From that first, mesmerising glimpse of the atolls from the plane, with their brilliant turquoise ovals set against the deeper blue around them, the unforgettable moments just keep coming. Stepping on to what looks like a postcard of a desert island and taking your shoes off, not to be put on again until you leave. 

Your toes sinking into impossibly white, icing sugar sand. The incredible range of blues stretching as far as you can see. And those first steps into the crystal clear water, which envelops you like a warm bath. Then you'll notice tiny, brightly coloured fish flit through the water, coming to investigate you, or a baby shark practising his swimming in the shallows, and you think, this really must be the most beautiful place on the planet!

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Max Dagenais from Re-Energise Getaways