7 Islands You Can Rent
If you are tired of crowded beaches, want to wander alone along the white sand, bask in the warm tropical waters, without fear of being in the path of a fanatical swimmer, spreading splashes several meters in all directions, and there is an amount with a solid number of zeros on your plastic card, then you can rent a small but very cozy island. Escape to paradise is a reality available to you. The island is offered for rent with all the infrastructure: a restaurant, SPA, maids, cooks, gardeners and servants. Here are the places you should take a closer look at.
1. Vomo Island, Fiji
The island's website says that for the duration of your stay, you'll be the king or queen of your own 225-acre state with a population of 120. In this case, the population is the staff who will make your island experience unforgettable.
Price: $ 34,000 in low season and $ 39,000 per night in high season.
2. Li Galli Island, Italy
You've probably heard of the sirens. These beauties lured sailors with their sweet singing and condemned them to death on the rocky shores. They say that these insidious ladies lived on Li Galli. Now the home of the sirens has turned into a private island, where you can rent one of the villas, or rent the entire piece of land for $ 200,000 per week. A helicopter and a 115-foot yacht are available for an additional fee.
The island is ideally located, just a short speedboat ride from the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So if you want, you can combine a cultural and social program with complete relaxation in solitude. It is this combination of contradictory activities that attracts celebrities here. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have been spotted on the island, and the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev also lived here for a time.
There is a white stone chapel on the island if you ever decide to get married.
You can only rent Li Galli for one week, as there are so many people who want to rent it that you even have to stand in line for the rich.
3. Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
Richard Branson Necker owns this island and is incredibly proud of it. Being an enterprising man, he not only relishes the thought of owning such a luxurious property, but also makes money from it. The island currently rents for $ 42,500 per night, but after the renovation of the Big Villa, the price will go up. If you are not ready to rent the entire piece of land, start with one of the villas for $ 22,000 per night.
It is believed that the island was named so because its shape resembles the head of this lizard.
4. Rubondo Island, Lake Victoria, Tanzania
In 1966, Dr. Bernhard Grzimek, one of the founders of the Serengeti National Park, brought 16 chimpanzees from European zoos to Rubondo Island. Later, elephants, hippos, giraffes and other animals appeared here. To maintain such a large number of animals, funds are required, so an eco-hotel appeared on the island, where tourists can communicate with wildlife for a modest fee, renting the island for $ 4500 per day or $ 620 for a double room.
The room is a canvas tent with mosquito nets, which has everything you need: a bed, an open-air shower, electricity and a small refrigerator. The dwelling is elegantly decorated with figurines and small household items of African peoples.
The reception and restaurant with an open terrace are built of wood. Here, guests of the reserve watch the wild nature and beautiful sunsets, when the sun plays with enchanting bright southern colors on the surface of the lake water. Swimming in the lake is not recommended, but no one will forcibly take tourists out of the water. The hot climate creates a breeding ground for the development of pathogenic bacteria that can harm the health of swimmers. It is much more pleasant and safer to plunge into the waters of the pool, which is located on the territory of the eco-hotel.
5. Madivaru Island, Maldives
Many may think that living in a tent for such money is a scam and a cruel extortion of honestly earned money, but it is worth taking a closer look at this offer. Each “villa”, as they are called here, is divided into three zones: for living, sleeping and swimming. There are also log floors, rattan and expensive teak furniture, a small private pool with a picturesque view of the ocean. In addition, each tent is assigned a personal chef and waiter.
When you get tired of meditating while admiring the local beauty, you can go water skiing, take a small boat cruise and swim with dolphins, go night fishing, and learn the basics of Maldivian cuisine at a culinary school.
The price of pleasure is $ 9420 per day for the entire island, rental period not less than 4 days, or $ 2355 per night stay in a tent villa.
6. Orca Island, Alaska
Orca is proof that luxury vacations are possible outside the tropics. It's a 30-minute drive from Seward, on the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska, to this wilderness paradise.
The island resort is owned by Denis and Susan Swiderski, who invite everyone to come and touch the world of animals in their natural habitat. Guests can watch humpback whales, killer whales, seals, sea lions, and river otters. All this beauty is available for viewing right from the deck, which is available in each yurt.
Other activities available include kayaking and fishing.
Renting the entire island with all the infrastructure costs $ 2150 per day, those who are not ready to fork out can spend only $ 215 per day and rent one yurt.
7. Eagle Island, Georgia, USA
Surrounded by salt marshes, Eagle Island is ready to welcome all those who want to be alone with themselves and nature. It offers a comfortable house with everything you need, including a huge porch, a jacuzzi, an open kitchen on coals, a refrigerator with all sorts of delicacies - from the freshest vegetables and fruits to blue crab meat. The house is built from recycled materials, there is no plastic in the decoration, which meets high environmental standards. Renting the island will cost $ 3300 for six days.
The location can be reached via the Darien River or May Hole Creek. Transfer is included in the price of accommodation.
