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Here's your key to the world's most beautiful 'secret' islands

Hometogo.com.au has just launched a "hidden island index" featuring 20 lesser-known islands around the world.

Here's your key to the world's most beautiful 'secret' islands
Here's your key to the world's most beautiful 'secret' islands
Updated April 1, 2025, first published June 12, 2023

Hometogo.com.au has just launched a "hidden island index" featuring 20 lesser-known islands around the world where you have a good chance of enjoying a remote break.

Nothing screams glorious isolation quite like an under-the-radar island, where you can have entire beaches and coves all to yourself. And to help you find a happy place that's perfect for you, Hometogo.com.au has just launched a "hidden island index" featuring 20 lesser-known locations around the world where you have a good chance of enjoying a remote break.

 Rottnest Island in WA.
Rottnest Island in WA.

While Wadden Islands in The Netherlands, and Quadra and Magdalen in Canada occupy the top three spots, Australia has made quite a mark on the list, too, with multiple entries: Tasmania's Bruny at No.14, Queensland's Moreton at No.16 and WA's Rottnest at No.18.

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Bruny Island, Tasmania.
Bruny Island, Tasmania.

The global list is bound to put these Aussie gems on the world's best islands map, so plan a trip now before the hordes from foreign shores take over. hometogo.com.au

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