The ideal island paradise holiday is one where you have absolutely no worries, which is why fully organized tours are so popular. Buying tickets, transfer to the hotel, food, excursions and entertainment – you don’t need to think about anything. Well, to make your vacation different from everyone else’s, you should break your routine and escape from the hotel to the most beautiful beach on the island! Which? We’ll tell you.
Dominican Republic: Las Galeras Beach
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Las Galeras is a small area in the northeast of the island. Tourists are not uncommon on the main beach; there are sun loungers and umbrellas, sea tours are organized from here, and you can also rent a mask and fins and swim over the colorful reef. But the most beautiful places are to the side; a short walk along the ocean shore leads to where the only neighbors on the beach are palm trees growing right on the sand and hanging over the bright blue water.
Maldives: beach of Anantara resort on Dhigu island
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Maldivian beaches are difficult to distinguish one from another, they are all like a picture, with perfect white sand and a blindingly bright blue ocean. Therefore, hotels compete with each other to see who can arrange their territory more beautifully, and the Anantara Resort on Dhigu Island has succeeded more than others. On the beach near this hotel there are hammocks and swings suspended right in the water, from which you will not want to get off.
Seychelles: Anse Litsao Beach
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The Lonely Planet guide called Anse Litsao on Praslin the most beautiful beach on the island and one of the best in the entire archipelago. The bay is surrounded by rocks immersed in greenery, and huge granite boulders are scattered on the snow-white sand. Hiding behind a pile of stones, you can take a nap in the shade of palm trees and imagine that you are on a real desert island.
Greece: beach on the island of Elafonisi
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Beaches with pink sand frame the small island of Elafonisi, which is located a hundred meters from the southwestern tip of the island of Crete – thanks to its shallow depth, you can wade to it. The shade of sand on the coast varies from soft pink to purple. This color is given to it by fragments of shells, corals and starfish, and you can see it even through the thickness of the water. There is a gentle slope, shallow depth and no high waves.
Thailand: Coral Cove beach on Koh Samui
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The most beautiful beaches of Samui are hidden in small bays that are not visible from the road. Coral Cove is one of them, with golden sand, large rock boulders and the cozy shade of a huge tree right in the middle of the beach. Unlike other bays, this one is deep, literally two steps from the shore and you can swim, and thanks to the depth, the water here is a rich blue hue.
Greece: Myrtos beach on the island of Kefalonia
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The beach in the north-west of the Greek island of Kefalonia has been repeatedly recognized as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. White pebbles washed by the azure waters of the Ionian Sea, surrounded by snow-white cliffs, make this place truly unforgettable. In addition to beauty, this beach can boast of cleanliness – the place has been awarded the Blue Flag for several years in a row.
Text author: Irina Krokhaleva
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