NOW TRY PRINCIPE, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

If you want the warmth and feel-good factor of the Caribbean coupled with the wild exoticism of Africa, this small island (population 7,000) delivers. Located 240 miles (385km) off Equatorial Guinea, the entire territory is a Unesco Biosphere Reserve, a lost world of pristine forests, bizarre rock formations and wildlife ranging from the endemic Principe kingfisher to humpback whales.

Archipelago Choice (archipelagochoice.com) offers an eight-night holiday from £3,398 per person, including flights, accommodation, transfers and excursions.

BEST FOR DRAMATIC LANDSCAPE TO SCALE