#1Fiji · Beaches · Oceania
Fiji
Island chain of powder sand, reefs, and the Mamanucas.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
World rankings
Places are ranked by their average traveler rating out of 10. Filter by theme, region, or country, then open a destination to rate it.
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#2Turks and Caicos · Beaches · North America
Turks and Caicos
Grace Bay: miles of pale sand and water that stays shallow.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#3Indonesia · Beaches, Culture · Asia
Bali
Rice terraces, temple days, and a coastline that still stops people cold.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#4Japan · Beaches · Asia
Okinawa
Japan's southern islands: clear shallows, coral, and a different pace.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#5Italy · Beaches · Europe
Sardinia
A thousand miles of Mediterranean coast, from Costa Smeralda to wild coves.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#6Italy · Beaches · Europe
Amalfi Coast
Cliffs, lemons, ferries, and towns stacked like terraces over the Tyrrhenian.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#7Mexico · Beaches · North America
Cancún
A hotel-zone lagoon of turquoise water, with the Yucatán a day away.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#8Mauritius · Beaches · Africa
Mauritius
An Indian Ocean island with a lagoon on almost every side.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#9Greece · Beaches · Europe
Mykonos
Wind, white lanes, and a south-coast beach scene that earns the airfare.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#10United States · Beaches · North America
Kauai
Hawaii's green island: Na Pali cliffs, Hanalei, and beaches with weather.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#11Thailand · Beaches · Asia
Phuket
A large island of famous west-coast bays and a pier for the smaller ones.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#12Seychelles · Beaches · Africa
Seychelles
Granite boulders, Anse Source d'Argent, and water the color of a rumor.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#13Aruba · Beaches · North America
Aruba
Eagle Beach, a dry wind, and water that stays calm on purpose.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#14Portugal · Beaches · Europe
Algarve
Limestone cliffs, cave beaches, and a south-facing coast that stays kind.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#15Greece · Beaches · Europe
Crete
Elafonissi and Balos, and a large island that is more than one pink cove.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#16Saint Lucia · Beaches · North America
St. Lucia
The Pitons, a few excellent bays, and roads that take longer than they look.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#17Philippines · Beaches · Asia
Boracay
White Beach, a long powder shore, and a small island that learned to pace itself.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#18Cayman Islands · Beaches · North America
Grand Cayman
Seven Mile Beach, a wall of reef, and a small island that runs on schedule.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#19Spain · Beaches · Europe
Mallorca
Coves in the north and east, and a capital that is better than the transfers suggest.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#20Dominican Republic · Beaches · North America
Punta Cana
A long coconut coast of all-inclusive sand and very blue water.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#21Tanzania · Beaches · Africa
Zanzibar
Stone Town, then the north shore, where the tide decides the beach.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#22Philippines · Beaches · Asia
El Nido
Limestone lagoons in Palawan, reached by a boat and an early start.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#23Saint Barthélemy · Beaches · North America
St. Barts
A small French island of coves, yachts, and very high prices.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#24Croatia · Beaches · Europe
Hvar
A lavender island, a marble harbor, and coves you reach by boat.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#25Mexico · Beaches · North America
Los Cabos
A desert meeting the Pacific, with a corridor of coves between two towns.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#26Israel · Beaches, Cities · Middle East
Tel Aviv
A city beach with a promenade, a serious cafe habit, and a swim before work.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#27Egypt · Beaches · Middle East
Sharm El Sheikh
A Red Sea resort coast with a reef at the end of the pier.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#28Antigua and Barbuda · Beaches · North America
Antigua
A beach for every day of the year, and a few that deserve the whole day.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#29Vietnam · Beaches · Asia
Phu Quoc
A long west-coast beach, a night market, and Vietnam's easy island week.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#30United Arab Emirates · Beaches · Middle East
Saadiyat
Abu Dhabi's long public beach, pale and carefully kept.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#31Belize · Beaches · North America
Ambergris Caye
San Pedro, a golf cart, and the reef a short boat from the pier.
9.3/10 · 3 ratings
#32United States · Beaches · Oceania
Maui
Hawaii's second island: resort sand, wild coast, and a volcano above it.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#33Greece · Beaches · Europe
Santorini
Caldera light, whitewashed villages, and sunsets that earned the hype.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#34Australia · Beaches · Oceania
Whitsunday Islands
Whitehaven's silica sand and a gate to the Great Barrier Reef.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#35China · Beaches · Asia
Sanya
China's winter beach, on Hainan's south shore.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#36France · Beaches · Europe
Corsica
Palombaggia and a mountain island with a serious coastline.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#37Jordan · Beaches · Middle East
Dead Sea
The salt shore where you float, and then you rinse for a long time.
8.7/10 · 3 ratings
#38Maldives · Beaches · Asia
Maldives
Atolls of overwater bungalows, sandbanks, and water like glass.
8.5/10 · 4 ratings
#39French Polynesia · Beaches · Oceania
Bora Bora
A lagoon, a volcanic peak, and the overwater bungalow made famous.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#40Bahamas · Beaches · North America
Bahamas
Pink sand, swimming pigs, and 700 islands of clear water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#41Australia · Beaches · Oceania
Great Barrier Reef
The reef itself: a boat from Cairns or Port Douglas and a morning over coral.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#42France · Beaches · Europe
French Riviera
Nice to Monaco by train, with pebble beaches and famous light.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#43Spain · Beaches · Europe
Ibiza
Cala Comte, a long season, and an island with more than one nightlife.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#44Barbados · Beaches · North America
Barbados
A west coast of calm water and a wilder east coast you go to look at.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#45Jamaica · Beaches · North America
Jamaica
Negril's long beach, a west-coast sunset, and an island that is not only a resort gate.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#46Mexico · Beaches · North America
Tulum
A Mayan cliff, a palm beach, and a town that outgrew the footpath.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#47Italy · Beaches · Europe
Sicily
San Vito, a baroque southeast, and a coast long enough to choose a side.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#48Cyprus · Beaches · Europe
Cyprus
Nissi and Fig Tree Bay, and a long season of warm, shallow water.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#49Anguilla · Beaches · North America
Anguilla
Shoal Bay and a string of quiet, pale beaches on a low island.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings
#50Brazil · Beaches · South America
Fernando de Noronha
A protected Atlantic island of bays, dolphins, and a daily limit on visitors.
8.0/10 · 3 ratings