- Location: Bahamas
- Price: $39 million
Charles Island is again in the Bahamas and is, as you can see, closely situated to any services supplied and provided by nearby Spanish Wells. The island is also fully equipped with electricity, telephone and water utilities and is thus totally prepared for any type of development that a potential buyer might foresee in the island’s future.
- Location: United States Virgin Islands, USA
- Price: $40 million
Essentially not a true addition to the list, as Motu Tane is technically only available for rent these days. It used to be on sale for $40 million; however, you and your friends can now spend copious amounts of money to be able to have your own private island for a minimum of three days. Their rates start at $30,000 per night for the first 8 people, but then increase from there. With just one resort (consisting of a multitude of bungalows equipped with the latest in comfort technology: plasma TVs, sunken lava bathtubs, exquisite dining facilities) that is rented to only one group of people at any particular time, the luxurious island is the ideal place for privacy.
- Location: French Polynesia, Bora Bora, Frence
- Price: $45 million
A prime spot for real estate development, these islands are situated a mere 8,000 feet away from St. Thomas island and offers beaches, stunning vistas, forests and ideal fishing spots. The perfect waters are also ideal for anyone with a keen interest in swimming, diving or snorkeling.
- Location: Belize
- Price: $65 million
No longer on sale, as the “Resort” in the title might have given away, this island sold for $65 million a few years ago and is now home to an incredible luxury island resort. Twelve miles from Belize, the resort boasts an amazing 18-hole golf course, a yachting marina, airstrip, bar, restaurant and conference facilities, swimming pools and of course many, many beaches. Holiday-goers will be housed in luxury villas furnished with all the latest and greatest amenities and the resort also offers a wide range of activities to participate in: fishing, kayaking, boating, spa treatments, volleyball and basketball and many others. Activities for those willing to travel off the island include visiting the local Mayan ruins, river tours and much of what Belize has to offer.
- Location: Canada
- Price: $75.1 million
James Island, one of British Columbia’s Gulf Islands, lying in Haro Strait, approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) off the coast of Vancouver Island, and 145 km (90 mi) from Seattle, Washington. James Island lies between Sidney Island and the coast of Vancouver Island near Sidney, British Columbia. James Island has an elevation of 58 meters (190 feet) above sea level at its highest point, and has a total land-mass of 315 (778.3 Acres) in size. There are sea-cliffs on the Southern, Western, and Eastern shores of this island. The Southern sea-cliffs are the highest.
5. D'ARROS ISLAND
- Location: Seychelles
- Price: $94 million
Seychelles officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The 115-island country, whose capital is Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Southeast Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west and Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius to the south. Seychelles, with a population of 90,024, has the smallest population of any African state. Seychelles is a member of the African Union.
- Location: Grenada
- Price: $100 million
Located in that most famous of tropical paradises, the Caribbean, Ronde Island was recently the king of all private islands with its hefty price tag, but has since been knocked from the top spot. For your cash, you’ll be purchasing a 2000 acre slice of paradise, practically a country in itself. The lush scenery is truly a marvel to behold, with water visibility of up to 100 feet, plentiful sea life, stalactite and quartz crystal-decorated swim-through caves.
- Location: British Virgin Islands
- Price: $100 million
Necker Island is a 74-acre (300,000 m2) island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island’s land is entirely owned by Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The whole island operates like a resort and can accommodate up to 28 guests.
- Location: Portugal
- Price: $310 million
Often touted as being as much as $350 million, it’s actually probably closer to $310 million these days. The island is virtually on the doorstep of Lisbon itself and is a massive 3000 acres. There has been talk of turning the island into a luxury golf course, complete with residential units, as the island is a prime spot for potential development and is unusual in the fact that is remains undeveloped whilst being so close to a heavily populated area such as Lisbon. The island will most likely be purchased by multiple investors with an eye to develop it into whatever they see fit.
- Location: Hawaii, USA
- Price: $600 million
Lānaʻi is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is also known as Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The island’s only settlement of note is the small town of Lānaʻi City. As of 2012, the island was 98% owned by Larry Ellison (Founder and Chairman of Oracle), with the remaining 2% owned by the state of Hawaii. Lānaʻi is a roughly comma-shaped island with a width of 18 miles (29 km) in the longest direction. The land area is 140.5 square miles (364 km2), making it the 42nd largest island in the United States. It is separated from the island of Molokaʻi by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the ʻAuʻau Channel to the east. The United States Census Bureau defines Lānaʻi as Census Tract 316 of Maui County. Its total population shrank from 3,193 as of the 2000 census to 3,102 as of 2010. Many of the island’s landmarks are accessible only by dirt roads that require a four-wheel drive vehicle.
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