Top 5 most beautiful islands in the world to visit if you love adventures
The world is home to many exotic places that combine beauty, adventure, islands, and scenic natural wonders all in one place. However, some of these places are not suitable for everyone due to their harsh terrain or unpredictable weather patterns. This makes it difficult for a casual traveler to make a choice on which destination he should visit next.
To help you out with this dilemma we chose the top 5 most beautiful islands in the world you haven’t visited yet but definitely should!
1- Socotra island, Yemen – an earthly paradise
Socotra Island is located 330 km from mainland Yemen and is part of South Arabia Proper. It is one of the most alien-looking places on earth due to its bizarre flora fauna that evolved separately from the rest of the planet for millions of years. It has been described by National Geographic as “the most alien-looking place on Earth”.
Awarded by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site, Socotra Island is home to more than 800 rare species of flora and fauna, many of which are listed in the Red Data Book. Among its reptile population Socotra is home to approximately eight endemic species including the famous pancake tortoise, so far found only on this island. Other unique reptiles include Liopholis socotrana skink, Hemidactylus robustussowi gecko, and Emoia nativaocarinata lacertid. Ten species of land mammals have been recorded on the island including an endemic subspecies of the Arabian leopard. Unique bird species on Socotra include the socotra starling, Calandre lark, and Benguela sparrowhawk. The island has some spectacular beaches including DiHamri which are covered with black volcanic sand.
2- Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil – world’s most venomous snakes live here
Also known as Snake Island, Ilha da Queimada Grande is located almost 100 km off the coast of Sao Paulo state in Brazil. It measures roughly one mile wide by three miles long and is considered to be the most heavily populated island by venomous vipers anywhere in the world! This small island also contains dense rainforest vegetation that gives shelter to various types of snakes such as the Golden Lancehead, Black and Red Tatzel and of course, the infamous Bothrops insularis – a species that ranked highest on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. According to reports each snake on this island has enough venom to kill over 5,000 people! However during normal days only about one or two people die from snakebites due to their remote location.
3- Socotra Island, Africa – ancient city of frankincense still exists
The ancient kingdom of Sheba was an important source of incense in ancient times. The oldest incense burners were found in these regions while some even claimed that it is here you can find the original ‘Tree of Life. This place is located in Yemen which is also home to one of the most spectacular UNESCO natural world heritage sites – the Socotra Islands. It is believed that the Queen of Sheba ruled this region and Yemenis believe. That she was born on these islands. Despite wars and political conflicts in Yemen, Socotra remains largely untouched by modern influences. And its native people still live a traditional lifestyle as their ancestors did for thousands of years.
4- Easter Island, Chile – brilliant statues named Moai
Easter Island is located 2,182 miles west of South America’s central coast and it belongs to Chile. This island currently has a population of approximately 4,000 inhabitants. Who are mostly descending from Rapa Nui settlers which means they share Polynesian ancestry with Tahiti. Easter Island is famous for its nearly 1,000 monolithic human figures. Or Moai that remain at the Ahu Akivi site. Located on a volcanic island, these interesting statues carve by ancient Polynesians. Between 1250 and 1500 AD after they arrived here in great sailing canoes. It estimates that during peak periods of civilization. There were about 8,000 movies scattering all over this island but most of them collapsed due to unknown reasons.
5- Komodo Island – the biggest lizard in the world
Komodo National Park consists of three large islands located. At the eastern border of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain. Which is part of East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia. This park covers an area of over 1,800 square km. And it is the home to more than five thousand Komodo dragons. The exact number of these creatures in the park is not but they are too many for sure!
Conclusion:
The list of most dangerous travel destinations is definitely incomplete and we would appreciate. If you could share your views and ideas on the same. We tried to cover as many places as possible. But still some regions like Afghanistan, Columbia and Somalia didn’t make it to our list. Because of a lack of information about dangers there.