Beautiful Places On Earth

There is a group of beautiful sea islands scattering around in the southern Pacific Ocean. This group of islands is called the French Polynesia. At the size of approximately 1,045 square kilometers, Tahiti is the largest and most populated island of French Polynesia. The island consists of two roughly round portions, namely Tahiti Nui (Big Tahiti) and Tahiti Iti (Small Tahiti) connected by a short Taravao Isthmus. The capital of the French Polynesia, Papeete is located on the Big Tahiti.

Tahiti Island is said to be a place on earth closest to heaven. It is an untouched and beautiful piece of land. The most popular activity on Tahiti is unarguably diving. The island of Tahiti offers some of the best scuba diving sites including the Tahiti Wall, Shark Cave, The Vavi Area and Underwater Fresh Water Springs, just to name a few. Tahiti also serves as a jumping off point to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Raiatea, Rangiroa and other islands in the archipelago. Other activities besides scuba diving are snorkeling, surfing, deep sea fishing, kite surfing, hiking, golfing and many more.

Tahiti Islands

The best way to get in Tahiti is by air. Tahiti is served by Faa’a International Airport, which is located close to the country’s capital city of Papeete. One can visit Tahiti anytime throughout the year, but it is best to avoid the rainy season from November to April.

The Maldives, or officially Republic of Maldives is an island country of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls in the Indian Ocean. It lies just southwest of both India and Sri Lanka, and is the smallest country in Asia in both population and area. With an average ground level of 1.5 meters above sea level, the Maldives is also the lowest country on earth.

Maldives is well known for its blue ocean and white beaches. Its mild climate is ideal for water sports such as swimming, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, windsurfing and many more. In fact, Maldives is ranked among the world’s best diving spots. Water is clean in Maldives and its superb clarity makes finding of underwater life relatively easier. However, Maldives is very expensive by Asian standards.

Welcome to Maldives

All visitors have to arrive at Malé International Airport located on Hulhulé Island. The airport is located just next to the capital city of the Maldives, Malé. To get around in the Maldives, one can use boats, sea planes and private yachts.

Venezuela’s offshore islands are always not very well known. But Islas Los Roques is an exception. Islas Los Roques is an archipelago consists of 40 bigger islands and more than 250 islets as well as cays. The archipelago is surrounded by many cays, making Islas Los Roques one of the best diving spots in the Caribbean. In fact, Islas Los Roques is the biggest and oldest marine park in the Caribbean Sea with a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. One can find countless shoals of fish and numerous corals here. The Los Roques islands had been declared a national park in 1972.

Much of the islands in the archipelago are still deserted, making it a perfect spot for bird watching. There are some 300 species of birds found in Islas Los Roques including the crested ibis that attracts worldwide attention. One can opt to stay in a submarine named Antares III. You can dive with Antares III to the 85 feet underwater world. Other activities include fishing, snorkeling and kite surfing.

Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela

Islas Los Roques is situated approximately 161 kilometers from La Guaira. You can land on El Gran Roque, one of a few populated islands in the archipelago. The best time in a year to visit Islas Los Roques is from April till December.

Redang Island is Malaysia’s premier island resort. Located approximately 45 kilometers off the East Coast of Peninsula Malaysia, the island is the biggest of an archipelago consisting of 8 other smaller islands. Access to Redang Island is either from Merang Jetty, 30 kilometers north of Kuala Terengganu or from Kuala Terengganu itself at Syahbandar Jetty. Besides, there is also a small airport on the island operated by Berjaya Air with flights from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Snorkeling is the most popular activity on Redang Island. Many resorts offer 3 days 2 nights snorkeling package including ferry transfer to the island. Some of these resorts are Redang Pelangi Resort, Redang Bay Resort, Redang Beach Resort, Redang Holiday Beach Villa and Redang Reef Resort. Besides, scuba diving is also a popular activity on Redang Island. The largest beach on the island is Pasir Panjang Beach. The beach is divided into 2 parts, namely Pasir Panjang Besar Beach to the north and Pasir Panjang Kecil Beach to the south. The southern end of this beach has more debris from dead corals. It is painful if you walk barefoot along this end of the beach. Area around the small island in the middle of Pasir Panjang Beach called Tanjung Tengah is the nesting bay for baby sharks. Pasir Chagar Hutang or Turtle Bay in the north tip of Redang Island is a sanctuary for sea turtles.

Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia

Baby shark in Redang Island

In case if you do not know, Redang Island is the filming location for the Hong Kong film, Summer Holiday, starring Ritchie Ren and Sammi Cheng.

The island of Mauritius is the biggest island of the island nation of Republic of Mauritius. It is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the African continent and is about 900 kilometers east of Madagascar.

Mauritius is renowned for its natural unspoiled beauty and ecology tour. Famous American author Mark Twain once described Mauritius was made first and then heaven, and that heaven was copied after Mauritius. This quote may have been a little over exaggerated, but the island is undeniably a leisure paradise!

Mauritius is a popular summer get away for European travelers. If you like blue sea, Grand Bay is a place you should really not miss out. Take a ride on a glass bottomed boat for marine life sightseeing out in the ocean. Grand Bay is also the centre of nightlife in Mauritius with lots of restaurants, bars and discos. Diving in Mauritius is popular too especially at the Cathedral, which is located off the Flic en Flac on the western coast of Mauritius. Another popular spot for diving and snorkeling is the Blue Bay at Port Louis. You can also climb Le Pouce for a spectacular 360 degrees view of Port Louis, the capital and the largest city of Mauritius. If you like water sports, head to Grand Baie for adrenaline surging activities such as parasailing, sailing, wind surfing, water skiing and many more.

Mauritius