Top 13 Gorgeous Off-The-Grid Islands To Travel To (4 of 4)

Hook Island, Australia

Queensland’s 74 Whitsunday Islands are a legend for very obvious reasons. They’re located right between powdery beaches, turquoise waters and the Great Barrier Reef. A lot of these islands attract hundreds of thousands of people, but not every island is like that. Case and point: look at Hook Island.

The island is 22-square miles and is primarily a national park, forest, fjords and a rainy-season waterfall. Here you can snorkel and dive in peace and there even is an archaeological site that has rock wall paintings from the Ngaro Aboriginal people.

Lofoten Islands, Norway

The fjords on Hook Island are pretty impressive, but the Lofoten archipelago have them beat.

This island is far above the Arctic Circle and is near the mainland city of Tromsø. Much like the vast majority of the country, it has amazing landscapes that are routinely illuminated by the Aurora Borealis during fall, winter, and spring months.

These islands are fairly accessible by car thanks in part to road bridges. Even though that brings more people to the area, you can still find ways to retreat to remote areas. For example, the Svalbard archipelago is pretty secluded and is only 700 miles north.

Tristan da Cunha

Situated in the middle of the South Atlantic, this island shares its name with the archipelago.

That archipelago happens to be the most remote and inhabited spot in the world. The closest spot to a town is Cape Town, South Africa that is roughly 1,350 miles. You’re looking at a week-long journey by ship to get there!

And if you’re thinking there is another way to get there, think again, the island doesn’t have much space to have a runway for any plane. The island has about 250 people who are citizens of the British Overseas Territories and most of them spend their time either fishing, growing potatoes or having a pint at the local pub.

South Georgia

The final spot to go over is South Georgia – an area that technically doesn’t have a permanent population. It’s home to the final rest place of famous explorer Ernest Shackleton, whose final resting place is this island. Even though that fact is dark, the survival story is incredible and worth looking into.

Beyond that famous resident, the area has a large population of non-humans. Cruise ships often come here and allow tourists to see the various animals here that consider the spot their haven. There, you can see penguins, seals, albatrosses, amongst other species.