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www.privateairny.com Private Air | Summer 2025 101 Cayo Espanto offers an ultra-private, fully bespoke island escape off the coast of Belize, where barefoot luxury, impeccable service, and total seclusion redefine what it means to truly get away. Words By: Katherine Gannon T here are private islands. And then there is Cayo Espanto—a shimmering slip of sand cast adrift in the Caribbean, just off the coast of Belize, where luxury isn't announced, it's felt. e moment your seaplane banks low over those electric-blue shallows and the island comes into view, something in you exhales. is isn't a resort. It's a revelation. From the instant your bare feet meet the sun-warmed dock, time slows to the rhythm of the tide. ere are no check- in counters, no lobby chatter, no signs to follow. Just a welcome cocktail crafted to your taste, a soft breeze curling through coconut palms, and a smiling staff member who already knows your name. On Cayo Espanto, everything is orchestrated in quiet perfection—before you even ask. Each of the island's seven villas is its own private world. Some float above the sea on stilts, surrounded by nothing but water and sky, while others are tucked into lush corners of the shoreline, hidden beneath canopies of green with plunge pools that catch the spill of stars each night. You won't find keys, clocks, or strangers—only wide wooden doors swinging open to reveal gauzy canopy beds, open-air showers kissed by salt air, and glass walls that disappear completely when you want nothing between you and the sea. PRIVATE PARADISE PERFECTED PASSPORT

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