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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'.
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.
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