Dive destinations

Craggy, winding and riddled with caves and secret beaches, the Amalfi Coast is one of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in the world. The volcanic headland reaches out from the ankle of Italy towards the Tyrrhenian, sheer mountainside plummeting into the sun-sparkled sea.

Boutique hotels in Amalfi Coast

What sets Antigua apart from other tropical Caribbean islands is its geography: the lush undulating hills promise postcard-perfect panoramas like nowhere else. Barbuda, Antigua’s far less developed little sister, is a petite coral island hemmed with pink-and-white talcum-powder sandy beaches and a swimming-pool-clean sea.

Boutique hotels in Antigua & Barbuda

A melting pot of African, European and Indian cultures, the state of Bahia, up in the north of Brazil, is as indefinable as its ethnic make-up.

Boutique hotels in Bahia

Bali is a dozen flavours of paradise, and tastes different to everyone.

Boutique hotels in Bali

On Barbados – arguably the most charismatic of Caribbean islands – you’ll live like the locals do, eat with them, chill with them and most definitely party with them.

Boutique hotels in Barbados

Easy does it is the mantra in this sub-tropical haven that features 144 islands, craggy coves and crystalline waters.

Boutique hotels in Bay Of Islands

One of the world’s youngest countries, Belize has a landscape that shifts from Caribbean island paradise to jungle-clad mountain, and a culture that blends Mayan with Mennonite, European with Garifuna…

Boutique hotels in Belize

The charms of Queensland’s capital are both superficial and soulful. Go for the sunshine and nearby beaches, and make time for its riverside restaurants, parks and museums.

Boutique hotels in Brisbane

Some jokingly refer to Byron Bay as the most northern suburb of Sydney – everything you can find in the big smoke is right on the doorstep here too.

Boutique hotels in Byron Bay

For all it has in common with other chilled-out seaside spots around the world – clean air, ocean-view restaurants – this old hippie hang-out is out there on its own as a surfer's paradise with a kasbah.

Boutique hotels in Essaouira

Victoria's Great Ocean Road, aka the B100, south-west of Melbourne, is one of the most famous drives in Australia, and for very good reason.

Boutique hotels in Great Ocean Road

Our tip – get to Grenada before the rest of the world does. Somehow, this nutmeg-scented island has remained untouched by major tourism and has the real-deal kick-back Caribbean vibe.

Boutique hotels in Grenada

If New Zealand is a destination to suit everyone, then Hawkes Bay is that again, just manipulated into an even more manageable package.

Boutique hotels in Hawkes Bay

At the southernmost tip of Africa, the seaside town of Hermanus sees one of the continent’s most amazing natural spectacles when, for several months a year, Southern Right whales come to calve around beautiful Walker Bay.

Boutique hotels in Hermanus

Crystal-clear waters, quiet beaches, pine forests and great seafood may not be the first things that spring to mind about Ibiza, but the legendary nightlife is only one aspect of this lovely Mediterranean island.

Boutique hotels in Ibiza, Balearic Islands

A name which translates as ‘meal of crayfish’ gives a taste of the sumptuous scene in store.

Boutique hotels in Kaikoura

Touting itself as ‘Australia’s Galapagos’, Kangaroo Island (KI) has an amazing proliferation of wildlife – in the sky, the scrub and the sea.

Boutique hotels in Kangaroo Island

The twin islands of Koh Phi Phi ascend from the ocean like a jagged rock fortress, with beach-fronted jungle skulking enticingly behind the battlements. Simply put: it’s a mind-blowingly beautiful vision.

Boutique hotels in Koh Phi Phi

Trimmed with gorgeous beaches and filled with cool, verdant forests, Thailand’s third largest island is an altar to carefree tropical leisure.

Boutique hotels in Koh Samui

With world-renowned hotels, high-kicking nightlife, mountains of adventure, and countless beaches and islands a long-tail boat ride away, Krabi is deservedly one of Thailand’s rising stars.

Boutique hotels in Krabi

Peaceful, proto-tropical Langkawi retains a wonderfully laid-back, those-in-the-know atmosphere. A popular escape for discerning couples looking to explore the island’s gorgeous natural attractions – or simply to spend some quiet, cuddly time together at a top-end resort – Langkawi is one of Southeast Asia’s best-kept secrets.

Boutique hotels in Langkawi

Gorgeous, tropical Lombok is a life-enhancing antidote to bright lights and bling for honeymooning couples who prefer their barefoot luxury to be less bland.

Boutique hotels in Lombok

With its soaring volcanic peaks, turquoise lagoon, unspoilt beaches and rare plants, birds and marine life, ruggedly beautiful eco-retreat Lord Howe Island should bring out your inner David Attenborough.

Boutique hotels in Lord Howe Island

Spread over 26 silk-sanded coral atolls lost in the heart of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are the textbook desert-island paradise.

Boutique hotels in Maldives

If Margaret River didn’t exist, someone would have to make it up. Just three hours south of Perth, the region combines natural beauty with phenomenal dining and over 120 wineries that produce a quarter of Australia’s top wines.

Boutique hotels in Margaret River

Mustique is a 1,400-acre private island, managed by the Mustique Company (in turn belonging to a conglomerate of island home-owners). To arrive here is to step into a perfect world, where the beaches and ocean are whiter/more turquoise than a dream, road signs are hand-painted, and even the grass is cut with exceptional care.

Boutique hotels in Mustique

Mykonos was the first Greek island to be ‘discovered’ in the Fifties; Chora, the main town, rapidly gained a reputation as the Cyclades’ most happening harbour.

Boutique hotels in Mykonos

France’s south-westernmost region is a lush, green pocket of land caught between the mountains and the windswept Atlantic coast.

Boutique hotels in Pays Basque

Dropped like a giant verdant pearl in the azure waters of the Andaman Sea, the gorgeous tropical island of Phuket is rightly one the most popular traveler’s destinations in Thailand.

Boutique hotels in Phuket & Khao Lak

Australia’s most famous state is a land of extremes: one side, vast plains of ruddy bulldust stretch off into the Outback, while off the Pacific coast, the tropical islands of the Reef bask in year-round sunshine.

Boutique hotels in Queensland & Great Barrier Reef

When the Spanish conquistadors arrived off Mexico’s Riviera Maya in the 16th century, they found an idyllic Caribbean coast of white sand beaches and turquoise waters…

Boutique hotels in Riviera Maya

This rugged Aegean beauty, the southernmost of the Cyclades, is famed for its sunsets, wine and the turquoise sea that surrounds it.

Boutique hotels in Santorini

This Mediterranean island has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and if you venture inland you’ll find breathtaking countryside.

Boutique hotels in Sardinia

An archipelago of 155 islands that lie scattered like birdseed to the east of Africa, the Seychelles are known throughout the world for their idyllic tropical climate and desert-island beauty.

Boutique hotels in Seychelles

Bustling cities, miles of coastline, and world-class wining and dining – this Southern Italian island showcases Med living at its most vibrant.

Boutique hotels in Sicily

The Ancients believed that mariners were lured to the islands and towering cliffs of the Amalfi Coast by the songs of the Sirens, mythical temptresses who gave their name to the seductive town of Sorrento.

Boutique hotels in Sorrento

You could call it Paris-on-sea – with all the poise, style and Missoni bikinis that it implies. St Barths is one of the original jet-set destinations, where celebrity meets society in a cosmopolitan crowd.

Boutique hotels in St Barths

‘Undiscovered tropical idyll’ barely does it justice – with perfect beaches, swirling cerulean surf and lush tropical forests, the island of Sumba, almost untouched by tourism, is somewhere you’ll want to keep to yourself…

Boutique hotels in Sumba

A cluster of coral-fringed isles in a sea that seems to shift through shades of turquoise neon, the Turks & Caicos islands offer lie-on-the-beach luxury with a totally tropical taste.

Boutique hotels in Turks & Caicos