Bright Lights, No City
By day, you can step down into the lukewarm, clearerthan-crystal Arabian sea from your private, stilted beach hut, swim with manta rays and whale sharks, or hire a bike and explore the tiny island’s (it’s just 500m wide) palm-forested interior. But it’s after nightfall that the island really comes to life, when the Instagram-crashing turquoise water turns a spectacular shade of electric blue, as millions of imperceptibly small phytoplankton light up the darkness with their bioluminescent glow. It may look like the result of a radioactive spill, but it’s perfectly safe to experience up close and personal, allowing you to float through your own dreamscape. Flights to Malé from £670 with Turkish Airlines