Private Islands

Shortlist · 8 islands

Income-Producing

Holding costs are the quiet killer of island ownership. These islands generate income — hospitality, agriculture, moorings — and their numbers deserve the same diligence as their beaches.

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Southern Coral Group, Outer Islands, Seychelles

Platte Island

Operating · government lease · on application
143 acresGovernment lease
Government leaseForeign ownership restricted
beachconservationdiving
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Belize, Belize

Spanish Lookout Caye

Reported sold · terms undisclosed
186 acresFreehold
Freehold
divingreefmangrove
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Inner Islands, Seychelles

Denis Island

Available discreetly · on application
346 acresLeasehold
LeaseholdSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingconservation
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Amirantes, Seychelles

Desroches Island

Price on application
995 acresGovernment lease
Government leaseSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingturnkey
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Inner Islands, Seychelles

Félicité Island

Operating · government lease · on application
662 acresGovernment lease
Government leaseSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingturnkey
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Inner Islands, Seychelles

Sainte Anne Island

Operating · government lease · on application
561 acresLeasehold
LeaseholdSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingturnkey
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Efate, Vanuatu, Vanuatu

Hideaway Island Resort & Marine Sanctuary

Price on application
4.5 acresGovernment lease
Government lease
divingreefbeach
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Tasman Bay, New Zealand, New Zealand

Pepin Island

Past sale · editorial benchmark
1280 acresFreehold
Freehold
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Atoll — islands, read closely.

Ownership, cost, tenure and the few islands that come to market each season. Reported plainly. No. 1 — The Quiet Market is out now; No. 2 follows next quarter.

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