Paddle through coastal coves, sea caves, and mangrove forests.
Paddle through coastal coves, sea caves, and mangrove forests.
9 beaches found
Easy AccessMonterey's quiet bay-side beach, named after an 1880 Gilded Age hotel that is now the Naval Postgraduate School. The cold-water walking beach that almost every travel guide wrongly sells as a swimming beach.
ModerateA white sand beach on Entalula Island in El Nido's Bacuit Archipelago, surrounded by towering limestone karst cliffs and crystal clear water. Accessible only by boat as part of Tour C.
Easy AccessA 12-mile stretch of powder-white sand and impossibly clear turquoise water on Providenciales, consistently voted the world's best beach but backed by an unbroken wall of luxury resorts.
ModerateThe Kauai North Shore bay where the Kalihiwai River meets the ocean. A crescent of gold sand backed by ironwood trees, a calm summer swim, an expert winter surf break, a kayakable river running inland, and almost no facilities. The North Shore's quietest accessible beach.
Easy AccessAlbania's answer to the Greek islands, Ksamil offers turquoise water, tiny swim-to islands, and white sand beaches at a fraction of Mediterranean prices. Located near Butrint National Park in southern Albania.
Hard to ReachA surreal beach hidden inside a collapsed volcanic crater on the Marietas Islands, accessible only by swimming through a tunnel at low tide. Strictly limited to 116 visitors per day.
ModerateOne of the Algarve's most dramatic cliff beaches, framed by golden limestone arches and sea stacks, with crystal-clear water and over 100 steps down to the sand.
Easy AccessGrand Cayman's famous stretch of powdery white sand and impossibly clear water, where Caribbean luxury comes with a price tag to match and cruise ship crowds arrive like clockwork.
ModerateA 7km stretch of pure white silica sand on Whitsunday Island, where swirling turquoise tides meet the Great Barrier Reef in one of the world's most photographed coastal landscapes.