While country retreats, city breaks and resort escapes are all good, nothing beats the profligacy of an island get-away. With palms swaying in the wind, crisp white sand and beautiful turquoise waters, islands are a popular holiday spot for vacationers. Below are some beautiful locales that not only proffer breathtaking landscapes and effusive warm climate, but also feature leisure activities, adventure sports, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 234 kilometers in length and about 80 kilometers in width. This beautiful retreat provides an atmosphere of tranquility and harmony accented by marvelous natural beauty and eternal sunshine. For a small island, the diversity of the Jamaican landscape is quite remarkable.
Its topography varies from wide flatlands in the south to slender coastal plains and through the spectacular limestone scenery of the interior to the powerful Blue Mountains, which max out at about 2220m. The vegetation is abundant in the north and the beaches are all white sand, making the island tremendously attractive to vacationers. The island has some idyllic tropical vacation resorts, as well as luxury villas, some with private pools.
Hawaii
Floating amidst the Pacific Ocean, miles off the coast of USA, Hawaii has an area of about 4,028 square miles. Despite the small size, this tropical island is a world of wonders. With soaring cliffs to the huge chasms, Hawaii enchants the senses like no other island. One finds everything one requires to enjoy a tropical vacation here. There is tremendous natural beauty here such as blue beaches, magnificent volcanoes, stunning waterfalls, sanctuaries, etc. to contemporary wonders such as Hi-rise buildings, stadiums, and modern transportation facilities.
Hawaii is a beautiful resort destination with modern accommodations. The island has definitely paved the way to successful Tourism.
Island Of Sisley
The Island of Sisley is the largest Mediterranean island and an independent region of Italy, separated by the Strait of Messina. Sicily provides a vacationer with many amazing opportunities and makes for a great tropical vacation spot. Beside the varied landscape, there are several historical and cultural traces. There are valleys, green hills, and beautiful mountain offering ever-changing sights to nature lovers. The numerous historical monuments provide a glimpse of the culture of the Siculi, Romans, Greeks, Normans, Arabs, and Spaniards. The whole island is breathtakingly beautiful.
Sicily also offers glances of cultural heritage with Roman Amphitheaters, Greek temples, Castes and cathedrals, and the royal buildings in Palermo.
The Maldives
If your idea of a perfect tropical vacation is landing on a pristine island with beautiful palm trees, adventure sports, and white beaches abound with crystalline lagoons of different hues of blue, then a holiday in Maldives Islands will certainly make your dream come true.
Maldives is an island comprising of a cluster of atolls in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is situated south of Lakshadweep islands, and is south-west of Sri Lanka. While staying in one of the many luxurious resorts in Maldives, one can have fun by participating in water sports like snorkeling, surfing, diving, and much more. Apart from this, this tropical vacation island brims with lush vegetation and all kinds of wild life.
Tropical islands provides extraordinary peace and calm that are so desperately sought by people living a 'big city life'. They are the perfect holiday destination catering to both the younger generation and older souls.