2 Top 10

The world's most beautiful islands top the
bucket list of many discerning travellers.

Islands are generally exquisitely gorgeous.
They are islands after all. The ones that
made it into my Top 10 list are just exotically
beautiful.
[Document title]
Top 10 most beautiful islands in the
world
The world's most beautiful islands top the bucket list of many discerning travellers. Islands are generally
exquisitely gorgeous. They are islands after all. The ones that made it into my Top 10 list are just exotically
beautiful.
Table of contents
10. LA REUNION.....................................................................................................................................3
9. TASMANIA (AUSTRALIA)....................................................................................................................3
8. BALI (INDONESIA)..............................................................................................................................4
7. VANCOUVER ISLAND (CANADA)........................................................................................................4
6. SICILY (ITALY).....................................................................................................................................5
5. BORA BORA (FRENCH POLYNESIA).....................................................................................................5
4. SANTORINI (GREECE).........................................................................................................................6
3. MALDIVES..........................................................................................................................................6
2. SEYCHELLES........................................................................................................................................7
1. KAUAI (HAWAII, USA)........................................................................................................................7
Listed below are the 10 most beautiful islands in order from the 10 th
most beautiful to the most beautiful island in the world.
10. LA REUNION
La Reunion offers one of the Indian Ocean's last great island adventures.
With dramatic natural scenery, a French identity and a rich melting pot of
cultures, the beautiful island is quite unlike its beach paradise neighbour
Mauritius. La Reunion feels like an epic real-life version of the Jurassic
Park movies, with emerald forests, tumbling waterfalls, awesome
mountain capes, and soul-stirring panoramas. The formidable Piton de la
Fournaise, one of the world's most accessible active volcanoes, adds to
the thrill.
9. TASMANIA (AUSTRALIA)
Separated from the Australian mainland during the last Ice Age, for nearly
10 000 years, Tasmania has evolved in splendid isolation, creating a living
museum of some of the world's oldest and rarest plants and animals.
Nearly a third of the island is protected as national parks and more than
20% of Tasmania has been declared a World Heritage Area, a pristine
accessible wilderness of dramatic coastlines, thick forests and snow-
capped mountains. The untamed beauty of Tasmania is so precious it
meets more World Heritage criteria than anywhere else on the planet.
8. BALI (INDONESIA)
The most famous island in Indonesia, Bali is called the island of the gods.
With its varied landscape of sandy beaches, hills and mountains, rugged
coastlines and cliffs, gorgeous waterfalls, as well as lush rice terraces and
barren volcanic hillsides. Some people claim that Bali is earth's ultimate
paradise. In addition to that, Bali is also home to some of the most
luxurious resorts in the world. But Bali also has a colourful and deeply
spiritual culture, which is why it is known as the 'island of a thousand
temples'.
7. VANCOUVER ISLAND (CANADA)

The exposed top of a submerged mountain range, Vancouver Island –
located on the Canadian west coast – stretches for 460 km from
charmingly sophisticated Victoria in the southwest to Cape Scott's
windswept beaches and rugged headlands at its northern tip. It is an
outdoor lover's paradise. You can paddle through serene coastal waters,
backpack in majestic wilderness parks, or marvel at the furred, feathered
and finned wildlife on land and at sea.
6. SICILY (ITALY)
Known as the hiding place of the Corleone family, Sicily is a delightfully
verdant island, the largest in the Mediterranean Sea, and covered in
olives and lemon groves, vineyards and citrus fruit. The famous coastline
of the island varies from sandy beaches and gulfs opening onto peaceful
crystal clear bays, to steep cliffs, and crags. Sicily is also a world-class
cultural destination, with impressive reminders from ancient times
encountered at every turn.
5. BORA BORA (FRENCH POLYNESIA)

Under a one-hour flight from the South Pacific island of Tahiti or Moorea,
the island of Bora Bora, with a lagoon resembling an artist's palette of
blues and greens, is love at first sight. Romantics from around the world
have laid claim to this island where the castle-like Mount Otemanu
pierces the sky. Lush tropical slopes and valleys blossom with hibiscus,
while palm-covered Motu circle the illuminated lagoon like a delicate
necklace. Perfect white -sandy beaches give way to emerald waters
where coloured fish animate the coral gardens as they greet the giant
manta rays.
4. SANTORINI (GREECE)
Arguably Greece's most beautiful island, Santorini is a mix of towering
black cliffs, inky waters and white washed villages. Santorini inspires
every visitor because of its spectacular landscapes of whitewashed
houses and blue domed churches perched on volcanic cliffs, all set against
the backdrop of the beautiful shimmering Aegean waters. Unfortunately,
thanks to its epic beauty, Santorini endures another plague – plenty of
visitors during summer – when roads are blocked, restaurants are full and
prices soar. While spring is a lovely time to visit, particularly for the wild
flowers, the sea has yet to warm up enough for all but the bravest.
3. MALDIVES
Undeniably the most luxurious destination on the globe, the Maldives has
become a synonym for paradise whether it is for honeymooners, sun
worshipers, scuba divers or celebrities. Located on the equator towards
the south of India and stretching over 800 km, the islands are the visible
coral tips of an oceanic volcanic mountain range whose outer edge at
some points plunge to depths of over 3 km. The Maldives are blessed
with exquisite ribbons of powdery soft white sand, crystal clear blue
lagoons, incredible underwater wildlife, and unrivalled luxury resorts that
take up their own private island.
2. SEYCHELLES
The Seychelles are an archipelago of legendary beauty in the Indian
Ocean, just south of the Equator and east of Kenya. It is 115 coral and
granite islands, which are the peaks of a massive underwater plateau.
Once your aircraft descends into the Seychelles International Airport, you
know that you have arrived at a place of awe-inspiring scenery, with
granitic mountain ranges clad in virgin jungle cascading down to
hauntingly beautiful, palm fringed sandy beaches.
1. KAUAI (HAWAII, USA)

Towards the end of the Hawaiian archipelago lives a small, rainy island
called Kauai. Known as the Garden Island, Kauai is home to wildly verdant
landscapes, breath-taking beaches and utter serenity. It is on the
northwest shore of Kauai that you will discover the famous Napali Coast –
a 16 km stretch of 1 000 metre high verdant mountain cliffs that seem to
rise endlessly from the depths of the ocean floor. Other spectacular
places on the island include:
 the awesome Waimea Canyon, frequently referred to as the 'Grand
Canyon of the Pacific', and
 the mystical Mount Waialeale – an extinct 5 000 year old volcano
renowned for its mist-covered peaks and some of the world's most
spectacular waterfalls.
QUESTION 2.5/VRAAG 2.5
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The world's most beautiful islands top the

bucket list of many discerning travellers.

7. VANCOUVER ISLAND (CANADA)

5. BORA BORA (FRENCH POLYNESIA)

1. KAUAI (HAWAII, USA)

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