Boracay, Cebu, Palawan named as “The Best Islands in the World”

Award-winning luxury and lifestyle travel magazine Condé Nast (CN) Traveler ranked the best islands in the world outside the U.S. in the 2016 Readers’ Choice Award survey, with the Philippines’ Boracay, Palawan, and Cebu on the top 5 of the 20 islands on the list.

BORACAY ISLAND. Boracay top Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Islands in the World. Image by Getty Images

Coming in at the fifth place is Cebu, with CN Traveler describing it as “more personal, with plenty of up-and-coming restaurants and shopping.” It also noted that Cebu is famous for its beaches on the mainland as well as across many of the surrounding islands.

Placing second is Palawan, which has repeatedly topped CN Traveler’s list. CN Traveler wrote that Palawan is now one of the new seven natural wonders of the world with Puerto Princesa Subterranean River.

Topping the list is Boracay Island found at the Western Philippines, described by CN Traveler as “close to a tropical idyll you’ll find in Southeast Asia, with gentle coastlines and transporting sunsets.” As the top tourist spot in the region, Boracay was also recognized for its nightlife scene and White Beach.

Other islands included in the list are St. Lucia, St. John USVI, British Virgin Islands, Santorini in Greece, Ibiza in Spain, Tahiti in French Polynesia, Sardinia in Italy, Cayman Islands, St. Barts, Mykonos in Greece, Bali in Indonesia, Crete in Greece, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, Vancouver Island in Canada, Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands in Australia, and Mallorca in Spain.

 

Source: Conde Nast Traveler