Island-hop the San Blas Islands

Caribbean archipelago of stilt hotels, starfish beaches and surf — Panama’s laid-back party islands.

Wooden Caribbean houses on stilts, starfish beach and the boats to the Bocas del Toro islands.

Traditional island of stone money and reefs.

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.

Three tiny car-free islands off Lombok — turtles, reef bars and no traffic at all.

Bangka boat trips between limestone lagoons, hidden beaches and the Big and Small Lagoon of Bacuit Bay.

Palm-fringed national-park island reached by catamaran, with a starfish-filled natural pool on the way.