Private Island in Australia Is Listed at $5.6 Million

June 04, 2010 - Queensland

Turtle Island, a small private island off the east coast of Queensland, Australia, is on the market for $5.6 million.

The seller is an Australian developer, Marcia Christofidellis, who bought the 23-acre island, near Gladstone, in 1999 as a family retreat.

Ms. Christofidellis renovated the five-bedroom beachfront home and added plantings to the gardens and grounds.

Private Island in the Bahamas for Sale at $110 Million

May 13, 2010 - Exuma

One of the most breathtaking vacation spots in the world, The Bahamas is now offering any person with $110 million a unique opportunity of owning a private island in the Exuma region.

This gorgeous natural beauty called, Cave Cay is located near David Copperfield’s famed Musha Cay and the island and will provide its owner with a protected deep-water harbor and marina, along with a floating dock system, as well as 35 dock slips.

Also, Cave Cay will come with a 2,800 ft. private airstrip and several completed buildings.

Cayo Espanto: Rent A Private Island for $12,000 Nightly

May 07, 2010 - Belize

If you are looking for the Ultimate Private Getaway, this is it. Discover your own private island at Cayo Espanto, where paradise and luxury come together as one.

Located three miles from San Pedro in the calm waters of the Western Caribbean, off the coast of Belize, Cayo Espanto is truly a spectacular and private retreat.

This ultimate boutique-island resort accommodates 16 guests, and depending upon the season, all six villas are available for $10,000 to $14,000 nightly.

Swiss tycoon buys Scottish islands

March 30, 2010 - United Kingdom

A scottish island with just one resident and its own pub has been sold to a Swiss businessman for about £2.5 million.

Sanda, which lies off the tip of the Mull of Kintyre, 13 miles south of Campbeltown and 20 miles east of Ballycastle in Northern Ireland, has been sold.

Neighbouring Sheep Island and Glunimore Island were included in the deal.

Greece advised to sell islands

March 05, 2010 - Greece

Greece should sell some of its uninhabited islands to raise cash to avoid bankruptcy, two German parliamentarians from Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition suggested on Thursday.

"The Greek state must sell stakes in companies and also assets such as, for example, unpopulated islands," Frank Schäffler, a member of parliament for the pro-business Free Democrats, told the Bild daily.

Song Saa Island Resort, Estate of the day

January 27, 2010 - Cambodia

Known locally as Song Saa – ‘The Sweethearts’ – this idyllic pair of islands located in Cambodia’s untouched Koh Rong Archipelago will soon be home to a resort and just five jungle and over-water villas.

The private residences, which feature two en-suite bedrooms and over 270 sq m of living space, will be built with a focus on sustainable construction while also offering the latest technological comforts such Bose sound systems and Wi-Fi broadband.

A testament to Cambodia’s growing tourist sector, first class resort facilities will compliment the island’s natural beaches, reefs and rainforests.

Set in Stone

January 19, 2010 - Seychelles

The remarkable natural beauty of this island in the Seychelles has inspired an equally striking architectural experiment, where residences blend into a Jurassic landscape.

Located northwest of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa, the Seychelles archipelago dates back more than 100 million years, when the Gondwnaland super-continent broke apart, leaving a sprinkling of islands jutting out of the western Indian Ocean.

Pristine beaches, chlorophyll-rich forests and towering granite mountains comprise the area, which was first discovered by Arab explorers in the 9th century.

Own your own island in the Bahamas for $80m

December 23, 2009 - Bahamas

If your dream is to buy an island, you need to follow your heart to the Bahamas. According to a recent report in the Telegraph, the 850-acre L-shaped Great Whale Cay island is up for sale for $80 million.

Great Whale Cay island belonged to “Joe” Carstairs, heiress of the Standard Oil fortune, and was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in the Forties.

There are historic buildings (Great house, lighthouse, and church), rare flora and fauna and watersports and diving.

Buy your own Japanese island

December 17, 2009 - Hiroshima

The Chugoku Local Finance Bureau revealed that it is planning to sell off the Japanese government-owned and uninhabited Mitsuko Island in the Seto Inland Sea, about a kilometer off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. The competitive bid sale will be a first.

The sale is part of an overall program to sell off unused assets, and the finance bureau is scheduled to hold a tender for the island in February.

Aquire a Luxury Private Island in the Turks & Caicos Islands

December 04, 2009 - Turks and Caicos Islands

Emerald Cay, a private island in the Turks & Caicos Islands was for sale last year at $75 million. Now you can get this incredible property for $48.5 million.

This unparalleled 27,000 sq. ft. mansion is a luxury hideaway that is accessed via a remote-controlled swing bridge and a Turkish marble driveway.

Emerald Cay features its own guest house, as well as a ‘floating’ tennis court, a swimming pool, a gym, a state-of-the-art movie theatre, three-storey library and a wine cellar big enough to hold 8,000 bottles.