Island

3 places catalogued in this kind of landscape.

Hidden towns Kenya · Lamu County

Lamu

The oldest Swahili town on the East African coast, a maze of coral-stone houses and carved doors reached only by boat, with donkeys for traffic.

Coordinates: 2°16′18″S 40°54′07″E
Crowds: Quiet
Landscape: Island
Best season: Best in Winter

Island of Mozambique, Historically significant island off the northeastern coast of Mozambique

Hidden towns Mozambique · Nampula Province

Ilha de Moçambique

A 3 km coral island that was the capital of Portuguese East Africa for four centuries, its stone town of crumbling mansions and a 16th-century fort now home to fishermen.

Coordinates: 15°02′12″S 40°43′60″E
Crowds: Usually empty
Landscape: Island
Best season: Best in Winter

Geological oddities Iran · Hormozgan Province

Hormuz Island

A salt-dome island in the Strait of Hormuz whose soil comes in seventy colours, with a red beach that stains the sea, rainbow valleys and a 16th-century Portuguese fort.

Coordinates: 27°03′36″N 56°27′36″E
Crowds: Quiet
Landscape: Island
Best season: Best in Winter