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Dream islands and beaches

A hymn to slowness

Dream island and beach

Some journeys aren't built around an itinerary. They're built around a horizon.
A line of sand barely visible from the deck of a dhow, water so clear it seems unreal, an island whose name you didn't even know a few months ago.

The Étendues Sauvages experts have selected, through their own travels, island and coastal destinations that share a single requirement: not being easy to reach: Song Saa, Laucala, Bawah, Palenque, Thanda… These names don't appear in mainstream catalogues. These are places often reached by light aircraft or speedboat, places where electricity is often solar-powered, where the sand is still untouched at each day's dawn.

What we look for on these islands and beaches isn't escape — the word is too easy. It's a return to a form of attention. Walking barefoot on fine sand, watching stars free of light pollution. Reading without checking the time. Waking early because you want to, not because an excursion demands it.

These stays can be combined with a safari, a more cultural itinerary, or experienced on their own, as a clean break between two lives.
Each journey to these dream islands and beaches is built with you, taking into account your pace, the season, and your desired level of comfort — from barefoot luxury to more rustic accommodation.

Here, true luxury lies in time passing, in the silence of open water (or the sound of waves...), in the absence of crowds, in the certainty that this place, here, now, belongs only to you.

Don't hesitate to contact our specialists to design your tailor-made journey to a dream island or beach.

Our selection of wild islands and beaches

Voaara

A hidden paradise on Sainte Marie Island

Bawah Reserve

Paradise

Eden Private Island

A lost paradise

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Coconut trees and fine sand...

Benguerra Island

An island paradise

Située au large de la côte sud du Mozambique, Benguerra Island est la deuxième plus grande île de l’archipel de Bazaruto. D’une superficie d’environ 55 km², elle est accessible en bateau ou en hélicoptère depuis Vilanculos. Véritable joyau naturel, Benguerra séduit par la diversité de ses paysages : plages de ...

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Lizard Island

An island cut off from the rest of the world

Lizard Island est un « resort » de luxe décontracté, qui offre un isolement complet parmi des eaux couleur azur au cœur d'un sanctuaire naturel préservé. L'île a été nommée ainsi en 1770 par le capitaine James Cook : sur les 24 plages de l'île, les seules empreintes sont celles des oiseaux de mer ou des ...

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Archipel de San Blas

A paradise setting

There are still places that seem to escape time altogether. Territories where nature reigns supreme, where the horizon unfolds in a thousand shades of blue, and where each island seems to have been created for a privileged few. Welcome to the San Blas archipelago. Scattered across the crystal-clear waters of the Panamanian Caribbean, more than 360 islands and islets form a strikingly ...

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Time + Tide Miavana

An exclusive refuge at the heart of a wild paradise

Sur les plages immaculées de Nosy Ankao, ancienne île aux pirates de 10km², aux vastes récifs coralliens, Miavana offre un refuge exclusif au cœur d’un paradis sauvage, accessible en hélicoptère depuis Diego Suarez ou Nosy be. Ce premier éco-lodge ultraluxe à Madagascar est un resort d'une quinzaine de villas ...

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Why choose Étendues Sauvages

TAILOR-MADE TRAVEL EXPERTISE SINCE 2000
WE ARE ADVOCATES OF “SLOW TRAVEL”
ADDRESSES OF GREAT CHARM AND UNDERSTATED LUXURY
A SINGLE DEDICATED EXPERT FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION OF YOUR TRIP

Some trip ideas to our dream islands and beaches

Your starting point: Brisbane, ideal for exploring Australia’s magnificent east coast. From there, you will follow the Pacific coastline, stopping wherever you please. You will discover the sandy tracks of Fraser Island, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed island. A cruise will take you to the idyllic Whitsunday Islands, covered in lush jungle. You will stop off […]

Some trip ideas for a dream island or beach