the most beautiful island in the world

Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine rated the most favorite islands in the "Travel World's Best Awards" event. The results of this year prove that there is no difficult destination to reach when the beach is stil

For the third time in the history of two decades, the first rank of World's Best Awards is occupied by islands in the Galapagos. Though located 600 miles west of South America, the Galapagos continues to captivate tourists with tourist attraction in the form of cute sea lions and blue-legged bird species.

Currently, the beach is located far and unusual to be the target of tourists. But that does not mean popular islands like Hawaii are not on the list. Therefore, Maui and Kaui were re-elected after 20 years in the Top 5 Travel + Leisure rankings.

Proud achievement is also achieved by Indonesia as Bali is ranked second. Here is a list of the world's top 5 best-seller results from readers of Travel + Leisure.

• Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

  

The tourist destination located hundreds of miles from Ecuador Beach is a wildlife habitat in the form of sea lions, cormorants, sea lizards, and penguins. The animals are an attraction for tourists and photography enthusiasts. Volcanic landscapes and untouched beaches are the best tours to be seen from the sea and cruises such as Silversea Galapagos.

• Bali, Indonesia

  

The island of Bali beats all the tropical islands in Indonesia. With rice fields, Hindu temples, and rocky headlands, the island is the pride of the Indonesian state. Travel + Leisure advises travelers to go enjoy a reddish sunrise at the edge of the Sanur area or towards Besakih, the sacred nan mystic temple on the slopes of Mount Agung.

The view of the islands can be a second choice but Bali makes culture an important part of a journey. Tourists can take part in cooking classes, get to know Balinese contemporary art, and participate in traditional blessing ceremonies. All of them invite tourists to dive into Indonesia's cultural heritage.

• Maldives

The country that has the lowest point that is no more than two meters above sea level has many hotels built on the blue shimmering waters. These hotels make it the best compared to other lodgings. Reef nurseries, underwater nightclubs, and enjoying parties at floating boats are some of the luxurious attractions that can be enjoyed in the Maldives.

• Tasmania, Australia

The island is in the state of Australia offers a treasure unmatched with other islands. The vast and spectacular landscape almost hallucinates the hills filled with wildflowers of Banksia, granite rock formations on the shore, and natural phenomena of rocks with mosaic formations in Eaglehawk Neck.

Despite its remote location, Tasmania offers culinary tours with local ingredients such as sea lettuce and organic wine, Tassie. Tasmania also offers clean air as in Antarctica and makes it an ideal place to breathe.

Santorini, Greece

In Santorini, everything looks bright with white-painted houses and blue churches located on the underside of the ancient caldera. Another attraction is the black sand at Perrisa Beach, a historic place. There is also a preserved Akrotiri and known as Minoan Pompeii (Pompeii from Minoan civilization). Akrotiri as well as Pompeii is an ancient city buried by volcanic eruptions.