PRIVATE ISLAND BLISS

You don’t have to go all the way to Fiji to find waterfront villas with personal plunge pools under bending palm trees. At Bedarra Island Resort in the Great Barrier Reef, you’ll be treated to luxe villas dotted along the coast and among the lush rainforest landscape, which beckons you to indulge in your Robinson Crusoe fantasies. Put aside a day for a gourmet beach picnic and explore the ocean by paddleboard together or snorkel to uncover the reef’s treasures. bedarra.com.au