Italy
Cala Goloritzé
4.1 / 5
A limestone cove on Sardinia's Gulf of Orosei under the Aguglia spire, reached only on foot from the Golgo plateau with a €7 booked ticket and a cap of 250 people on the beach at a time.
Beach Type
Secluded Coves
Small beaches tucked between cliffs, offering privacy and peace
What are secluded coves?
Secluded coves are tucked between cliff walls or accessible only by boat or hiking trail. These small beaches offer privacy and an escape from the crowds. Often the most photogenic beaches you will find.
12 beaches found
Philippines
Entalula Beach
3.9 / 5
A white sand beach on Entalula Island in El Nido's Bacuit Bay, backed by limestone karst cliffs and clear water. A Tour B island-hopping stop, free to land on. How to visit, the tour cost, and the truth about 'Entalula Island rates'.
Thailand
Freedom Beach, Phuket: Why It's Closed, and How to Reach It When It Reopens
3.9 / 5
A 300m cove south of Patong with no road down, reached by longtail or a steep forest trail. Closed to visitors and swimmers since 11 August 2026 after a drowning, with no reopening date announced by November 2026.
Greece
Karoumes Beach
3.7 / 5
The remote east-Crete pebble beach reachable only by a 3.5-kilometre hike through Chochlakies Gorge or by private boat. Calm east-facing water, shade from sparse trees, no facilities, no road, and the kind of total isolation that hardly any beach on Crete still delivers.
Hawaii·United States
Moloa'a Beach
3.5 / 5
The Kauai north-east shore half-moon bay where Gilligan's Island was filmed in 1963 and almost nobody has been since. Treacherous currents in the centre, calm at the ends, no lifeguard, no facilities, and limited parking on a residential road. Quiet on purpose.
British Columbia·Canada
Mystic Beach
3.3 / 5
The Vancouver Island hike-in beach 2 kilometres down the Juan de Fuca Trail from China Beach, with a waterfall that drops directly onto the sand, a sea cave accessible at low tide, a rope swing, and the most photographed pocket-cove on the Pacific west coast of Canada.
California·United States
Panther Beach
3.3 / 5
A hidden sandstone cove off Highway 1 near Santa Cruz, known for its dramatic sea cave, sculpted cliffs, and wild Northern California beauty.
Philippines
Pico de Loro Beach: How to Get In When You're Not a Member
3.2 / 5
Pico de Loro Cove is a gated resort beach in Nasugbu, Batangas with no walk-ins, so this review nails the 2026 guest fee (from around PHP 1,000 per adult), exactly how non-members get past the gate, the 2.5-3 hour drive from Manila, and whether the calm marine-reserve cove is actually worth it.
Mexico
Playa del Amor (Hidden Beach)
3.6 / 5
A 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.
Greece
Rovinia Beach
3.3 / 5
The Corfu hidden cove tucked into the limestone cliffs near Liapades, reached by a 15-minute forest hike that filters out the casual day-trippers. White pebble shore, crystal water, dramatic cliffs, no facilities, and the seasonal kantina boat that visits in high summer.
Croatia
Stiniva Beach
3.6 / 5
A dramatic pebble cove hidden between towering cliff walls on Vis Island, voted Europe's best beach.
Croatia
Žukova Beach, Hvar: A Pine Cove Near Stari Grad, and What to Bring
3.6 / 5
Žukova Beach (Uvala Žukova) is a pine-shaded bay on Hvar's north coast near Rudina, about 3km north of Stari Grad. The shore is mostly rock with one pebble strip, the walk from the parking area is about 300m, and there is nothing to buy, so bring food, water and water shoes.