Editorial profile
Amirantes, Outer Islands, Seychelles
D'Arros Island
Past sale · editorial benchmark
FreeholdSanction to Purchase required
anchorageconservationdiving
Shortlist · 14 islands
Islands with an Airstrip
An airstrip changes what an island is — reach without a boat transfer, and a very different logistics picture. These are the islands we track with their own runway.
Editorial profile
Southern Coral Group, Outer Islands, Seychelles
Platte Island
Operating · government lease · on application
Government leaseForeign ownership restricted
beachconservationdiving
Editorial profile
Lau Group, Eastern Fiji, Fiji
Katafanga Island
Under offer
FreeholdMarketed since 2006
anchorageturnkeydiving
Editorial profile
Exuma Cays, Bahamas
Cave Cay
Sold · now committed to a Bvlgari-branded resort development, completion targeted 2029
Freehold
anchorageaviationbeach
Editorial profile
Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, French Polynesia
Nukutepipi
€900,000per week · whole island · sleeps 52
Marketed since 2019
conservationdivinglagoon
Editorial profile
Exuma Cays, Bahamas
Musha Cay
US$399,000per week · whole island · sleeps 24
Marketed since 2006
beachdivingprivacy
Editorial profile
Bahamas, Bahamas
Innocence Island (Hog Cay)
Past sale · editorial benchmark
Freehold
beachaviationhiking
Editorial profile
Bahamas, Bahamas
Over Yonder Cay
US$308,000per week · whole island · sleeps 30
beachgolftennis
Editorial profile
Outer Islands, Seychelles
Alphonse Island
Operating · government lease · on application
Government leaseSanction to Purchase required
divingconservationturnkey
Editorial profile
Inner Islands, Seychelles
Bird Island
Available discreetly · on application
FreeholdSanction to Purchase required
conservationbeachdiving
Editorial profile
Inner Islands, Seychelles
Denis Island
Available discreetly · on application
LeaseholdSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingconservation
Editorial profile
Amirantes, Seychelles
Desroches Island
Price on application
Government leaseSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingturnkey
Editorial profile
Inner Islands, Seychelles
Frégate Island
Available discreetly · on application
LeaseholdSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingconservation
Editorial profile
Fiji, Fiji
Laucala Island
Closed for renovation · reopening February 2027 as an independent resort
beachdivinggolf
The quarterly
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.
Read the first issue