Parts Unknown

Hotels made for escapists, the most private ways to get around and intel on how to navigate travel’s new normal By Kissa Castañeda

PRIVACY PLEASE

As borders begin to open, travellers are actively searching for the best place to go for a post-lockdown escape. The safest bet? A private island in a beautiful, secluded setting. That is exactly what’s on offer at Kokomo Private Island in Fiji, a multimillion-dollar passion project of Australian real-estate tycoon Lang Walker that satisfies the need for ultimate privacy, in a tropical paradise no less.

Kokomo’s new island buyout package includes full board, a suite of tailored activities and can accommodate a maximum of 140 guests across its 21 beachfront villas and five luxury hilltop residences. The latter feature three to six bedrooms, an open-plan living space, an expansive deck equipped with a BBQ and an outdoor dining area, a tropical garden and an infinity pool, all serviced by your very own butler.

Not that you’ll spend much time indoors—the 55-hectare island is embraced by the Great Astrolabe Reef, perfect for manta ray swims, fishing expeditions and coral reef restoration dives with the in-house marine biologist, Cliona O’ Flaherty.

While the price for the buyout package—starting at US$150,000 per night—sounds steep, if you can fill all the beds, that’s about US$1,000 a head. kokomoislandfiji.com