expensive for India, compares favorably with other exotic holiday destinations. During the peak season (Dec 21 to Jan 20) it rises to $350 full board for a double room; in low season (April-Sept except Aug) it may be as much as 25 percent less. Facilities include scuba diving (from $45 per dive; lessons with qualified instructor); glass-bottomed boat trips to neighboring uninhabited islands; and deep-sea fishing (Oct to mid-May; $50-75). Kayaks, catamarans and a sailing boat are available free. Day-trips are possible to the inhabited island of KADMAT , the only other island where foreigners are allowed to stay and one that, along with Kavarattu and Minicoy, is being developed as a tourist destination for well-heeled Indian visitors.
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Bangaram is the archetypal tropical paradise and a scuba diver's dream, edged
with pristine white sands and sitting in a calm lagoon where the average water
temperature stays around 26°C. Beyond the lagoon lies coral reef and the
Technicolor world of the deep, home to sea turtles, dolphins, eagle rays,
lionfish, parrotfish, octopus and predators like barracudas and sharks.
Islanders come to Bangaram and its uninhabited neighbors, which are all devoid
of animal and bird life, to fish and to harvest coconuts. 
Islands of Lakshadweep