The ultimate guide to the best beaches in the world


best beaches in the world, Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles, worlds best beach, beach resort, all inclusive
The best beach in the world? Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles, beautiful!


The best beaches in the world?

In search of the most beautiful and unspoilt beaches around the world.


I'm a sucker for beaches, my favourites being the more unspoilt, remote and secluded beaches. I'm particulary drawn to those with white sands and crystal clear turquoise waters and even better for me if these beaches are surrounded by towering cliffs covered in lush green tropical foliage. This attraction might be because where I live on the North-East coast of England, the sea there is far from turquoise and warm :-)

So this blog post was created after much research in seeking out the best beaches all around the world. Let's start with the Seychelles:

Seychelles beaches:


best beaches in the world, Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles,
Anse Source d'Argent Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles. Regulary voted one of the best beaches in the world.

Beaches in the Seychelles are often highly ranked in any list of the best beaches in the world. With the uniquely weathered granite rock faces, white sands, palm trees and turquoise waters - it's hard to find a more picture perfect beach than those in the Seychelles. Here is a couple of photos of Anse Source d'Argent, but you can find a lot more of the best beaches in the Seychelles in my other blog post here.


best beaches in the world, Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles, worlds best beach, beach resort, all inclusive
One of the best beaches in the world - Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles

Brazil beaches::

Whilst beaches like those in the Seychelles Islands are quite well known as some of the best beaches in the world, the beaches in Brazil are perhaps a little less familiar. That is all changing though and recently the Baia Do Sancho beach on the main island of Fernando de Noronha in Brazil was voted the Worlds best beach by users of Trip Advisor. In the photo below it's easy to see why, but my personal favourite Brazil beach also happens to be on the island of Fernando de Noronha, not very far away from Baia Do Sancho beach, and these beaches are Do Meio and Conceição beaches as seen in the 2nd photo down.

Brazil has lot's of beautiful unspoilt beaches and Lopes Mendez beach is also worth a shout out here on the island of Ilha Grande.


Baia Do Sancho, Brazil best beach
Baia Do Sancho, on the main island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil - recently voted the world's best beach on Trip Advisor

best beach in the world, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
Do Meio and Conceição beaches on the main island of Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil


Lopes Mendes Beach, on the island of Ilha Grande, Brazil

The Maldives:

The Maldives is another place which feature highly in a list of the world's best beaches. The maldives are spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean, and are made up of 1,192 coral islands. Many are inhabited - and there are also many which are not. If you are looking for a secluded beach, with crystal clear waters and white sand, with only you on the island - this is the place to head, and you might even have an island to yourself!

best beach in the world, maldives
Maldives


 

The beaches of Palawan, Philippines.

Linapacan Island. Palawan, Philippines

best beaches in the world, El Nido area, Palawan, Philippines
Bacuit Bay, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. One the best beaches in the world




best beach in the world, Palawan area, Philipines
Palawan, Philippines

best beach in the world, El Nido area, Palawan, Philippines
El Nido, Palawan, Philippines


Greece's beaches:

best beach in the world, Navagio beach, Zante, Greece
Navagio beach, Zante, Greece best beaches

Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia, Greece
Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia, Greece
porto katsiki lefkada, best beach in the world
porto katsiki, lefkada, greece

Thailand's beaches:

Phra Nang beach at sunset, Railay, Krabi, Thailand, worlds best beach
Phra Nang beach at sunset, Railay, Krabi, Thailand.

best beach in the world, Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand
Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand

koh phra nang beach, krabi, thailand
Krabi, Thailand

best beach in the world, Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand.
Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi Leh, Thailand.



koh tao, thailands best beaches
Koh Tao, Thailand



Bora Bora's Best Beaches:

bora bora beach stunning best beach resort
Looking towards the Bora Bora central island from Eden Beach on the surrounding Atol.

best beach in Bora Bora


bora bora aerial photo map
This aerial shot of Bora Bora gives you something to compare the map above with and shows the landscape of the central island and surrounding islands

The beaches of Hawaii:

Honupo Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
waipio valley beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Tunnels Beach (aka Makua beach), Kauai, Hawaii

Kaihalulu, Maui, Hawaii

Australia's best beaches:

whitehaven beach, australia, best beach in the world
Whitehaven Beach, Australia


Fitzroy Island, Cairns, Australia
Fitzroy Island, Cairns, Australia
Blinky Beach, Lord Howe Island, Australia

12 apostles, best beach, australia
12 apostles,  Australia
Rainbow beach, Queensland, Australia

Tasmania:

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania

The best beaches in Lofoten, Norway

Kvalika Beach, Lofoten

Haukland Beach, Lofoten

Ramberg Beach, Lofoten

The best beaches in the Rock Islands of Palau:

best secluded beach in the world, palau
The rock islands of Palau

The beach on honeymoon island, rock islands of Palua
The beach on honeymoon island, rock islands of Palua

Aitutaki, Cook Islands - best beaches:

Aitutaki, best beaches in the world
Aitutaki, best beaches in the world

Mexico's best beaches:

Maroma beach, Mexico
best beach in the world, tulum beach, mexico
Tulum beach, mexico. A perfect sandy beach with Mayan ruins behind it.

 

Columbia's best beaches:


Beach in tayrona national park


Vietnam's - best beaches:


Beach in halong bay, vietnam, worlds best beaches
Beach in halong bay, vietnam


Goa, India's - best beaches:


patnem beach, goa

 

Malaysia's beaches:

pangkor laut emeral bay, malaysia
pantai tanjung rhu, langkawi island, malaysia

Turkey:

Oludeniz best beach in Turkey, Europe, World
Oludeniz best beach in Turkey, Europe, World


best beach in the world, Matira Beach, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Oludeniz, Turkey
Cirali Beach, Turkey


Yasawa Islands:


St Lucia:



Zanzibar:

Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar, perhaps the finest sand anwhere in the world!

mnemba island, zanzibar

South-Africa:

noordhoek beach, cape town

Puerto Rico:

Flamenco Beach, Puerto Rico

 Oman:

Salahah Beach, Oman

 Japan:


Ahren Beach, Japan
Fukue Island of the Goto Islands, Nagasaki, Japan
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 Bali:


Padang Padang Beach, Bali
Dreamland Beach, Bali

USA:

Cannon Beach - Oregon
Cannon Beach, Oregon


head of the meadow, usa

Dominican republic:


Cayo Levantado Island, Samana, Dominican Republic

Playa Rincón, Samana, Dominican Republic

Saint-Barthélemy:

Salin Beach, Saint-Barthélemy

St. Johns, Virgin islands:


Bahamas Beach, Caribbean:

Treasure Cay Beach in the Bahamas. One of the best beaches in the Caribbean and best in the wolrld
Treasure Cay Beach in the Bahamas. One of the best beaches in the Caribbean

Jamaica:

negril beach, jamaica

 

 Cuba:

playa pariso, cayo largo, cuba

Aruba:


A divi divi tree on Eagle Beach, Aruba

Cost Rica:

playa-uvita, costa-rica

playa-tamarindo, Costa rica

UK

best beach in the world, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland
On it's day, when the sun is shining - Luskentyre beach, on the Isle of Harris, Scotland, can rival any tropical white sandy beach in the world!

Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales. Often named the best beach in the Uk and in the top 10 best beaches in the world
Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales. Often named the best beach in the Uk and in the top 10 best beaches in the world


and finally….

To wrap up this blog post, here are a couple of beaches from England's north-east coast where the author of this blog, me, Stuart Hodgson, is from. England's northern coastline is steeped in character and history, and has an appeal all of it's own. (But it takes a brave person, or a rare summer heatwave to actually enter the North Sea  where I live!) Below is my favourite English beach at Bamburgh, with Bamburgh Castle in the background, which is a couple hours drive from where I live.

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England, best photos
Bamburgh Castle Beach, on the Northumberland coast, England. This is couple of hours drive from my home and is my favourite English beach.
Last but not least - the beach on my doorstep on the rugged North-East England coast. We don't get turquoise waters here - which is probably why I have a fascination with other, more tropical beaches around the world!

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Anyway - that is that! I hope you have enjoyed this blog post and it inspires you to travel to some of these beaches. it's certainly inspired me to want to visit some!  






7 comments :

  1. Awesome selection of images - there are many beautiful beaches all around the world! I also enjoyed those inspirational quotes about life on your website www.inspirational-quotes-about-life.net 

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  2. It's nice to see Palawan Philippines on the list. We also have Boracay beaches and Batangas beaches

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