1. Lord Howe Island — Australia
Two hours off Sydney by prop plane, this UNESCO-listed crescent caps visitor numbers at 400. Neon-blue lagoon, twin volcanic peaks and reef snorkelling that feels like a Pixar short.
Official tourism site
2. Holbox — Mexico
A car-free sandbar north of Cancún where streets are crushed seashells. Every June–August, whale-shark snorkels flood #fyp feeds. The real sleeper reel is the midnight bioluminescent plankton.
Visit Mexico page
3. Sifnos — Greece
While Santorini sets up ring-lights, Sifnos bakes chickpea stew in clay pots. White villages spill down olive hills; Chrysopigi monastery sits on its own rock like a wedding-cake topper.
Discover Greece guide
4. Flores Island — Azores, Portugal
Jurassic cliffs draped with thirty waterfalls plus crater lakes the colour of sports drinks. Only one daily flight from São Miguel means zero crowds—for now.
Visit Azores portal
5. Isabela Island — Galápagos, Ecuador
Most Galápagos tours base on Santa Cruz; Isabela is the wild sibling with penguins at the equator. Marine-iguana snorkel clips are already teasing TikTok.
Galápagos Conservancy info
6. Príncipe — São Tomé & Príncipe
Africa’s second-smallest nation hides chocolate farms, black parrots and beaches so empty the sand keeps secrets. Drone footage through Roça Sundy’s cocoa ruins will put it on everyone’s feed.
Explore Príncipe tourism
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instead of #bucketlist
) and switch to airplane mode before geotagging. Save the serenity for the next explorer.
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