To know if an island vacation should be your next holiday dream, please take a look at these qualities of islands for vacation to help you decide where to travel next time.

The catalogues of travel agencies are full of announcements of vacation on islands, near and far away. If you look at books written as travel guides you will also find an overwhelming number of travel guides especially to islands. So what is behind these facts that islands top the travel ideas of many people?

In my experience it is a combination of several properties of islands. I am an owner of a vacation house at a small island so I know the very special feeling of coming back to the island. You get a feeling of being isolated from your normal hectic life and your life at the island feels simpler. Such kinds of feelings are very much sought after for many vacationers because a feeling of relaxation is an important quality of any vacation.

Do you like to go swimming, to go snorkelling, to dive, to surf, to fish or to engage in any other kind of water sports? Well, it is obvious that at an island the coast and the nearness to the ocean is a very important attraction. You need the specific environment to fulfill your expectations of water activities. Different islands have very different kinds of coasts and local waters. You have to be aware of which islands are offering exactly what you need for your water sports.

For many travellers sunbathing is associated with being at a beach, and at best being at a sandy beach. The combination of sunning your body and taking a refreshing swim now and then makes a perfect holiday activity of a lot of people, and a perfect setting for families with children.

The nearness of water is not only an attraction for direct activities but a highly sought after backdrop for relaxed walks along the coast and enjoying the ever changing view of the seascape. The view of the ocean is not only attractive in the red setting sun, but has its attraction all day long and all year round.

As towns and cities are from old time often started as a settlement along water we get a natural concentration of people, culture and activities at the coast offering the needed local atmosphere for many on vacation.

When you investigate your possible island vacation for next time, see if you can fulfil what you want related to:

– A relaxed or a busy atmosphere at the island

– Clean water for swimming or other water activities

– The quality of the beach and is it crowded?

– What is the neighbourhood of your hotel and is it close enough to the activities you want to enjoy?

– Can you get what you need at the island (food, drinks, entertainments, car hire, company or secrecy)

– How is the weather for the season you plan to travel to the island? (Islands can be very windy, and the sea can be very ruff at some seasons).