In
the “Top 10 Islands — Asia” category, Thailand ran away with
40% of the awards, placing first with Ko Tao, in Surat Thani
Province. TripAdvisor (TA) writes about Ko Tao noting that: “White
sand beaches sheltered by steep hills — some only accessible with
four-wheel drive vehicles — and 300 days of sun per year invite
long afternoons of lounging.”
Ko
Lanta in Krabi took the number 3 spot. TA raved about this beautiful
southern island, saying, “Ko Lanta offers fantastic scuba diving
with exotic marine life and grand coral reefs. The sunsets, too, are
legendary…”
The
always popular Phuket came in 6th. TA commented: “Phuket offers a
rainbow spectrum of spectacular vacation sights from blue lagoons and
pink sunsets to orange-robed monks.”
Ko
Samui, on the eastern coast, captured 7th place in Asia’s top
islands category, with the popular travel site noting that, “You’re
on a gorgeous island off the coast of Thailand–it doesn’t get
much better than this.”
TA
bases its awards on reviews of the top-rated hotels, restaurants, and
attractions over a 12-month period. More than 100 islands around the
world were considered in TA’s annual round-up.
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Ko
Tao is the only island from Asia that made the “Top 10 Islands in
the World” list, on which it came in 8th place. The top 3 islands
in the world were listed as being in Belize, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and French Polynesia.
9
out of 10 of the top Asian islands are located in Southeast Asia,
while the number 10 choice — Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands — is located in India.
