This article recommends several islands to visit in 2025, highlighting their unique attractions and cultural experiences.
Islands — of varying size and character — can be an endless source of discovery and refuge. Whether your ideal getaway involves meeting extraordinary wildlife in Española in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, tucking into black truffles in Tasmania, Australia, or simply kicking back on a white-sand beach in Sardinia, Italy, these are the islands we think you should be visiting in 2025.
The smallest of Japan’s main islands is best known for its 88-temple pilgrimage route, circling 745 miles through a landscape of mountains, river valleys and bamboo forests. But there’s more to discover. Head towards the densely wooded Iya Valley to traverse traditional vine bridges suspended over a plunging gorge. Tour Kōchi Castle, ringed by sakura trees and one of Japan’s few remaining original fortresses, and soak in the just-refurbished Dogo Onsen, said to be Japan’s oldest hot springs, dating back 3,000 years. The 10-day Japan Explorer with Kumano Fireworks withBetween its historic Stone Town — festooned with the 17th-century Old Fort and marbled Palace Museum — and its more contemporary attractions (a museum dedicated to native, Freddie Mercury), Zanzibar’s largest island has plenty to offer those seeking some culture. The hotel scene is also thriving, with launches from Attitude and Le Méridien hot on the heels of 2024 openings LUX* Marijani and Bawe Island Resort. The 13-day Zanzibar, Aldabra & the Treasures of the Indian Ocean withUnguja in Zanzibar is the archipelago's largest island and offers everything from sailing to a museum dedicated to Freddie Mercury.It might be known for its dramatic caldera and striking sunsets, but this Cycladic star has its own cultural hitlist with Minoan ruins at Akrotiri, a Byzantine cathedral and clusters of art galleries in popular Oia. Santorini is also a base for the first inter-island helicopter service, Hoper, so from here you can now island-hop in record time — or be in treasure-packed capital Athens in as little as 70 minute
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