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Oludeniz, Turkey
Despite its well-established reputation as a package holiday destination, there are many places in Turkey that are not occupied by the ubiquitous hotels. all inclusive. One of these places is Oludeniz, or the Blue Lagoon, located 15 km from the city of Fethiye on the territory of the reserve of the same name. There are several in Oludeniz beautiful beaches, one of which was named the best beach in the world by The Sunday Times.
- How to get there: by bus from Fethiye.
- Tourist season: from June to October.
- Hotel prices: from $20 per night.
Ngapali, Myanmar
Unlike neighboring Thailand, Myanmar is not so wildly popular with tourists. Meanwhile, the country has resorts with excellent beaches and decent infrastructure. One of them is the city of Ngapali, where, despite the presence of 5-star hotels, the atmosphere and flavor of a fishing village are still preserved.
- How to get there: by bus or plane from Yangon.
- Tourist season: from November to May.
- Hotel prices: from $20 per night.
Koh Kood, Thailand
Koh Kood, located in the Gulf of Thailand closer to the coast of Cambodia, was opened by tourists not so long ago, so there, unlike many other resorts in sunny Thailand, you can still find peace and solitude. The nearest airport to the island is located in the capital of the province - the city of Trat, however, in order to save money, many people prefer to get to Koh Kood directly from Bangkok or Pattaya in a bus + ferry combination.
- Tourist season: from November to May.
- Hotel prices: from $25 per night.
Zlatni Rat, Fr. Brac, Croatia
Name of this unique place translated from Croatian as "golden horn". Zlatni Rat is a sandy cape that goes 600 meters into the Adriatic Sea and regularly changes shape under the influence of wind and waves.
- How to get there: by ferry from Split.
- Tourist season: from June to August.
- Hotel prices: from $30 per night.
Santa Maria, oh Sal, Cape Verde
Santa Maria is one of the main resorts of Cape Verde, located on the island of Sal. Beyond the classic beach holiday here you can go diving (which the rich underwater world) and windsurfing. Also here they offer European service at quite reasonable prices.
- How to get there: by bus from the city of Espargos, where international Airport them. Amilcar Cabral.
- Tourist season: all year round.
- Hotel prices: from $35 per night.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Isla Mujeres, or the Island of Women, is located 30 km east of the Mecca of all American tourists- the city of Cancun, which can be reached by ferry. The main beach of the island is Playa Norte. It is fully consistent with all ideas about paradise vacation in the Caribbean: there are also White sand, and turquoise water, and bright sun. Bonus go whale sharks, stingrays and turtles, which can be observed right off the coast.
- Tourist season: all year round.
- Hotel prices: from $40 per night.
Benagil, Algarve, Portugal
The beaches of the Portuguese Algarve region are considered one of the most picturesque in Europe due to the bizarre coastal cliffs of various shapes and shapes. Benagil beach near the village of the same name is also interesting because it is completely inside the cave.
- How to get there: by car to the village of Benagil from Lagos or Albufeira, the beach itself can only be reached by swimming or by boat excursion.
- Tourist season: from June to October.
- Hotel prices: from $60 per night.
Cala Macarelleta, Fr. Menorca, Spain
The beaches of Menorca are considered among the best in Spain, and the beach of Cala Macarelleta, in turn, is known as one of the the best beaches Menorca. All this thanks to the turquoise water, the most delicate white sand and the surrounding picturesque rocks.
- How to get there: by car from the city of Ciutadella.
- Tourist season: from June to September.
- Hotel prices: from $80 per night.
If you are asked to remember the Bounty advertisement, the blue surface of the ocean, hot white sand and tropical palm trees will immediately appear before your eyes, near which a swarthy beauty is resting, languidly eating chocolate. The bright picture beckons, you also want to be in this heavenly place and forget about problems, business and slushy weather. Where are these beauties of nature? Does it really exist Mysterious Island Bounty?
A little excursion into geography
In fact, the Bounty is not just one island. , and the whole archipelago, consisting of 13 tropical islands. Geographically, they are located in pacific ocean, southeast of . These islands were discovered in 1788. They were noticed by the sailors of an English ship passing by, which was called the Bounty. It was in his honor that the open archipelago was named. As Wikipedia says, total area islands is only 1.35 square meters. kilometers.
Advertisers borrowed only a sonorous name from this archipelago. Appearance any island that is part of the Bounty has nothing to do with the picture captured in the video. Bare rocks with seals, albatrosses and penguins living on them meet not vacationers at their shores, but scientific expeditions studying the life of these creatures in natural conditions. A century ago, these places aroused professional interest among hunters. Today, because of the unique fauna, the islands of the Bounty archipelago are taken under the protection of UNESCO. These places are not inhabited by people.
Video release date
A luxurious picture of heavenly life, released by local television companies, was seen by residents of Tver, Novosibirsk, Volgograd, Ufa, Chelyabinsk and other megacities. The main character of the video, like the viewers, does not quite separate reality from fantasy, but the fact that she experiences "heavenly pleasure" is beyond doubt.
Filming Locations
So where was the colorful video about the paradise island actually filmed? After all, it was not a props, which means that such an island should be! You may be surprised, but for the filming was involved not one tropical island, but six. And all - one is more beautiful than the other:
- Crete (Greece);
- Phuket (Thailand);
- Samui (Thailand);
- Saona (Dominican Republic);
- Rarotonga (Cook Islands).
Keep this list in mind, maybe you will be able to fulfill your dream and be in a fairy tale, even if not for long.
What do these resorts offer?
Maldives unite about 1200 coral islands, each of which is part of the state. But only 200 of them can be called inhabited. local beaches characterized by a secluded atmosphere. This is an ideal place for people who are tired of civilization, craving peace, romance and unity with nature - real Bounty beaches.
Crete distinguishes from others fabulous places Availability developed infrastructure. Young couples and families with children can have a great rest here. Everyone will find for himself what he needs. In his favor mild climate, a large number of hotels, sandy and pebbly beach areas. It's well organized here. leisure: you can ride horses. to fish or hunt. If you look for the minuses of this place, then the only one will be its crowdedness.
A very diverse audience arrives. Serious mothers with children and cheerful bachelors in search of sexual adventures - you will not meet anyone here. Phuket is famous for its the cleanest beaches. Tired of passive rest, it is quite possible to dilute it with an excursion program.
Koh Samui embodies dreams of relaxation and the most serene atmosphere. It is here that most of the commercials with advertising are filmed: "bounty is a heavenly delight." Four decades ago, the island was completely untouched. Now at your service there are both modern hotels and bungalows.
Saona - most large island Dominican Republic. Fishermen's settlements are concentrated in the center of the island, the rest of it remains deserted. Here it is quite possible to give yourself a secluded vacation, or at least come here on an unforgettable excursion, as well as take dozens of amazing photos as a keepsake and remember this vacation on winter evenings.
Rarotonga is an central island from all the Cook Islands. wildlife combined with the original Polynesian culture, it will strike you to the very heart and you will definitely want to come back here again. The local population is very friendly to tourists and is ready to share with them the joys of quiet fishing and other available pleasures.
Who doesn't remember the advertisement for a chocolate bar with coconut filling inside? In the 90s, advertising for a chocolate bar called "Bounty" made a splash. A tanned beauty enjoyed a delicacy, basking in the rays of the tropical sun, shimmering azure next to her the purest water, graceful palm trees cast a shadow on the white sand! Paradise, and only! Most of the viewers, watching the commercial, immediately lit up with a desire to try - no, not a candy bar. And try at least once in your life just as carefree to lie on the warm sand on a deserted tropical island, lost in a distant ocean.
Advertising has had such a powerful impact that until now, many people, going on vacation, ask travel agency workers for only one thing: we want it like in the Bounty advertisement! Send us to where this video was filmed! By the way, here is the 2011 version of the video:
But is there this paradise in fact? Maybe it's just skillful scenery or computer graphics? Is there an island on the map called "Bounty", where there are no worries and worries, but only peace and relaxation reign? And if so, how do you get there?
You can find the Bounty Archipelago on any map. It consists of more than a dozen islands. That's just its location can be puzzling: it is located near New Zealand. And there, as you know, the ocean is not warm, and there is a problem with palm trees and sand. Suffice it to say that in January-August +10C. And these are the warmest months. But if you want privacy, then these islands perfect place- seals, penguins and albatrosses live here in abundance. But you won't meet people here.
Chocolate Bounty - heavenly delight
Such islands have little to do with a paradise place. So where is this miracle place? The creators of the advertisement used several beautiful places which are found in Dominican Republic, Bali, Crete, Mauritius and Hawaii. However, there is a place where more shots were taken, and this Koh Samui which is located in Thailand.
Koh Samui is a small island, but extremely popular among tourists. And this is easily explained, because here practically ideal conditions for relaxation: secluded beaches, clear water and, most importantly, a unique atmosphere of privacy. Namely, this is so appreciated by the inhabitants of megacities.
How Koh Samui resort began to develop very recently. Even 40 years ago there was not a single road on the island, the first tourists appeared in these places about 30 years ago. This was the impetus for the transformation of an isolated island into a modern and trendy resort. However, it should be noted that the middle of the island is still wild and impassable jungle.
Today, investing in Koh Samui is one of the main activities of the Thai authorities. Comfortable highways are laid in the coconut paradise, luxury hotels and recreation centers are being built. But most visitors want to get only one thing from visiting Koh Samui - a feeling of isolation from civilization, relaxation and remoteness from worries and fuss.
Today, getting to Koh Samui is easy. You can use the services of tour operators, or you can go on vacation on your own. The island has a modern airport, which receives more than two dozen aircraft every day, mainly from Bangkok, but there are also separate destinations from other Asian countries.
Holidays on Koh Samui are not only solitude and relaxation. There are various attractions here. The magical garden of the Buddha, which is located in the very center of the island, is a monument to human enthusiasm and diligence.
Nim Thonsugu was already over 70 years old when he decided to turn blocks of stone into people, animals and deities. Today, thousands of tourists visit his Magic Garden. In the butterfly garden, not only tropical beauties will please, but also huge fragrant flowers. Then you can go to Samui Zoo and Aquarium. Crocodile farm is another popular place. Here you can not only watch predators, but also feed them, as well as watch the crocodile show.
So the paradise island of Koh Samui can please you not only with tranquility, but also with a very rich cultural and entertainment program. And if the landscapes from the Bounty ad haunt you, then it's time to go to Koh Samui and see for yourself - paradise exists!
In every tropical country there is a place where the Bounty commercial was filmed. Well, remember - turquoise sea, leaning palm trees, white sand ... Anyway, locals they swear that the Bounty was filmed from them, and everyone else is lying.
In India these the only places- two. One in the south of Goa - in the glamorous town of Palolem, and the other in the state of Maharashtra, and it is called Paradise Beach. Paradise beach. That is where we are going with you now.
On the same road as on Kerim Beach, past the bus station, we drive up to a village by the river. Remember the robbers on the road? 
And these are their parents, working on the construction of a bridge across the Tirakol River. Tellingly, all the hard work is done by women - from which it is immediately clear that Indian men are not a blunder, and they know a lot about construction.
From here the ferry leaves for Maharashtra. It is free for pedestrians and bikers, so it is filled to the last square centimeter. We squeeze in.
You have already tuned in to a contemplative swim along picturesque shores? In vain. As soon as the tail of the ferry leaves the shore, its nose bales into the opposite one. We are on the way out.
There are almost no people. Sky, sea, palm trees, sand.
I remember when Gena () first came here, he was so stunned that he began to grab my sleeves, shouting “Ayrat, I want a house here! I want a home in this place!” I had to drag him around the neighborhood to find at least someone alive. Finally, we came across an old Indian-style house - 1-story, squat, wide. They caught the owner and began to torture him - as here with the paperwork, how much the land costs and in general how much the construction of such a structure will cost.
The owner of the house smiled contentedly:
— Oh, it's expensive, guys.
- How many?
- Very, very expensive!
- Well, how much, how much?
He chewed his lips for a long time, figured something out in his mind, and finally gave out a figure. With our money - about a million rubles. I don’t know about you, but with this money you can only buy a room in a communal apartment with us, yes.
Gene has not yet built a house on Paradise Beach, but it seems that the idea has not been abandoned yet.
Although it is not at all necessary to build capital housing for yourself. You can rent a bungalow right on the beach and live there as a Robinson. (For anyone interested: with a modest lifestyle, all expenses - accommodation, food, bike rental - will take 12-15 thousand rubles a month).
The guy in red pants with a sophisticated hairstyle is called Denis. An interesting person, I'll tell you about him someday (do you mind, Denis?).
Everything, it's time. We drive the same way back, making a promise to ourselves to return somehow.
Harmony with yourself and the world!
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