Visit Vilankulo

A sleepy Portuguese town, and Tofo beach with whale sharks and manta rays all year.

Indian Ocean islands and sandbars.

Coral islands and old Swahili towns.

Vietnam’s beach resort capital — a long city beach, island snorkelling trips and Cham towers on the hill.

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.