If you’ve been watching Island Hunters on HGTV, then YOU KNOW the jaw-droppingly sumptuous private islands that are out there on the market. Every week on our Island Report, we’re bringing you a hot new property you DIDN’T see on the show. This week check out Bokissa Island in the South Pacific. If this isn’t paradise, then nothing is!
ABOUT BOKISSA ISLAND
Nature has kissed Bokissa Private Island Resort, endowing it with beauty which needs no human intervention – with only one resort on the island, the quiet is pervasive, the only sounds you’ll hear are the swish of the waves on the shore, and the rustle of the breeze through the rainforest which covers our island. Time to relax and enjoy this beautiful secluded island.
One of Santo’s premier Islands – this glorious, pristine environment is currently operated as an exclusive eco-resort.
However it could be transformed into an amazing playground for fishing, diving, snorkeling, yachting, kayaking – perhaps an exclusive residence or retreat for the discerning individual or organization that seeks a simply superb piece of paradise in the tropics.
Approaching this island by boat on a sunny day evokes everything you imagine a tropical island to be!
It really is 176 acres of raw beauty. The water is the breathtaking turquoise colour that the holiday brochures talk about – as you draw closer you see its clarity and the magnificent coral appears teeming with an astounding array of tropical fish.
The long hardwood jetty leads you onto an island where preservation of the pristine environment is the crucial feature of this tremendous property. Unspoilt tropical rainforest is a haven for the native flora and fauna including the increasingly rare giant coconut crabs.
The beauty is undeniable and speaks for itself. However, as you know – with islands we need amenities and infrastructure so that we can maximize our enjoyment of them.
The infrastructure on this island is remarkable, with a full range of buildings for accommodation, entertainment, dining and all of the backup systems required.
There is huge rainwater storage capacity plus de-salination backup. Three generators are on site. Any one alone can provide all of the power requirements for the island so the unforeseen is well catered for. The power is all reticulated underground through professionally installed systems.
Direct flights to Luganville make it an easy journey into another world of soft white sand beaches lapped by gin-clear waters – and under those waters is an array of coral reefs and world class dive sites which make this a premier destination for divers, snorkelers and lovers of pristine, natural beauty.
Bokissa Private Island Resort is a 16 bungalow resort with the potential to become a retreat and used as a family home. There are 176 acres of tropical rain forest, white sandy beaches, surrounding coral reefs to 80metres deep, 2 sewerage systems, water supply and swimming pool. Construction is allowed without approvals and a new 75 year lease was signed in 2003.
You’ll have to choose from an impressive array of activities – or choose to do none at all … with magnificent mature trees lining the beach, maybe a hammock will call you to rest, relax and enjoy a truly unspoilt little bit of heaven.
And if you do feel the impulse to get into or onto the water, there’s in-house scuba diving and sports fishing, snorkeling, kayaks … or just swimming in the cool aqua water, either in the ocean or the fresh water pool.
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