Limestone cliffs, sea caves and 300 days of sun a year.
Clear-water coves in the east, dunes in the west.
Granite, reef and no building taller than the palms.
Arctic white-sand beaches, 9 °C in August.
Continuous reef, sailing dhows and tides that uncover sandbars.
Natural pools, shifting dunes and 2,000 km of warm coast.
Pure silica sand, reef just metres out, islands reachable only by boat.
Indigenous forest meets ocean, whales in view from July to November.
The Perfume Island: turquoise water, coral reefs and a west-facing sunset.
A volcanic peninsula of wild bays, thermal water in the sand and a sea-carved stone arch.
Viti Levu’s south coast, between coral reefs, legendary surf breaks and traditional Fijian villages.
Black volcanic sand, basalt columns and North Atlantic swell.
White sand beside hot springs and centuries-old fishing villages.
Turquoise water known as "Kerama Blue", pristine coral reefs and volcanic islets an hour’s ferry from Naha.
Turquoise reef water, nearby cenotes and Maya ruins by the sea.
Pink-tinted sand, shallow lagoons and ancient ruins on the south coast.
Buenos Aires Province’s Atlantic coast, between century-old resort towns like Mar del Plata and pine-fixed dunes in Pinamar and Villa Gesell.
Giant waves at Nazaré, Atlantic cliffs and fishing villages north of Lisbon.
The northern tip of Unguja island, between coral reefs, fishing and dhow-building villages and Zanzibar\u{2019}s most sought-after beaches.
Turquoise lagoons sheltered by barrier reef, framed by the extinct volcanic peaks of Bora Bora, Moorea and Tahiti, at the heart of French Polynesia.
Turquoise lagoons protected by coral reef, fine white sand and luxury resorts ringing Mauritius’s volcanic island in the Indian Ocean.
New Zealand’s smallest national park, with a 60 km coastal track linking golden-sand bays, sea-carved granite cliffs and the Tonga Island Marine Reserve.
A volcanic archipelago west of Nadi, with reef-protected lagoons and the uninhabited island of Monuriki, the real-life set of the film Cast Away.
Seychelles' second-largest island, with granite-framed beaches beside the Vallée de Mai, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to the coco de mer palm.
Seychelles' largest island, home to the capital Victoria, the international airport and the archipelago's widest mix of beaches, from surf bays to resort shores.
Reef-formed natural pools, warm water and a string of beaches between Recife and Tamandaré.
Colour-streaked cliffs, tide pools and 1,100 km of Afro-Brazilian coast.
Surf beaches backed by the Serra do Mar mountains, a car-free caiçara fishing village and the state's only Blue Flag beach, a few hours from São Paulo city.
Giant shifting dunes, dolphin-lined cliffs and reef pools around Natal.
White dunes with freshwater lagoons at the Lençóis Maranhenses and tide-driven beaches near São Luís, where the Preguiças river meets the sea.
Santa Catarina Island’s giant dunes and world-class surf, with a northern coast dominated by Balneário Camboriú’s high-rise skyline.
Between Rio’s granite peaks and the islands of Ilha Grande Bay, iconic urban beaches share the coast with remote coves reachable only by boat.
Where the driest desert on Earth meets the Pacific, with natural turquoise-water pools and some of the clearest night skies for stargazing.
Southern Mozambique's coast, between dunes, coral reefs and some of the world's best diving spots for whale sharks and manta rays.
Subtropical bays, dunes and the Far North coast.
Hauraki Gulf beaches and West Coast black sand.
Long surf beaches from Waihi to Whakatane.
Raglan surf breaks and harbour beaches.
Surf coast circling Mount Taranaki.
Harbour beaches and rugged south-coast bays.
Sunny bays at the top of the South Island.
Wild Tasman Sea beaches and coastal rainforest.
Pacific beaches east of the Southern Alps.
Dunedin surf beaches and Otago Peninsula bays.
Southernmost beaches and fiord-country coast.
Surf beaches south of Brisbane.
Pacific beaches from Caloundra to Noosa.
Harbour and ocean beaches around Sydney.
Surf towns from Byron toward Queensland.
Cliffs and surf west of Melbourne.
Bay and ocean beaches SE of Melbourne.
Gulf and ocean beaches near Adelaide.
Indian Ocean beaches around Perth.
Surf coast of south-west WA.
Tropical beaches of Far North Queensland.
K'gari and Hervey Bay shores.
East-coast Tasmania beaches and bays.
Wildlife coasts of Chubut and Santa Cruz.
Southernmost Argentine shores near Ushuaia.
River and estuary shores near Buenos Aires.
