Small wooden boat trailing a wake between scattered palm-topped islands ringed by turquoise lagoons receding to the horizon.

Experience

Islands & Island-Hopping

Island travel is shaped by the crossing: ferry timetables decide more than guidebooks do. Choose the island for its character, then check how it is reached and how often — a short, frequent crossing changes what a weekend can hold.

Where to stay →

Best places to stay for islands & island-hopping

Ranked by global recognition — how widely each place is read about across Wikipedia's language editions. Never paid placement, prices, or reviews.

1099 more Islands & Island-Hopping destinations, by country

Australia (11)

SydneyState of New South Wales · Australia HobartState of Tasmania · Australia TownsvilleState of Queensland · Australia Hervey BayState of Queensland · Australia WoolloomoolooSydney · State of New South Wales · Australia The RocksSydney · State of New South Wales · Australia DarlinghurstSydney · State of New South Wales · Australia KirribilliSydney · State of New South Wales · Australia Potts PointSydney · State of New South Wales · Australia Hope IslandGold Coast · State of Queensland · Australia Paradise PointGold Coast · State of Queensland · Australia

Sweden (98)

Canada (23)

United States (87)

Indonesia (51)

JakartaDaerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta · Indonesia SurabayaJawa Timur · Indonesia YogyakartaDaerah Istimewa Yogyakarta · Indonesia MedanNorth Sumatra · Indonesia BatamProvinsi Riau · Indonesia SemarangProvinsi Jawa Tengah · Indonesia DenpasarProvinsi Bali · Indonesia SurakartaProvinsi Jawa Tengah · Indonesia PalembangSumatera Selatan · Indonesia PontianakProvinsi Kalimantan Barat · Indonesia ManadoSulawesi Utara · Indonesia Banda AcehNanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province · Indonesia JayapuraProvinsi Papua · Indonesia PekanbaruProvinsi Riau · Indonesia SamarindaProvinsi Kalimantan Timur · Indonesia PadangProvinsi Sumatera Barat · Indonesia AmbonProvinsi Maluku · Indonesia South TangerangBanten · Indonesia SingkawangProvinsi Kalimantan Barat · Indonesia Bandar LampungProvinsi Lampung · Indonesia CirebonJawa Barat · Indonesia PurwokertoProvinsi Jawa Tengah · Indonesia KediriJawa Timur · Indonesia Jambi CityProvinsi Jambi · Indonesia SorongSouthwest Papua · Indonesia TarakanNorth Kalimantan · Indonesia SerangBanten · Indonesia DumaiProvinsi Riau · Indonesia BengkuluPropinsi Bengkulu · Indonesia Thousand IslandsJakarta · Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta · Indonesia KudusProvinsi Jawa Tengah · Indonesia GresikJawa Timur · Indonesia PangkalpinangKepulauan Bangka Belitung · Indonesia BimaWest Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia BontangProvinsi Kalimantan Timur · Indonesia BaubauSulawesi Tenggara · Indonesia SingarajaProvinsi Bali · Indonesia KlungkungProvinsi Bali · Indonesia PasuruanJawa Timur · Indonesia MakassarProvinsi Sulawesi Selatan · Indonesia KupangEast Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia BanjarmasinProvinsi Kalimantan Selatan · Indonesia MataramWest Nusa Tenggara · Indonesia TernateNorth Maluku · Indonesia PaluSulawesi Tengah · Indonesia Tanjung PinangProvinsi Kepulauan Riau · Indonesia BanyuwangiJawa Timur · Indonesia PalangkarayaProvinsi Kalimantan Tengah · Indonesia BitungSulawesi Utara · Indonesia ManokwariProvinsi Papua Barat · Indonesia JemberJawa Timur · Indonesia

Egypt (5)

AlexandriaAlexandria · Egypt AswānMuḩāfaz̧at Aswān · Egypt Mahatet El RamlAlexandria · Alexandria · Egypt Kom El-DikkaAlexandria · Alexandria · Egypt ImbābahGiza · Muḩāfaz̧at al Jīzah · Egypt

United Arab Emirates (5)

Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates Hidd Al SaadiyatAbu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates Saadiyat BeachAbu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates Saadiyat ReserveAbu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates Umm Al Quwain CityUmm al Qaywayn · United Arab Emirates

France (17)

StrasbourgGrand Est · France NantesPays de la Loire · France AjaccioCorse · France CannesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France LorientBretagne · France HyèresProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France Petite FranceStrasbourg · Grand Est · France Grande Île, StrasbourgStrasbourg · Grand Est · France CronenbourgStrasbourg · Grand Est · France NeudorfStrasbourg · Grand Est · France Neuhof, StrasbourgStrasbourg · Grand Est · France EsplanadeStrasbourg · Grand Est · France KrutenauStrasbourg · Grand Est · France Boulogne-BillancourtÎle-de-France · France ÉvryÎle-de-France · France île FeydeauNantes · Pays de la Loire · France Quartier de la CréationNantes · Pays de la Loire · France

Norway (111)

Japan (58)

Finland (138)

Taiwan (14)

TaipeiTaiwan · Taiwan KaohsiungKaohsiung · Taiwan TainanTaiwan · Taiwan TaoyuanTaiwan · Taiwan HsinchuTaiwan · Taiwan Chang-huaTaiwan · Taiwan TaitungTaiwan · Taiwan DouliuTaiwan · Taiwan MagongTaiwan · Taiwan NantouTaiwan · Taiwan MiaoliTaiwan · Taiwan TaichungTaiwan · Taiwan KeelungTaiwan · Taiwan JinchengFukien · Taiwan

Philippines (29)

Nigeria (1)

LagosLagos State · Nigeria

Iceland (2)

ReykjavíkHöfuðborgarsvæði · Iceland AkureyriNorðurland Eystra · Iceland

United Kingdom (17)

Belarus (1)

MinskHorad Minsk · Belarus

New Zealand (23)

AucklandAuckland · New Zealand WellingtonWellington · New Zealand ChristchurchCanterbury · New Zealand DunedinOtago · New Zealand HamiltonWaikato · New Zealand InvercargillSouthland · New Zealand RotoruaBay of Plenty · New Zealand TaurangaBay of Plenty · New Zealand NapierHawke's Bay · New Zealand NelsonNelson · New Zealand Palmerston NorthManawatu-Wanganui · New Zealand WhangareiNorthland · New Zealand New PlymouthTaranaki · New Zealand HastingsHawke's Bay · New Zealand TaradaleNapier · Hawke's Bay · New Zealand FlaxmereHastings · Hawke's Bay · New Zealand MilsonPalmerston North · Manawatu-Wanganui · New Zealand AkinaHastings · Hawke's Bay · New Zealand EllerslieAuckland · Auckland · New Zealand TamakiAuckland · Auckland · New Zealand Island BayWellington · Wellington · New Zealand MeadowbankAuckland · Auckland · New Zealand CashmereChristchurch · Canterbury · New Zealand

Croatia (4)

SplitSplit-Dalmatia County · Croatia ZadarZadar County · Croatia PulaIstria County · Croatia Mejaši (Split)Split · Split-Dalmatia County · Croatia

Germany (7)

BremenBremen · Germany KöpenickBerlin · Land Berlin · Germany MitteBerlin · Land Berlin · Germany HafenCityHamburg · Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg · Germany WilhelmsburgHamburg · Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg · Germany MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt · Germany SchwerinMecklenburg-Western Pomerania · Germany

Dominican Republic (4)

Santo DomingoDistrito Nacional · Dominican Republic Punta CanaProvincia de La Altagracia · Dominican Republic Salvaleón de HigüeyProvincia de La Altagracia · Dominican Republic Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago · Dominican Republic

Poland (7)

PoznańGreater Poland Voivodeship · Poland OpoleOpole Voivodeship · Poland ŚródmieścieWrocław · Lower Silesian Voivodeship · Poland ŚródkaPoznań · Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland Nowe MiastoPoznań · Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland ChwaliszewoPoznań · Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland StołczynSzczecin · West Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland

Cuba (6)

HavanaLa Habana · Cuba CamagüeyProvincia de Camagüey · Cuba Santiago de CubaProvincia de Santiago de Cuba · Cuba Santa ClaraProvincia de Villa Clara · Cuba TrinidadProvincia de Sancti Spíritus · Cuba MatanzasProvincia de Matanzas · Cuba

Ukraine (3)

ZaporizhzhyaZaporizhzhya Oblast · Ukraine Kamyanets-PodilskyiKhmelnytskyi Oblast · Ukraine Verkhnya KhortytsiaZaporizhzhya · Zaporizhzhya Oblast · Ukraine

Cyprus (3)

NicosiaNicosia District · Cyprus LimassolLimassol District · Cyprus LarnacaEparchía Lárnakas · Cyprus

Mexico (7)

CancúnEstado de Quintana Roo · Mexico VeracruzEstado de Veracruz-Llave · Mexico Playa del CarmenEstado de Quintana Roo · Mexico La PazEstado de Baja California Sur · Mexico Ciudad del CarmenEstado de Campeche · Mexico PátzcuaroEstado de Michoacán de Ocampo · Mexico CozumelEstado de Quintana Roo · Mexico

Argentina (2)

UshuaiaTierra del Fuego Province · Argentina Río GrandeTierra del Fuego Province · Argentina

Senegal (2)

DakarDakar · Senegal Saint-LouisSaint-Louis · Senegal

Republic of Ireland (2)

CorkMunster · Republic of Ireland LimerickMunster · Republic of Ireland

The Bahamas (1)

NassauNew Providence District · The Bahamas

Sri Lanka (11)

Puerto Rico (5)

San JuanSan Juan · Puerto Rico BayamónBayamón Municipio · Puerto Rico CarolinaCarolina Municipio · Puerto Rico MayagüezMayagüez Municipio · Puerto Rico AreciboArecibo · Puerto Rico

Maldives (1)

MaleKaafu Atoll · Maldives

Greece (11)

IrákleionCrete · Greece PiraeusAttica · Greece ChaniáCrete · Greece RódosSouth Aegean · Greece VolosThessaly · Greece IoánninaEpirus · Greece ChalkídaCentral Greece · Greece PlakaAthens · Attica · Greece AnafiotikaAthens · Attica · Greece CorfuIonian Islands · Greece MytileneNorth Aegean · Greece

Russia (12)

VyborgLeningrad Oblast · Russia AstrakhanAstrakhan Oblast · Russia Arkhangel’skArkhangelsk Oblast · Russia Yuzhno-SakhalinskSakhalin Oblast · Russia SeverodvinskArkhangelsk Oblast · Russia PetrogradkaSaint Petersburg · Sankt-Peterburg · Russia Staraya DerevnyaSaint Petersburg · Sankt-Peterburg · Russia Leningradsky Administrative DistrictKaliningrad · Kaliningrad Oblast · Russia Moskovsky Administrative DistrictKaliningrad · Kaliningrad Oblast · Russia Novaya DerevnyaSaint Petersburg · Sankt-Peterburg · Russia Vasyl'evsky OstrovSaint Petersburg · Sankt-Peterburg · Russia PridachaVoronezh · Voronezh Oblast · Russia

Jamaica (3)

KingstonKingston · Jamaica Montego BaySaint James · Jamaica Spanish TownSaint Catherine · Jamaica

South Korea (12)

IncheonIncheon · South Korea ChuncheonGangwon · South Korea Jeju CityJeju-do · South Korea Ansan-siGyeonggi-do · South Korea MokpoJeollanam-do · South Korea YeosuJeollanam-do · South Korea TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do · South Korea KyosaiGyeongsangnam-do · South Korea SeogwipoJeju-do · South Korea Yeongdeungpo DistrictSeoul · Seoul · South Korea Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do · South Korea Yeongdo DistrictBusan · Busan · South Korea

Madagascar (4)

AntananarivoAnalamanga Region · Madagascar ToamasinaAtsinanana Region · Madagascar AntsirananaDiana Region · Madagascar AntsirabeVakinankaratra Region · Madagascar

Kenya (2)

MombasaMombasa · Kenya Old MombasaMombasa · Mombasa · Kenya

Denmark (71)

Malaysia (10)

Johor BahruJohor · Malaysia Kota KinabaluSabah · Malaysia George TownPulau Pinang · Malaysia KuchingSarawak · Malaysia Kuala TerengganuTerengganu · Malaysia TawauSabah · Malaysia ButterworthPulau Pinang · Malaysia SempornaSabah · Malaysia Bayan LepasPulau Pinang · Malaysia LabuanLabuan · Malaysia

Papua New Guinea (1)

Port MoresbyNational Capital District · Papua New Guinea

Tanzania (4)

ZanzibarZanzibar Urban/West Region · Tanzania MwanzaMwanza Region · Tanzania BagamoyoCoast Region · Tanzania Stone TownZanzibar · Zanzibar Urban/West Region · Tanzania

French Guiana (1)

CayenneGuyane · French Guiana

Hong Kong (37)

Morocco (2)

EssaouiraMarrakesh-Safi · Morocco Ain DiabCasablanca · Casablanca-Settat · Morocco

India (13)

TiruchirappalliState of Tamil Nādu · India Port BlairUnion Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands · India Navi MumbaiThāne · State of Mahārāshtra · India ThāneState of Mahārāshtra · India JamnagarState of Gujarāt · India BhāgalpurState of Bihar · India SilcharAssam · India JalpāiguriWest Bengal · India WorliMumbai · State of Mahārāshtra · India OkhaState of Gujarāt · India MāndviState of Gujarāt · India KumbalangyState of Kerala · India MazagaonMumbai · State of Mahārāshtra · India

Lebanon (1)

TripoliMohafazat Liban-Nord · Lebanon

Mauritius (1)

Port LouisPort Louis District · Mauritius

New Caledonia (1)

NouméaProvince Sud · New Caledonia

Equatorial Guinea (1)

MalaboProvincia de Bioko Norte · Equatorial Guinea

Iran (2)

Bandar AbbasHormozgan Province · Iran AbadanKhuzestan Province · Iran

United States Virgin Islands (1)

Saint CroixSaint Croix Island · United States Virgin Islands

Cape Verde (2)

PraiaConcelho da Praia · Cape Verde MindeloConcelho de São Vicente · Cape Verde

Turkey (5)

FethiyeMuğla · Turkey GiresunGiresun · Turkey Urlaİzmir · Turkey DragosIstanbul · İstanbul · Turkey AyvalıkBalıkesir · Turkey

Fiji (2)

SuvaCentral Division · Fiji LautokaWestern Division · Fiji

Syria (2)

LatakiaLatakia Governorate · Syria ŢarţūsTartus Governorate · Syria

Timor-Leste (1)

DiliDíli · Timor-Leste

Bangladesh (1)

Cox’s BāzārChittagong · Bangladesh

São Tomé and Príncipe (1)

São ToméSão Tomé · São Tomé and Príncipe

Barbados (1)

BridgetownSaint Michael · Barbados

Réunion (3)

Saint-DenisRéunion · Réunion Saint-PierreRéunion · Réunion Saint-PaulRéunion · Réunion

Chile (2)

ValdiviaRegión de los Ríos · Chile Puerto MonttRegión de los Lagos · Chile

Martinique (1)

Fort-de-FranceMartinique · Martinique

Cambodia (1)

SihanoukvillePreah Sihanouk · Cambodia

Tunisia (1)

SfaxGouvernorat de Sfax · Tunisia

Thailand (9)

PhuketPhuket Province · Thailand Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya · Thailand Surat ThaniChangwat Surat Thani · Thailand Phra Nakhon DistrictBangkok · Bangkok · Thailand Si RachaChangwat Chon Buri · Thailand ChanthaburiChangwat Chanthaburi · Thailand ChumphonChangwat Chumphon · Thailand Roi EtChangwat Roi Et · Thailand SatunChangwat Satun · Thailand

Comoros (1)

MoroniGrande Comore · Comoros

Netherlands (4)

DordrechtProvincie Zuid-Holland · Netherlands Amsterdam-OostAmsterdam · Provincie Noord-Holland · Netherlands FeijenoordRotterdam · Provincie Zuid-Holland · Netherlands Den HelderProvincie Noord-Holland · Netherlands

Peru (3)

CallaoProvincia Constitucional del Callao · Peru PunoDepartamento de Puno · Peru PiscoDepartamento de Ica · Peru

Latvia (1)

JelgavaJelgava · Latvia

Solomon Islands (1)

HoniaraHoniara · Solomon Islands

Uganda (1)

EntebbeCentral Region · Uganda

Antigua and Barbuda (1)

Saint John’sParish of Saint John · Antigua and Barbuda

Vietnam (4)

Hạ LongTỉnh Quảng Ninh · Vietnam Biên HòaDong Nai · Vietnam Rạch GiáAn Giang · Vietnam Vũng TàuHo Chi Minh City (HCMC) · Vietnam

Panama (1)

ColónProvincia de Colón · Panama

Trinidad and Tobago (1)

San FernandoSan Fernando · Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela (3)

CoroEstado Falcón · Venezuela Puerto La CruzEstado Anzoátegui · Venezuela PorlamarEstado Nueva Esparta · Venezuela

Mayotte (1)

MamoudzouMamoudzou · Mayotte

Austria (3)

DonaustadtVienna · Wien · Austria BrigittenauVienna · Wien · Austria LeopoldstadtVienna · Wien · Austria

Ethiopia (1)

Bahir DarAmhara Region · Ethiopia

Pakistan (1)

SukkurSindh · Pakistan

Mozambique (2)

NampulaNampula · Mozambique MozambiqueNampula · Mozambique

Myanmar (2)

MawlamyineMon State · Myanmar SittweRakhine State · Myanmar

Guadeloupe (1)

Les AbymesGuadeloupe · Guadeloupe

Gabon (1)

Port-GentilProvince de l’Ogooué-Maritime · Gabon

Bahrain (1)

Al MuharraqMuharraq Governorate · Bahrain

Bolivia (1)

TrinidadEl Beni · Bolivia

Hungary (4)

Budapest XXI. kerületBudapest · Budapest · Hungary CsepelBudapest · Budapest · Hungary ÚjlipótvárosBudapest · Budapest · Hungary ÚjlakBudapest · Budapest · Hungary

North Korea (1)

Potonggang-guyokPyongyang · Pyongyang · North Korea

Serbia (1)

Ada MeđicaBelgrade · Central Serbia · Serbia

Spain (10)

SevillaAndalusia · Spain PalmaComunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears · Spain Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanary Islands · Spain Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands · Spain PontevedraGalicia · Spain La LagunaCanary Islands · Spain ArrecifeCanary Islands · Spain CalviàComunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears · Spain Los RemediosSevilla · Andalusia · Spain Cala EstanciaPalma · Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears · Spain

Portugal (1)

FunchalMadeira · Portugal

Brazil (9)

FlorianópolisSanta Catarina · Brazil RecifePernambuco · Brazil SantosSão Paulo · Brazil VitóriaEspírito Santo · Brazil GuarujáSão Paulo · Brazil Angra dos ReisRio de Janeiro · Brazil ParanaguáParaná · Brazil ParintinsAmazonas · Brazil ItacorubiFlorianópolis · Santa Catarina · Brazil

Curaçao (1)

WillemstadCuraçao

Saudi Arabia (1)

Al QaţīfEastern Province · Saudi Arabia

Estonia (1)

KuressaareSaaremaa · Estonia

Romania (1)

GiurgiuGiurgiu · Romania

Macau (7)

ColoaneMacau · Macau CotaiMacau · Macau Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do CarmoMacau · Macau Seac Pai VanMacau · Macau Ká Hó VillageMacau · Macau São Francisco XavierMacau · Macau Hác Sá VillageMacau · Macau

Belgium (2)

EilandjeAntwerp · Flanders · Belgium Malem, GhentGent · Flanders · Belgium

Singapore (1)

Hillcrest ParkSingapore · Singapore

Common questions

Can islands be visited without a private boat?

Almost always. Inhabited islands run scheduled ferries, and archipelago routes often work like bus lines with day tickets. The practical limit is frequency: the fewer the departures, the more the timetable, rather than the island, plans your day.