Kilimanjaro, Tanzânia (© Wolk9)

A few epic places on this Earth deserve a permanent, recurring role on your lifetime to-do list. Then there are overhyped places you should never, ever waste your time on in the first place.

Bazaruto, Mozambique

Sipping cocktails by the seashore, diving on a perfect reef or basking in midnight sun above the Arctic Circle - whatever your dream, somewhere out there is the right island for you. Jill Crawshaw reveals the world's most fabulous castaway experiences

1. Mnemba Island, Zanzibar

2. Lofoten Islands, Norway

3. Roatan, Honduras

4. Wilson Island, Australia

5. Sveti Stefan, Montenegro:

6. Angra Dos Reis Bay Islands, Brazil

7. Petit St Vincent, Caribbean

8. Madagascar

9. Korcula, Croatia

10. Bazaruto, Mozambique

11. San Blas Islands, Panama

12. Formentera, Balearic Islands

13. Taprobane, Sri Lanka

14. Los Roques, Venezuela

15. North Island, Seychelles

16. Funzi Keys, Kenya

17. Dhoni Mighili, Maldives

18. Aitutaki, South Pacific

19. Panarea, Italy

20. Samothraki, Greece

via Guardian

The winner, Marsyandi Khol river on the around-Annapurna trek in the Himalayas, Nepal

1. Marsyandi Khol river on the around-Annapurna trek in the Himalayas, Nepal

2. Looking across Lake Kawaguchi to Mount Fuji, Honshu Island, Japan

3. The view of the Grand Canyon, from Desert Point, Arizona, USA

4. Lesser flamingos on Lake Elementaita, Kenya

5. African elephant on the serengeti with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background, Tanzania

6. Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand

7. Kata Kjuta, Northern Territory, Australia

8. Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park in Santa Cruz province, Argentina

9. Kayaking on Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand

10. Vik,Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Via SkyScanner (all details)

Kilimanjaro Mountain

Visit beautiful Tanzania. From the Serengeti to Kilimanjaro Mountain! (Video by Travel Channel)