Oceans & Islands - Bespoke Travel

We hand-pick small, exclusive hotels and lodges on islands that not many tourists know. You live in beautiful, green surroundings, and all hotels must meet our requirements for sustainable tourism.R

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Galapagos Deluxe – Island Hopping

Galapagos De Luxe - Island Hopping Visiting the iconic Galapagos is indeed one of those places many of us dream about. Here is the perfect combination of land-based stays in two islands and a Galapagos Cruise to give space to both ocean magic and local Galapagos island life. Start your Ecuador journey with a couple of days experiencing the Echoes of History in Quito's historic Centre. Lan...

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Lord Howe Island – a secluded island paradise in Australia

Lord Howe Island rises like a jewel from the depths of the ocean, offering one of the world's most preserved island paradises, where dramatic mountains, subtropical rainforest, and coral reefs coexist in unique natural harmony. The island welcomes only 400 visitors per year and is home to the planet's southernmost coral reef. Stroll along some of the world's most beautiful beaches, which you of...

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Highlights of Sri Lanka with barefoot luxury in the Maldives

Join us on an unforgettable and luxurious combination trip to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, where you will experience the best of both worlds. Explore Sri Lanka's beautiful landscape and rich culture, with visits to Wilpattu National Park, Sigiriya and Kandy, among others. Discover the majestic elephants, leopards, shimmering lakes and diverse wildlife on the thrilling safari in Wilpattu National...

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Reethi beach resort, Maldiverna

The dream of the Maldives. Reethi Beach resort is located on the small island with the wonderful name of Fonimagoodho. But the smallness ends there, everything on this small atoll is magnificent. The island is part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve which hosts the world famous Hanifaru Bay, home to majestic manta rays during the months of June to October. Here you can enjoy relaxed barefoot luxur...

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Malabar Hill, Sri Lanka

Weligama Bay is a charming beach town on Sri Lanka's south coast, known for its sandy beaches, surfing and idyllic fishing villages. Just a short tuk-tuk ride from the beach, through paddy fields filled with water buffalo, Malabar Hill rises. Malabar Hill is a luxury resort you won't want to leave. Beautiful and secluded and a design lover's dream. A combination of Sri Lankan, Rajasthani and Mo...

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Haritha Villas & Spas, Sri Lanka

With a beautiful location, fantastic architecture and a nice design that blends into the surroundings, this is the place for you who want to experience real luxury. You come here to relax, enjoy fantastic food and be enchanted by the beautiful surroundings. The boutique resort is located in the southern part of Sri Lanka near the charming and historic trading port of Galle, and consists of seve...

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Karpaha Sands, Kalkudha Beach Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's wild east coast remains a hidden treasure, and Kalkudah its glittering jewel. It is one of the few special beaches where the only footprints in the sand are likely to be yours. An exclusive Boutique resort, Karpaha Sands has been designed to have as little impact on the environment as possible, blending discreetly into the peaceful surroundings. The safari-inspired luxury tents are ...

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Jasri Bay Hideaway, Bali

Stay and experience Bali in a private villa right on the beach in Candi Dasa on Bali's east coast - a perfect Balinese escape! Here you can experience genuine Balinese hospitality and can book excursions to explore the island. Candi Dasa is an exciting place with well-preserved ancient villages and mystical temples and its off-the-beaten-path location offers a different Bali with beautiful scen...

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The Manta Resort, Pemba island

Many dream of staying in an "over water villa" on a white sandy beach on an exotic island. Imagine if there was a place that could take that dream one step further, a villa on the water but with an underwater room. Manta Resort can fulfill that dream, and in addition to its fantastic underwater room, there are also magical villas on land. Manta Resort started as an idea back in 2005 when Matt S...

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Six Senses Uluwatu, Bali

Six Senses Uluwatu is located along a steep cliff edge overlooking some of Bali's most legendary surf spots and next door to a sacred temple, Bali's spiritual center. Inspired by traditional Balinese houses with carved wooden doors and small courtyards, the villas blend into their surroundings. Here you will also find terraces with pools, the last of which is an infinity pool that seems to merg...

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Miavana, Madagascar

Marvel at this place where luxury means setting foot where no man has gone before, surrounded by an unspoiled horizon. Explore uncharted waters and coral reefs, hike white sand beaches or take a guided nature walk to visit lemurs and nesting sea turtles. See dolphins and migrating humpback whales as you look out over the Indian Ocean. Contribute to the region's long-term sustainability by simpl...

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Six Senses Laamu, The Maldives

Experience sustainable barefoot luxury on the remote Laamu Atoll in the southern Maldives and as the only hotel on the island, it feels like your own playground. Offering a luxurious island experience with a Robinson Crusoe feel, the resort and villas are built from sustainable woods and designed with a modern twist. The island itself is a natural paradise with a stunning turquoise lagoon and s...

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Soneva Jani, The Maldives

Soneva Jani - one of the world's most exclusive ecoresorts in the Maldives that lives up to its ambitions. With 24 water villas on the uninhabited island of Medhufaru in a large, private lagoon in Noonu Atoll, Soneva Jani is, if you ask us, in a class all its own. But Soneva Jani is not for everyone. This is a place where you will be treated as a guest rather than a tourist and the luxury is la...

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AndBeyond Benguerra Island, Mozambique

In the middle of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique lies a paradisiacal island world - the Bazaruto Archipelago. Benguerra island is the second largest with verdant jungle and an azure sea, an island completely unspoiled and without large resorts. Here you stay in "casitas" with traditional thatched roofs, outdoor showers and wooden decks leading to infinity pools facing the beach. Yo...

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Matemwe Beach House, your private villa on Zanzibar

Just meters from the white sandy beach, Matemwe Beach House is set in its own garden, where you can holiday in one of Zanzibar's most exclusive villas. The villa has three rooms, and is perfect for families or groups who want to spend a little more private vacation in paradisiacal surroundings. Up to six people can stay in the villa.

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Kaya Mawa, Malawi

Livingstone was fascinated by this magical place, and he called Lake Malawi the "lake of stars". And he was absolutely right: this is indeed a special place, an area that enchants with its rhythm. Here you feel the energy of nature in one of the most beautiful and remote areas in Africa. Likoma Island is located out in Lake Malawi, and here you will probably find the lake's best diving areas - ...

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The Galapagos Islands and dream beaches in Ecuador

The Galapagos is like a "living laboratory" - here we can observe how nature evolves and evolution works. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in the fall of 1835, and the weeks he spent here proved to be extremely important to his further research, theories, and results. The place still offers a unique opportunity to explore a pristine and absolutely stunning ecosystem. Darwin noted, f...

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Cruise 1 week Galapagos Islands

A visit to the fascinating upper world of the Galapagos. Here you experience spectacular wildlife both above and below the water surface. The diversity of fish, birds, mammals and reptiles distinguishes the Galapagos from other marine areas - here we are guests on the conditions of nature and animals. Here you share the water with penguins, sea lions, sea iguanas, sea turtles, sperm whales, hum...

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Chumbe Island, Tanzania

Embark on a magical journey to the magical destination of Zanzibar, one of Africa's most exotic islands with its stunning white beaches, fragrant flowers and a strong, vibrant local Swahili culture. Holiday on the paradise island of Chumbe Island, a small coral island just outside Zanzibar Stone Town southwest of Zanzibar. By boat it takes about 45 minutes to get here. This is the place where t...

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Breezes Beach Club, Zanzibar

Breezes Beach Club is located on a virgin and private beach on the southeast coast of Zanzibar. This is the most quiet part of the island with not so many resorts and activities, and the lifestyle magazine Conde Nest Traveler has named the beach here, one of the 30 best on the planet. Welcome to your dream vacation.

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Baros, Barefoot luxury in the Maldives

Atolls or should we say something resembling circles of water with a green spot in the middle - that's what large parts of the Maldives look like. A tropical paradise without too many modern distractions. Welcome to Baros - an exclusive boutique hotel with personal and discreet service.

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Alphonse Island, Seychelles

Alphonse is one of the most adventurous destinations on the planet. Together with the islands of St Francois and Bijoutier, it forms a triangle here in the middle of nowhere in the Indian Ocean. Formally, the island belongs to the Seychelles. Travel to a paradise with white beaches and palm trees, crabs and an impressive myriad of sea life.

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Pikaia Lodge, Galapagos Islands

When you stand on the hill and look across the distant shoreline of Santa Cruz Island, you almost get a sense of being at the end of the world. The location of these volcanic islands at the equator, together with the fact that three different ocean currents meet here, provide optimal conditions for an amazing ecosystem. This is the home of sea lions, giant tortoises, sea iguanas - and the uni...

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Island hopping in Greece

Sail from island to island in the Greek archipelago with your own captain, in perfect harmony with nature aboard a 70-foot sailing ship. A typical day starts with breakfast in the sun, after which you go sailing for a few hours. The trip can go either along the coast of an island or the Greek mainland. Take a break in a beautiful bay to swim, snorkel, soak up the sun or just enjoy time with ...

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Six Senses, Seychelles

A bit like Jurassic Park ... not because your trip is going to be as dramatic, but the island of Felicite and Six Senses Zil Pasyon are just as beautiful, and the scenery here is just as beautiful as in the Jurassic Park movies. Here are large cliffs in the most amazing shapes, and this island has a much more raw look than most of the other 116 islands that make up the Seychelles. For example, ...

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Safari in Kenya & adventurous Zanzibar

At Karen Blixen's fine ecolodge in the Masai Mara, you get the feeling of being relegated to another time period, to the time when the savannah was a white spot on the map, and the only people who were in the area were the original Masai people. The lodge is located on the banks of the river Mara, a naturally spectacular place with the large plains behind the lodge, and the large slope Ololoa i...

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Zanzibar: sun, beach and luxury holidays

Zanzibar is a holiday paradise with the most beautiful beaches, adventurous palaces from the time when a sultan ruled Zanzibar, fragrant herbs and vanilla, colorful clothesline and exciting shopping in the bazaar. Zanzibar is, of course, a relatively modern society by now, but the adventure is still here. Enjoy mango smoothies and exotic drinks, get lost in exciting Stone Town and relax in an e...

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Luxury safari Tanzania – sun and beach on Zanzibar

Go on safari to some of Tanzania's most adventurous and remote nature reserves. Among other things, you visit Tarangire National Park, where you meet fantastic wildlife. See Thompson gazelles, buffaloes and giraffes. The journey ends on exotic Zanzibar.

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Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar

Zanzibar - just the name says that here awaits exotic times and sensual experiences! Sir Richard Branson has described Zanzibar as "a beach with coconut white sand and cobalt blue water" and yes, it is great! When you sit leaning against a palm tree and looking up at the clear African night sky, you feel very far away from everything. But Zanzibar is not just paradise beaches and day trips. The...

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Emerson Spice, Zanzibar

This beautiful and elegant hotel has its very own style - and 360-degree views of the world heritage city of Stone Town. Spend time allowing yourself to wander off among the narrow streets and alleys, where there is often something exciting to look at or taste. In the evening, have a romantic dinner in the hotel restaurant under the original ceiling lamps - and the food is top notch. Emerson S...

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Bird Island, Seychelles

Discover this private island paradise, with virgin beaches and the most beautiful, azure waters. An island where nature determines the pace and where we humans are just allowed to look past as guests. A place where the giant sea turtles migrate over in fixed cycles, where life in the water is wilder than in your dreams and where birds cover the cloud. An island where birds, nature and the seaso...

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Experience barefoot luxury on Mafia Island, Tanzania

Experience barefoot luxury on Mafia Island, Tanzania Fly to Mafia Island located south of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean. Stay here for 7 nights at Pole Pole, an eco-friendly hotel with 7 bungalows. The hotel is located on the southeast coast - known for its unpretentious and relaxed atmosphere and warm, yet discreet hospitality. Balancing luxury with respect for local culture and environment,...

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Tsara Komba, Madagascar

Eden is the name of the Botanical Garden, located as part of Tsara Komba Luxury Beach & Forest Lodge. And the name is so appropriate! Here we are on one of the largest islands in the archipelago of Nosy Be in the northwestern part of Madagascar. Nosy Komba (or Lemur Island as some call the island) is home to a number of small traditional peach villages and lots of fragrant cocoa, vanilla an...

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Nkwichi Lodge, Moçambique

A relaxed paradise right on the beautiful beaches of Lake Malawi, a lake that is actually one of the deepest in the world. Welcome to a complete experience with a unique taste of Africa. The clean and clear fresh water of Africa's perhaps the most biologically diverse lake offers small coves and pristine beaches, boulders and a world below the surface of the water that invites to be explored. M...

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Fundu Lagoon, Tanzania – your own private island

Fundu Lagoon is a small, private eco-resort on Pemba Island, off Zanzibar, Tanzania. Here you can sit on your own terrace and look out over the Indian Ocean. The island offers formidable conditions for diving and one is a PADI 5-star Dive Resort. If you have a dream of swimming with whalesharks - you can do that here! This is also a paradise for those who love fishing. .

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Bambu Indah, Bali

This almost extraterrestrial place is actually located on planet earth, but it looks more like the city of the Ewoks in Star Wars, than a hotel. This very different boutique hotel is located deep in the Balinese jungle at Ubud, Bali's spiritual center. A magnificent combination of buildings made of bamboo and teak. Here it's easy to feel a little spiritual, you get close to nature and maybe, yo...

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