Home of the extinct Dodo, Mauritius is a tropical paradise for those looking to get some solitude. A volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches in the Indian Ocean ensures your honeymoon or getaway is relaxing.

Nature has blessed Vietnam with a bountiful harvest of soaring mountains, a killer coastline and radiant rice fields, Vietnam is a cracker. Inland, peasant women in conical hats still tend to their fields, children ride buffalos along country paths and minority people scratch out a living from impossible gradients.

Boasting vast landscapes such as sandy white beaches it is a great destination for lazy vacations. Not what you’re looking for? Sri Lanka also has large forests for a rugged adventure holiday, or cities such as Colombo for a different city break. Having an interesting history, there are many artefacts for sight seeing such as sigiriya rock fortress.