7 Exotic Places to Visit in 2023

7 Exotic Places to Visit in 2023

By Lilian Ngeny

Updated March 4, 2023

So you have been working so hard and busy. Here is your chance to take a break and travel to some of the most exotic places in the world. From sandy beaches to palm trees to magical sinkholes, visit any of these places and you will have the time of your life. There are lots of exotic places that you can visit, from South America to the Caribbean. All you need is to pack those bags and travel to your next destination.

Here are the most exotic places that you can visit this year.

1. The Bahamas

The Bahamas is an island within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It has an array of exquisite beaches, intact nature and exceptional biodiversity. Some activities include surfing, checking out underground caverns, deep holes, mangrove estuaries, snorkeling, diving and deep sea fishing.

Long Island, according to travel site expedia.com, is the top honeymoon spot. It has beautiful remote beaches, azure waters add that to the unique culture and friendly people and you have an excellent destination.

The Exumas is famed for its swimming pigs. It is an array of 365 islands, deserted beaches, and cays, which is perfect for a private getaway.

Cat Island is in central Bahamas and boasts the Bahamas highest point Mt. Alvernia. It’s perfect for diving, kite boarding and taking a hike along the nature trails, hills and perfect pink beaches.

Bimini and The Berry Islands are famous for activities such as bone fishing, diving and blue holes. Bimini is situated to the westernmost part of the Bahamas, whereas The Berry Island is mostly uninhabited but ideal for boat and water lovers.

2. Madagascar

Madagascar is an Island country off the coast of Southeastern Africa and is home to Masaola National Park that boasts a variety of wildlife, most of which don’t exist anywhere else in the world. About 95 percent of Madagascar’s reptiles, 89 percent of its plants and 92 percent of its animals don’t exist anywhere else in the world.

It’s also home to waterfalls, canyons, fascinating rainforests, virgin white beaches and vertical limestone rocks nicknamed “forest of knives”. Visit Nosy Komba for beautiful beaches and its tropical forest. You can visit Nosy Be Island for the various activities, including diving with tropical fish to bouncing lemurs.

3. Barbados

This island is a paradise that is in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. It’s perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving with its blue-green water and coral reefs. It has a mild but tropical climate and admirable beaches, ridges and gullies.

There are a vast array of caves and underground lakes that make this island unique and intriguing. With its perfect weather all year round of 75 to 900F, this is the place to be.

4. Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik is a picturesque city known for its filming sites of the movie Game of Thrones. This old town has over 250 sunny days in a year and is a historic city center that will take you back to the 15the century.

You can take a walk round the Dubrovnik walls that takes roughly 2 hours to loop the entire city. The highlight is climbing the Minceta tower where you can see the Old Town.

You can take a ride in the cable car and get a bird's-eye view of Dubrovnik. Dine at the Panorama restaurant and get a view of the city.

Visit the ancient fortress, Fort Lovrijenac, this is the place the movie Game of Thrones filming took place.

5. Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Japan

You find this exotic destination on the outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It’s an enchanted bamboo forest with monkeys and shrines.

A section of the forest extends to a nearby Nonomiya Shrine where imperial family daughters used to purify themselves before they became shrine maidens.

You can also visit Okochi-Sanso Villa, which offers Japanese hot and sweet matcha tea and has magnificent gardens and stunning views of Kyoto.

6. Ko Lipe, Thailand

Ko Lipe is a tropical Island paradise that is in the South Andaman Sea. It has sandy white beaches and blue waters that will take your breath away.

It has clear water, which makes it perfect for diving, snorkeling and kayaking. Here you will see a wide variety of colorful fish and coral.

You can go kayaking on a tiny island called Ko Kra. For the perfect sunset visit sunset beach to watch the sun as it goes down while sipping coconut water.

The port is in the Pattaya Beach. Visit this long stretch of perfectly white sand that merges into Sanom Beach.

7. Cappadocia, Turkey

It’s a magical moonscape region formed because of volcanic actions which have resulted in rock formations and caves.

This spectacular place in central Turkey is famed for bronze age homes carved into valley walls by the cave dwellers, which were later used as a sanctuary by early Christians.

The hot air balloons are the biggest attraction. Book your hot-air balloon flight in advance and take your flight across this magical moonscape region among hundreds of other hot air balloons. The sight is to behold.

You can take a hike across the varied hiking trails that would take you about a week.

Conclusion

These are 7 exotic places that you can visit this year. Whether you want to go snorkeling, diving with the most exotic fishes, swimming with the pigs, or hot air ballooning, these are the places to visit.

From the white sandy beaches to the blue waters, this is your time to take a break and relax, sip coconut water and watch the sunset.