Saint Helena is one of the most remote and extraordinary islands on Earth — a tiny volcanic outcrop rising from the South Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 miles from the nearest continent. This is the island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his final six years in exile, dying here in 1821, and where his extraordinary story — of empire, defeat, and isolation — is preserved in remarkable detail at Longwood House and the Valley of the Tomb.

But Saint Helena is far more than Napoleon's prison. The island is a biodiversity hotspot — home to extraordinary endemic species found nowhere else on Earth, including the wirebird (Saint Helena plover), the Saint Helena ebony, and the extraordinary cloud forest of Diana's Peak. The surrounding South Atlantic waters are home to whale sharks — which gather seasonally in extraordinary numbers — and the island's dramatic volcanic landscape, with its 699-step Jacob's Ladder and towering sea cliffs, is unlike anything else in the world.

Accessible only by the RMS St Helena or by the island's new airport, Saint Helena remains one of the most genuinely remote and extraordinary destinations on the planet. Your Daylite Digital Ambassador brings this extraordinary island world to life across 8 unforgettable days.