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Ha Long Bay - Spectacular Seascape in Vietnam

Ha Long Bay is a popular travel destination. Located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, it is a dramatic canvas rising from the sea. Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets in various sizes and shapes, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars.

Translated into English, Ha Long Bay means ‘Descending Dragon Bay.’ It is known mainly for the thousands of isles that are scattered on the bay. Thousands of limestone islands shrouded in mist creates a spectacular sight and attracts thousands of tourists from around the world.

Ha Long Bay is a majestic and mysterious natural wonder. Designated as a World Heritage site in 1994, it provides a vision of breathtaking beauty. It is a particular popular destination with tourists, all of whom are eager to see the many different limestone formations that are so eerily beautiful in the water.

Easter Island - A Mysterious Island in Chile

Easter Island is a mysterious island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is is an island of volcanic rock at the southeastern-most point of the Polynesian Triangle. Easter Island is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai. It is one of the most isolated islands in the world as the island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center.

Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation because of the massive statues which surround the island. There are 887 extant monumental statues scattered in the tiny island of 163 square kilometers. Built between 1110 and 1680 AD, the Maoi statues were created by the early Rapanui people. These beautiful statues are said to have been built out of respect for the elders and deceased of tribes on the island.

Easter Island in Chile is an extremely remote island and one of the world's most famous yet least visited archaeological sites. The monuments in the Easter Island are some of the most incredible ancient relics ever discovered. However, the reasons behind carving giant statues out of volcanic rock are still unknown.

The Mamanuca Islands - Fiji

The Mamanuca Islands are an area of the world that can be described as an idyllic paradise. This fabulous group of islands are located in Fiji and the name actually refers to approximately 20 islands. However, 7 of these islands aren’t inhabitable as they get submerged by the Pacific Ocean during a high tide.

The Mamanuca Islands are a popular tourist destination in Fiji because of the crystal clear waters, palm fringed sandy beaches and live coral reefs. The islands are a great place to visit, snorkeling and swimming. The Mamanuca Islands is one of the most popular Fiji vacation destinations with beautiful island resorts and white sand beaches.

The Mamanuca Islands of Fiji are a volcanic archipelago lying to the west of Nadi and to the south of the Yasawa Islands. These tiny islands are scattered hither and thither amongst exotic, clear, clean reefs.

The Pearl-Qatar - Huge Artificial Island in Doha

Designed to resemble a string of pearls

Designed to resemble a string of pearls, The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island of about four million square meters. Once completed, this huge artificial island will create over 32 kilometers of new coastline 350 meters offshore of Doha's West Bay Lagoon area. Developed by United Development Company and planned by architecture and design firm Callison, The Pearl-Qatar is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals.

The Pearl-Qatar is expected to be completed by 2015. Once fully completed, this amazing artificial island will be a secure and exclusive island of multicultural residential community and there will be 15,000 dwellings and 45,000 residents. Currently there are more than 5,000 residents living in this island. The Pearl-Qatar is being built on one of Qatar's previous major pearl diving sites and it will eventually represent Qatar's rich past in the pearl industry.

When the construction is completed, there will be more than 13 artificial islands and 8 of these islands will will be for sale to private owners. Some of the largest islands will feature a range of luxury villas, hotels and apartments. There will be over two million square meters of international retail, restaurants, cafes, and entertainment facilities.

Beautiful James Bond Island in Thailand

James Bond Island is a very beautiful and remarkable landmark in Thailand. The island is a part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park in Phang Nga Bay. The island is known originally as Khao Phing Kan and sometimes Ko Tapu. This beautiful island found fame through the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974. After that the island became widely referred to as James Bond Island.

James Bond Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Phang Nga Bay. One of the distinctive features of this famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that stand vertically out of the green water around. The entire area surrounding James Bond Island is indeed spectacular. It is a popular tourist spot and the island gets crowded with tourist boats in high season.

Bali Island - The Paradise on Earth

Bali is one of the most popular island destinations in the world. It is a small island in Indonesia but it is synonymous to heaven. Bali offers world-class surfing and diving, a large number of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous range of accommodations to the travelers.

A visit to Bali means that you are in the most visitor-friendly island of Indonesia. Bali is a combination of the most fantastical landscape - towering volcanoes wrapped in a deep green canopy, sandy shores that slide into turquoise water, and curving coastlines crowned with staggered pagodas.

Bali has something to offer to a very broad market of visitors from budget travelers right through to the highly rich ones. You'll be amazed at how many different types of visitors revel in this paradise. Bali is a popular holiday destination and it consistently wins travel awards.

Oludeniz - A Beautiful Island Bay in Turkey

Oludeniz is a stunning island bay, with a laid-back atmosphere, on the Turquoise Coast of southwestern Turkey. It is one of the most photographed beaches on the Mediterranean. The beach is an official Blue Flag beach. Oludeniz is among the top beaches in the world.

The waters surrounding the small village of Oludeniz are an achingly beautiful gradient of blue. The Blue Lagoon of Oludeniz has calm, crystal clear waters which makes it ideal for a variety of water sports and a very safe place for children to swim. Part of the lagoon is now a protected area.

Sapphire meets seafoam green at the shoreline, where stretches of white sand are dotted with leisurely sunbathers. The scenery is even more gorgeous from above. Oludeniz is renowned for paragliding. It is regarded as one of the best places in the world to paraglide due to its unique panoramic views, and Mount Babadag's exceptional height.

Saint Martins Island: A Beautiful Coral Island

Saint Martins Island, a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, is the southernmost part of Bangladesh. The island is about 9 km south of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula. The island is popularly known as Saint Martins Island around the country and outside Bangladesh. However, the local name of the island is Narikel Jinjira. The abundance on coconut (local name: Narikel) is the reason behind such name.

Saint Martins Island is almost flat and is 3.6 meter above the sea level. The 9.66 km wide channel between the mainland and the island is much shallower than the open sea southwest of the island.

There are reefs from 10-15 km to the west-northwest. In Saint Martins Island, you will find the beautiful coral reef and long coral beach and lots of coconut trees.

Saint Martins Island is one of the most famous tourist places in Bangladesh. The coral island is so beautiful that the tourists can easily get amazed. Spending a night or two in this exciting island would be a great experience.