Dazzling turquoise South Pacific lagoon.
Uninhabited island with crystal water.
Picture-perfect resort islands.
Laid-back "go slow" Caribbean island.
Jungle island with 28 white beaches, glowing plankton at night and almost no roads, off Sihanoukville.
Zanzibar’s liveliest beach, dhow builders and turquoise shallows.
Vietnam’s beach resort capital — a long city beach, island snorkelling trips and Cham towers on the hill.
The planet's richest coral reefs.
Three tiny car-free islands off Lombok — turtles, reef bars and no traffic at all.
Laid-back pair of jungle islands with clear water and cheap beachfront snorkelling.
Granite-boulder islands in the Andaman Sea with some of Thailand’s clearest water and best coral.
Oceanic island off Borneo ranked among the best dive sites on Earth — turtles, barracuda tornadoes, reef sharks.
Dhow trips to the Bazaruto archipelago, dugongs and dune islands in turquoise water.
The sea of seven colours, a Caribbean island closer to Nicaragua with Raizal English Creole culture.
The Mesoamerican reef a swim from shore, West End dive shops and whale sharks.
The harbour town on Flores where the Komodo dragon boats leave, with pink beaches and manta rays.
Island-hopping among the Bacuit lagoons of northern Palawan, limestone cliffs and turquoise water.
Snorkel where the equator crosses.
Mushroom-shaped jungle islets, UNESCO-listed.
Some of the world's richest reef waters.
Quiet islands of beaches and history.
Sailing and whale-watching islands.
Traditional island of stone money and reefs.
The world's largest saltwater lagoon.
Praslin’s granite-boulder beach, often ranked among the world’s best.
Untouched Red Sea reefs and islands.
World-class reef diving off Roatan.
Caribbean islands on the Mesoamerican reef.
Coral islands and old Swahili towns.
Indian Ocean islands and sandbars.
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