From the Philippines and Bali to the Azores, the Greek islands and the Cook Islands (where we ended up stranded on our honeymoon), islands have given us some of our favourite travel memories. There is something about crossing water to get somewhere that makes a place feel further from everyday life.
Here are over 100 island captions for Instagram: short ones, funny ones, island life captions, island hopping captions, tropical island captions and captions for couples, plus emojis and hashtags.
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Short island captions
- Island vibes.
- Island state of mind.
- Salt, sand, sun.
- Paradise found.
- Island girl at heart.
- Island boy, ocean soul.
- Barefoot and island bound.
- Sun-kissed and island blessed.
- Somewhere on an island.
- Life is better on an island.
- Tropical state of mind.
- Island days, slow ways.
- Palm trees and peace.
- Escape to the island.
- Turquoise everything.
- Island hearts never sink.
- Seas the day, island style.
- Off the grid, on an island.
- Island air, messy hair.
- Where the road ends, the island begins.
- Sandy toes, sunny soul.
- Blue water therapy.
- Island glow.
Funny island captions
- I need a vacation from real life, so I booked an island.
- Status: stranded on an island, no complaints.
- My only plan is a hammock.
- Sorry, I’m on island time.
- Out of office, on an island.
- Coconut water is basically a smoothie, right?
- My tan is my souvenir.
- Gone coconuts.
- The only stress here is choosing a beach.
- Reception’s bad, the views are not.
- I’ll be in my hammock if you need me.
- Taking ‘island time’ very seriously.
Island life captions
- Island life is the best life.
- Flip-flops, sunshine and no shoes on Sundays.
- Island mornings and ocean breezes.
- Fresh fruit, fresh air, fresh start.
- Scooters, sunsets and sand in everything.
- Island days, starry nights.
- Living on coconut time.
- Simple island living.
- The island way of life.
- Slow mornings, salty evenings.
- Small island, big heart.
- An island a day keeps the stress away.
Island hopping captions
Planning one? See our Naxos guide for the Greek islands or Philippines captions for the 7,000+ island country.
- Island hopping season.
- One island, two islands, three islands, more.
- Ferry tales.
- Next island, please.
- Island hopping and heart stopping.
- From one paradise to the next.
- Boat days are the best days.
- Collecting islands like stamps.
- Ferry, beach, repeat.
- An island for every mood.
Tropical island captions
- Tropical vibes only.
- Palm trees, blue seas.
- Hello, tropics.
- Hammocks and white sand.
- Coconuts and crystal water.
- Under the palms.
- Endless summer on a tropical island.
- Mango smoothies and ocean views.
- Lost in the tropics.
- Clear water, clear mind.
- Postcard perfect.
- Living in a screensaver.
Island captions for couples
Our own island love story is in how we ended up stranded in the Cook Islands.
- Just the two of us and an island.
- Our own little paradise.
- Island honeymoon mode.
- Shipwrecked with my favourite person.
- Sunsets with you on an island.
- Love, sand and sea.
- Two hearts, one island.
- Island hopping with my person.
- Paradise is better with you.
- Barefoot, in love, on an island.
Island puns
- Isle be there.
- Isle always love you.
- Isle be back.
- Water you doing? Island hopping.
- Shell-ebrating island life.
- Sea you on the island.
- You’re one in a melon, island edition.
- Aloe you vera much, island.
Island time captions
- Running on island time.
- No clocks, just tides.
- Island time: when it happens, it happens.
- Slow down, you’re on island time.
- The days have no names here.
- Tide schedules, not work schedules.
- Time moves differently on an island.
- Late for nothing, early for sunsets.
Island captions with emojis
- Island life 🏝️🌴
- Hibiscus and high tide 🌺🌊
- Boat day ⛵☀️
- Coconut o’clock 🥥🕒
- Island hopping 🛥️🏝️
- Sun, sea, sand 🌞🌊🏖️
- Tropical feels 🍍🌴
- Turtle spotting 🐢💙
Island hashtags
#islandlife #islandvibes #islandhopping #tropicalparadise #islandtime #paradise #beachlife #islandgirl #tropical #turquoisewater #palmtrees #oceanview #islandescape #travelgram #wanderlust
Islands we have written about
- Cook Islands: Rarotonga and Aitutaki
- Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan, Bali
- Boracay on a budget, Philippines
- Palawan’s Puerto Princesa Underground River
- São Miguel, Azores
- Crete and Naxos, Greece
- Holbox and Isla Mujeres, Mexico
- Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
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