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The 50 best beaches in the world will make you need a holiday asap
According to the industry's best journalists and bloggers...
While we take holiday inspiration from anywhere and are interested in city breaks as much as summer trips, there is something so satisfying about sitting on a gorgeous beach and watching the world go by. If you're after some wanderlust, Flight Network have collated a definitive list of the 50 best beaches in the world, using expertise and opinions from travel journalists, bloggers and agencies. From Kenya to the Maldives, Hawaii to Iceland, this is their pick of the best beaches in the world to visit now.
Best beaches in the world - Cannon Beach, USA
The small coastal city in northwest Oregon is known for its long sandy shore, and specifically, Haystack Rock.
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Best beaches in the world - Diani Beach, Kenya
Diani Beach is a major beach resort on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, which has been voted Africa's leading beach destination for the third time running since 2015.
Best beaches in the world - Agiba Beach, Egypt
Agiba beach in Egypt is a small cove accessible only via a path leading down from the clifftop, where the water is dazzling and clear.
Best beaches in the world - Eagle Beach, Aruba
Eagle Beach is situated on the coast of Oranjestad in Aruba, and is famous for its many low-rise resorts and wide public beach. Plus, that beautiful sea helps too.
Best beaches in the world - Radhanagar Beach, India
Radhanagar Beach is situated on Havelock Island, one of the remote Andaman Islands, which is only accessibly via seaplane or boat.
Best beaches in the world - Ao Nang, Thailand
Ao Nang is a resort town in southern Thailand's Krabi Province, known for its beautiful scuba diving and coastal beachfront.
Best beaches in the world - Shoal Bay, Anguilla
As well as being a great spot for snorkelling and water sports, dolphins are often spotted off the coast of Shoal Bay in Anguilla.
Best beaches in the world - Cala Mitjana, Spain
Situated on Menorca's southern coast, the small pine tree surrounded beach can be reached by foot in 20 minutes.
Best beaches in the world - Lanikai beach, USA
Lanikai Beach is located on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii, and considering the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea", it's hardly surprising that it's one of the beach beaches in the world.
Best beaches in the world - Boulders beach, South Africa
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, renowned as ~the~ place to see African Penguins.
Best beaches in the world - Grand Anse, Grenada
The Caribbean island of Grenada is home to many beautiful beaches, with Grand Anse being one of the best.
Best beaches in the world - Long Beach, Canada
Long Beach is the longest, largest beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve along the west coast of Vancouver Island in Canada.
Best beaches in the world - Los Roques, Venezuela
Los Roques National Park's coral reef is popular with snorkelers and scuba divers, and renowned for its isolated, white-sand beaches, windsurfing, fishing and sailing.
Best beaches in the world - Cala Goloritze, Italy
Cala Goloritze is located in the town of Baunei, in the southern part of the Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia.
Best beaches in the world - Ile Aux Nattes, Madagascar
Île aux Nattes beach is situated on a small island south of Île Sainte-Marie, an island off the east coast of Madagascar.
Best beaches in the world - Dhigurah Island, Maldives
Dhigurah Island is renowned as one of the best places in the world to see Whale sharks, and at 2.5 kilometres, it is one of the longest islands in the Maldives.
Best beaches in the world - Kaputas Beach, Turkey
Kaputaş Beach is a small beach with gorgeous blue water and white sand, situated between Kaş and Kalkan in southwestern Turkey.
Best beaches in the world - Tunnels Beach, USA
Just off Tunnels Beach, situated in Kauai in Hawaii, are shallow coral reefs for snorkelling, and the crescent shaped bay is fringed by palms and Ironwood trees
Best beaches in the world - Champagne Beach, Vanuatu
The beach is famous for its crystal clear waters and powdery white sands, and is so highly regarded in the South Pacific region, that visitors from Australia arrive from cruise boats daily.
Jess Edwards is Cosmopolitan UK’s Deputy Editor, working to deliver the very best experiences across the brand's platforms (print, social, video, digital), products and events, including a focus on our membership offering, Club Cosmo. Jess has worked in the media industry for almost 20 years and at Cosmopolitan for over 10 years, joining the brand as Fashion Editor and later going on to lead the digital team as Site Editor. With her background in lifestyle journalism, it is no surprise that you’re most likely to find her in the Fashion section and exploring the very best in hospitality via our Travel pages.
Dusty Baxter-Wright is an award-winning journalist and the Entertainment and Lifestyle Director at Cosmopolitan, having previously worked at Sugarscape. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work covering pop culture, careers, interiors and travel, and oversees the site’s Entertainment and Lifestyle strategy across print, digital and video. As a journalist for the best part of a decade, she has interviewed everyone from Louis Theroux and Channing Tatum to Margot Robbie and Ncuti Gatwa, while she has also spoken on Times Radio and BBC Radio. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram here.
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