Skip the Maldives: Top-Secret Island Retreats Near Singapore

3. Telunas Private Island

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Just 50 km south of Singapore may lie your perfect spot for a romantic getaway, especially if you’re looking for privacy – Telunas Private Island. Built to lure couples and families, this private island offers accommodation in the form of villas built over the sea and on stilts.

This means that unpacking your bags might just be distracting when you look down and beyond the floorboards to topaz-coloured waters just under your feet! But you will have plenty of time and space to enjoy the world of clear azure waters and golden sunsets with your private balcony.

Once you have secured your booking at Telunas, take a ferry from Harbour Front Ferry Terminal to Sekupang in Batam, that should cost 45 minutes of your time. A staff from the resort will guide you at Sekupang and onto a traditional fishing longboat that will take you on a two-hour journey to your destination.