Luxury holidays in Fregate Island

A lush equatorial island with no fewer than seven white-sand beaches, Fregate Island makes it all too easy to play castaway for a while. The only sign of civilisation is the 16-villa Fregate Island Private resort, which never opens its doors to more than 40 guests at a time, often making it feel you’ve got the entire place to yourself. Two of the beaches can be even be reserved for just the two of you – just flip the sign to ‘beach occupied’ before you settle on the sand. Seclusion and serenity aside, the other major advantage of Fregate's exclusivity is the unspoiled nature. Run as an ecologically sensitive resort, the island is positively teeming with wildlife: you’re likely to see Hawksbill turtles shimmy across the sand, giant Aldabra tortoises lumber through the forest and flying foxes swoop from the forest canopy.