Live it up like Robinson Crusoe – only better – at these luxurious private island retreats

Amanpulo

Surrounded by magnificent stretches of the Sulu Sea&nbsp;on Pamalican Island, <a href="http://aman.com/resorts/amanpulo/" target="_blank">Amanpulo</a> is&nbsp;the whisper-quiet&nbsp;haven&nbsp;you&rsquo;ve been seeking. Fret&nbsp;not about getting to&nbsp;this remote island getaway:&nbsp;every guest will be greeted in Manila and flown on a chartered plane to the resort&#39;s private&nbsp;airstrip. If you manage to tear yourself away from the luxurious confines&nbsp;of your private villa or casita (cabin),&nbsp;the resort offers plenty of activities for the thrill-seeker &ndash; from&nbsp;diving to&nbsp;fishing, sailing, windsurfing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;island-hopping.&nbsp;

Rates per person start from $1220++/night (inclusive of taxes and fees).

Song Saa

Only a 35-minute boat ride away from the port of Sihanoukville&nbsp;is Cambodia&rsquo;s first luxury island resort,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.songsaa.com" target="_blank">Song Saa</a>. Designed in harmony with nature, each of the resort&#39;s 24 stylish overwater, oceanfront, and jungle villas&nbsp;are&nbsp;built with sustainable materials &ndash; a testament to Song Saa&#39;s commitment to&nbsp;conservation.&nbsp;If you&#39;re a sunseeker&nbsp;with an&nbsp;affinity for the open sea, you&#39;re in luck: get the chance to&nbsp;snorkel in a protected coral reef&nbsp;surrounding the island or&nbsp;hire a boat out to the nearby Koh Rong&nbsp;archipelago for a private beachfront picnic.

Average daily rate starts&nbsp;from $1250++ per person per night.

Nikoi

Only 50 miles away from Singapore, <a href="http://www.nikoi.com" target="_blank">Nikoi</a> is not just your average holiday resort. Island&nbsp;owners Andrew Dixon and Peter Timmer first chanced upon the&nbsp;pristine beauty of Nikoi 16 years ago during their quest for an alternative form of accommodation in the region &ndash; and the rest, as they say, is history. Today, the&nbsp;15 hectare private island is the ideal tropical retreat, surrounded by&nbsp;white sandy beaches,&nbsp;coral reefs, lush rainforests,&nbsp;and magnificent natural rock formations.

Rates start from $375/night per person

Pangkor Laut

Previously voted &#39;Number One in the World&#39; by Cond&eacute; Nast Traveller,&nbsp;<a href="http://pangkorlautresort.com/index.html" target="_blank">Pangkor Laut </a>&nbsp;is a tropical eden located just&nbsp;a 15-minute boat ride from the Malaysian&nbsp;mainland. Here, guests&nbsp;are guaranteed seclusion not only from the outside world but from the other guests as well, thanks to its&nbsp;sprawling gardens and&nbsp;private villas. The Spa Village is Pangkor Laut&#39;s finest draw: enjoy its&nbsp;signature Bath House Ritual&nbsp;(combining elements of Japanese, Chinese and Malay bathing) before surrendering yourself to an array of&nbsp;local&nbsp;wellness therapies

Rates start from $330++/night

Batu Batu 

A&nbsp;hidden treasure&nbsp;nestled amidst coconut groves and&nbsp;powder white sands on the&nbsp;uninhabited island of Pulau Tengah in the South China Sea, <a href="https://www.batubatu.com.my" target="_blank">Batu Batu</a>&nbsp;is an&nbsp;island resort with rustic charm in spades. With&nbsp;airy, loft-style villas, you can&nbsp;xpect a simple yet welcoming retreat&nbsp;built&nbsp;in the style of a Malay kampung&nbsp;village&nbsp;by local carpenters. Committed to&nbsp;preserving the island&rsquo;s natural surroundings,&nbsp;Batu Batu has adopted sustainable practices and&nbsp;even set up the&nbsp;Turtle Watch Camp&nbsp;conservation project to&nbsp;protect the critically-endangered and endangered Hawksbill and Green Turtles around the island.

Rates per person start&nbsp;from $240++/night (excluding 3 meal plan).

Pulau Pangkil

You want privacy? You&#39;ve got it.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pangkil.com" target="_blank">Pulau Pangkil</a>&nbsp;truly brings your Castaway fantasies to life:&nbsp;located off the coast of Pulau Bintan, this private island paradise is available for hire in its entirety. Here, you get the full works &ndash; nine luxury&nbsp;driftwood palaces scattered around the island and&nbsp;team of 20 staff members at your beck and call. Perfect for&nbsp;family gatherings,&nbsp;weddings, and team-building events,&nbsp;Pulau Pangkil will keep you occupied for days on end with its array of activities ranging from island-hopping to kayaking, snorkelling, fishing, and relaxing spa treatments.&nbsp;

Prices start from $6,900 for a 3 day/2 night weekend for up to 10 pax.

Telunas Resorts

Telunas Resorts

The <a href="http://www.telunasresorts.com/" target="_blank">Telunas</a> experience is timelessly simple: escape&nbsp;from&nbsp;hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle at this&nbsp;private island retreat&nbsp;off the coast of Sugi Island. With top-notch personal service,&nbsp;rustic beach chalets and overwater villas, and a host of activities to keep you entertained, this&nbsp;charming haven is a must-visit for any city-slicker.&nbsp;

Prices start from $200/night at the Telunas Private Island Resort Sea Villa

Pulau Joyo

<a href="http://www.pulau-joyo.com" target="_blank">Pulau Joyo</a>, the sister island of Pulau Pangkil,&nbsp;is your classic Robinson Crusoe island &ndash;&nbsp;surrounded by clear blue sea and&nbsp;white sand beaches as far as the eye can see. Offering&nbsp;a complete&nbsp;barefoot luxury experience, Pulau Joyo is wonderfully secluded with only seven beach palaces on the entire island. Coupled with&nbsp;fabulous food and&nbsp;relaxing massage treatments, the island seals its status as the ultimate tropical&nbsp;escape.

Prices start from $322 per person per night&nbsp;

Luxury Private Islands Around Asia

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