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Aerial view of Jezinac beach below Marjan in Split, a small pebble cove of clear turquoise water with a rocky breakwater, backed by the pine-covered slope
Croatia

Jezinac Beach

3.8 / 5

Jezinac is the locals' pebble-and-concrete swim cove below Marjan forest park in Split, a 20-minute walk or one bus from the centre, with clear deep water that drops off fast, a stone diving platform offshore, and a seasonal cafe-bar under the pines.

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Kahekili Beach Park on West Maui with the reef visible offshore and the West Maui Mountains in the distance
Hawaii·United States

Kahekili Beach

4.4 / 5

The West Maui beach most travel articles still call Airport Beach, named for the small Kaanapali airstrip that closed in 1986. Free parking, a reef off the sand, sea turtles in the lagoon, and underwater humpback whale song from December through March. Easier than Kaanapali next door.

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The wooden jetty at Kokomo Beach in Curacao, with rope railings leading out over clear turquoise water to a swimming platform, with snorkellers in the bay
Curaçao

Kokomo Beach

4.0 / 5

Kokomo Beach is a free-entry beach club at Vaersenbaai on Curacao's south coast, with coral reef a short swim off the sand. You pay only for a sunbed or lunch. The cost, the rocky entry, and how to get there from the cruise port.

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Lambug Beach Badian Cebu Philippines with white sand and turquoise water
Philippines

Lambug Beach

3.8 / 5

The white-sand public beach in Badian, southwestern Cebu, 30 minutes from Kawasan Falls and a quieter alternative to busy Moalboal. Clear water, a coral garden offshore, no big resorts, and the kind of slow Cebu pace that most travel sites pretend Moalboal still has.

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Olowalu Beach Maui at Mile Marker 14 with the fringing coral reef visible offshore
Hawaii·United States

Olowalu Beach

3.4 / 5

The West Maui snorkel beach at Mile Marker 14, with 450 acres of fringing coral reef, reliable Hawaiian green sea turtle sightings, occasional manta rays, and a tide-dependent entry that the rental-car blogs rarely warn about clearly.

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