Want to meet Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise? St Helena island is opening up to tourists
St Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, has never seen many tourists. It’s for a good reason though - it's one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. Up until 2017, it took five nights by boat to reach the British overseas territory, located halfway between southern Africa and Brazil. That’s changed recently, with weekly commercial flights and the recent arrival of high-speed internet. Local authorities are now hoping to breathe new life into a fledgling tourism industry. In 2023, the island welcomed about 2,100 leisure travellers - and the aim is to attract e...