On unknown or famous islands, between art and nature, you are spoiled for choice. So we chose in a real journey around our Top 50 where to sail this winter(other destinations here). Today bow to the shores of Asia!

Krabi – Thailand

Krabi itself is a sleepy town. It overlooks the Krabi River estuary, and there are no beaches or special attractions in town. But around Krabi here are some of the most beautiful beaches in the world set in unique natural scenery so beautiful that it deserves to be seen as part of any trip to Thailand. Our advice? Don’t miss the beaches of Railay, where steep jungle-covered mountains drop steeply to the sea. Learn about the best rental offerings.

Merguy Archipel – Myanmar

There are more than eight hundred islands that make up this archipelago in the Andaman Sea, which were only opened to foreigners in 1997. The archipelago is inhabited mainly by moken, also called “sea gypsies” because of their constant movement from island to island via long, narrow boats called kabang. They usually spend most of their time at sea and stay in their homes on the islands only during the monsoon months, engaging in fishing, but they are also hunting and gathering seafood. Learn about the best rental offerings.

Phang Nga – Thailand

In the heart of Thailand, a bay of about four hundred square kilometers with beautiful warm sea (its temperature is around 27 to 30 degrees) and rocky wilderness that will make you feel out of this world. Learn about the best rental offerings.

Sri Lanka, East Coast

You can alternate, in the most remote part of the nation, between discovering ancient Hindu temples and visiting the wrecks of the MV Cordiality and the British Sergeant, or diving with whales in Pigeon Island National Park. Learn about the best rental offerings.

Kas – Turkey

One of Turkey’s oldest towns, whose economy today is based on fishing and, above all, tourism. The surroundings, especially the east coast, with the island of Kekova and the village of Simena, both reachable only by sea, are wildly beautiful. Right in Kas harbor you can embark and sail through the maze of uninhabited islands. Submerged Lycian treasures, crystal clear water, huge sarcophagi with more than 3,000 years old abandoned on the islands… Learn about the best rental offerings.

NOW FIND THE RIGHT BOAT FOR A CRUISE TO ASIA

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