Maldives Tops Condé Nast Traveler Island Rankings (cntraveler.com)

Condé Nast Traveler readers voted the Maldives as the world's best island in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, securing first place among African and Indian Ocean destinations. Seychelles, Zanzibar, Mauritius, and Bazaruto Archipelago rounded out the top five, with Cheval Blanc Randheli named the region's number one resort.