Hello, my dear travellers.
I am glad to find you here, in this secluded part of the world, where the sole thing upon our list of places is a dream of salt, silk-soft sand, and that kind of blue that lingers with you after the tan is long since removed.
I am the one who is going to tell you that a best beach in the world is more than just a point on a map by having spent the rest of my life pursuing horizons, the cliffs on the Atlantic in a blustering wind, and in the still waters of the South Pacific. It is a feeling. It is the alteration in the air which you feel as you come near the coast, the definite fragrance of the air smouldering with the sun on the jasmine or sea kelp, or that wonderful experience when the trees part to disclose the vast, glittering heart of the ocean. Whether it is the rugged cliffs of Europe or the pristine silica of Whitehaven Beach, Australia, the magic remains the same.
I would like to take you on a tour of seven of the most fantastic beaches on our earth today. These are not mere spots to sunbathe, they are temples of nature each with its story to tell. We are exploring the world’s most beautiful beaches, seeking that perfect horizon. Take on your linen, and leave your shoes by the door, and we will see the most beautiful areas of the world.
At World Holiday Vibes, this is the very spirit we believe in travel not as a checklist, but as a feeling that settles quietly in the heart, carried home like sea salt on the skin and memories that refuse to fade.
The Whispering Purist: Whitehaven Beach, Australia.
Had there been shore to heaven, it were like Whitehaven. Just isolated in the Whitsunday Islands, this 7km stretch of coast is, literally speaking, a geological wonder and easily ranks among the most famous beaches in the world.
The sand of Whitehaven is what is special about it. Most beaches are a product of crushed corals or rock whereas Whitehaven is composed of 98% pure silica. It is so fine, so white, so soft, that it does not keep the heat in it–even on the hottest day of the year in Australia you can walk upon it just as though you were walking upon cool powdered sugar. The sand, they say, is so white that you can polish your jewellery with it (although again, I would rather have it run through my fingers). It is a truly famous beach that stays in your heart forever.
The Secret of the Expert: To get the best view of her magic you must go to Hill Inlet on a low tide. And when the water has withdrawn the turquoise shallows and the white silica twirls like a marble cake. It is an emotional work of art that evolves to a different image every single day. Hotels here are nonexistent, but just the whispering wind, and the rare sea turtle. It is virgin, it is unadulterated and so indelible.
The Ancient Sentinel: Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Anakena.
The majority of the tourists come to Easter Island and visit the mysterious stone giants, the Moai. But Anakena stole my heart as a traveller. Suppose we have a crescent of sand of a pink colour, bordered on by a grove of waving coconut palms (the only ones on the island) and over these again are seven old statues set on a stone platform. It is a unique contender for the title of best beach in the world.
It has a burden to the beauty. It is as though time had chosen to pause and take rest there. The water a teal, a welcoming, enticing one, guarded by a natural harbour which renders it ideal in a long, meditating bath. Among many beautiful beaches, this one feels sacred.
The Secret of the Experts: Pay in the afternoon. The beach is then an exclusive refuge when the day-trippers are returning to the main town in Hanga Roa. It is a religious experience to see the sun set behind the silhouettes of the stones and the Pacific waves run around the pink shore. It is a reminder that it is not only the scenery that makes the famous beaches, but bottom of all the history of the earth you are standing upon.
The Wild Heart: Praia do leao, Brazil.
We have heard so much about the glitzy of Copacabana, but when one is in need of the spirit of the sea, it is time to go to Fernando de Noronha. This chain of islands is a conserved gem and Leoane (Lion Beach) is its jewel. This rugged sanctuary is often whispered by locals to be the best beach in the world for those seeking solitude.
The beach was named after an enormous rock structure in the water that seems to look like a sea lion; it is raw, powerful and breathtakingly blue. It is not a cocktail and lounger place but a place of the wild hearted. The water is here so transparent that you think you are looking through crystal, making it one of the world’s most beautiful beaches for nature lovers.
The Secret of the Expert: Have your eyes on the shore. It is one of the main nesting areas of the green sea turtles. You may be lucky enough to see a lemon shark swearing the shallows or a group of spinner dolphins playing in the offing. It is the nature as it is unscripted and beautiful.
The Sanctuary of Giants: Aldabra, Seychelles.
It is not a beach that you come and visit but it is a place that you merit. It is the most remote coral atoll in the globe-so pure that it has been dubbed the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean. This is a famous beach for those who seek the absolute ends of the earth.
There are no resorts here. There are no roads. Rather you have huge, glittering flats of white sand that seem to lead into a horizon of light aqua. The real inhabitants of Aldabra are the 150,000 giant tortoises, which wander about the interior and the enormous coconut crabs, which toil through the trees. It is a level of purity rarely found even among other beautiful beaches.
The Secret of the Expert: It is an excursion of the real adventurer. Aldabra can only be visited by a special purpose expedition ship. Yet, standing on a sandbank which is inhabited more by tortoises than human beings is a humiliating way of reminding ourselves of what the world was like before we came. It is a masterpiece of stillness.
The Boho Dream: Tulum, Mexico.
There is a Tulum way of finding your skin. It is where the forest and the Caribbean come together and the air is full of the smell of copal incense and salt. The sand is flour-like, cool and soft, and the water is an angry shrieking turquoise. It is widely considered the best beach in the world for those seeking a bohemian spirit.
The background is the distinguishing feature of Tulum. The ruins of an ancient city of the Mayan people lie on a limestone rock that overlooks the beach. Many seekers of culture and coast believe this is the best beach in the world for spiritual connection.
The Secret of the Expert: Avoid the large beach clubs and get a small boutique hotel such as Sueños. Sleep in a room with the walls open to the air, get up before sunrise and see the sun rise out of the ocean. Tulum is a secret garden in those early days when the world is yet to wake up.
The Hidden Canyon: Torrent de Pareis, Mallorca.
Not every great beach is open and huge. Others are buried, buried like treasures in the ground. In the rugged North coast of Mallorca, there is a great limestone gulf that gives way to a small, ideal beach of pebbles and sand.
You may reach here either by a long snarling journey through the mountains, or by boat. You are surrounded by vertical cliffs that are 300 meters high, when you are on the shore. It is as though one was in a stone cathedral. The water is profound, deep dark blue and very refreshing, qualifying it as one of the world’s most beautiful beaches.
The Secret of the Expert: It is a great walk up the gorge itself (the Torrent), in case you are adventurous. It is a hard climb, yet stepping out of the side of the canyons on to the sunlit beach is one of the most gratifying views in the whole of Europe. To the tired hiker, this hidden cove is the best beach in the world at that exact moment of arrival.
The Island of Peace: Amanpulo, the Philippines.
This I have reserved until the end, as it is, probably, the final manifestation of a tropical dream. Amanpulo is situated on a secluded island known as Pamalican. It is a green mote, with a circle of blindingly white of sand and coral reefs around it, according to those who have seen its shores.
The Amanpulo name translates to mean a peaceful island, and it delivers on it. The space and the silence is luxury here. The water is clear such that you can see the shadows of the clouds at the bottom of the sea. For the soul seeking total silence, this is the best beach in the world.
The Secret of the Expert: Ride a bicycle and follow the Inner trails when it becomes dusk. The island is a home to the local wildlife and as the day beats diminish the forest is awakenened. It is a destination to get out of the din of the world to the beat of the tides among other famous beaches.
A Note for the Wandering Soul
You may be putting your toes in the warm sands of Whitehaven, or hiking up and down the rocks on Mallorca, but whatever happens, it does not matter what colour the water is: and you are only at the best beach in the world.
The most lovely beach is the one that will make you get out of the car, take a deep breath and then realise how lucky we are to have this wild and beautiful planet as our home. We do not travel in order to avoid the life, but because the life does not want to avoid us.
Your Travel Guide With Love and Adventure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Natural beauty and atmosphere with an impression they produce.
No, most of them provide adventure, wildlife, culture, and history as well.
Amanpulo, Philippines.
Anakena Beach, Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
No, others are distant and have to be approached with special effort.
