Belize’s Ambergris Caye Voted World’s Best Island

Belize’s Ambergris Caye has been voted the “world’s best island” by contributors to TripAdvisor, taking the top spot from more well-known island paradises such as Bora Bora and Thailand’s Koh Tao and cementing Belize’s reputation as one of the world’s top travel destinations, according to one of the little country’s most popular eco resorts.

The Lodge at Chaa Creek’s assistant general manager, Bryony Fleming Bradley, said she wasn’t surprised that Belize’s largest island is now one of the world’s most sought-after vacation spots.

TripAdvisor's list of the world's ten best islands is based on millions of reviews and ratings contributed by international tourists to the travel website over the past year.

According to TripAdvisor spokeswoman Emma Shaw, "Ambergris Caye boasts spectacular caves, winding waterfalls, tropical rainforest and hundreds of limestone caves," to make it the most attractive island destination in the world.

Ambergris Caye sits next to the World Heritage-listed Belize Great Barrier Reef, the second largest in the world, and is close to the Blue Hole, a diving and sightseeing Mecca made famous by Jacques Cousteau’s documentaries.

It topped a list that included the US Virgin Island’s St John and Bora Bora in French Polynesia, which came in second and third respectively, followed by, in order, San Juan Island (United States) Santorini (Greece), Isla Mujeres (Mexico), Moorea (French Polynesia), Koh Tao (Thailand), Easter Island (Chile) and Nosy Be (Madagascar).

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle