Sexiest Beaches
Shek’O Beach, Hong Kong
Shek’O beach is a must stop location when visiting Hong Kong Island. Located on the southern side of the island, Shek’O Beach has a wonderful sandy family swimming area combined with an ideal surfing location just a short distance down the beach in Big Wave Bay. Cliffs that shelter the beach are great for rock [...]
Teluk Dalam Kecil Beach, Redang Island-Malaysia
Set at the northern tip of Redang Island, off the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, this idyllic beach is lined with powder-soft sand surrounded by rain forest. Splash about in the turquoise waters of the sheltered lagoon, or swim out to Aziz’s Reef, 100 meters offshore, where you’ll find an underwater menagerie bursting with [...]
Sunrise Beach, Koh Lipe-Thailand
One of the 51 islands that constitute the Tarutao National Marine Park in the Andaman Sea, off the southwest coast of Thailand, the tiny isle of Koh Lipe is as popular for its sand as it is for its sea. Of the island’s four main beaches, Sunrise catches the early morning rays, casting silhouettes of [...]
Siargao Beach, Philippines
Siargao Island, a tiny islet 800 kilometers southeast of Manila, is another site that surfers flock to on a regular basis. The waves at Cloud 9, a notorious break off the island’s eponymous beach, are said to be the best in the Philippines, and the white sands they curl towards are powder-soft. Where to Stay [...]
Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island-India
One of only a handful of India’s far-flung Andaman Islands where tourism has a toehold, Havelock fulfills the pristine-beach dreams of no more than 10,000 visitors a year. Those who make the journey will be rewarded with a stunning two-kilometer ribbon of footprint-free sand along Havelock’s west coast. Radhanagar, unofficially known as Beach No. 7, [...]
Luhuitou Bay, Hainan Island-China
Hainan Island, China’s southernmost province, may be best known for its Yalong Bay resorts, but nearby Luhuitou Bay has won us over for its crowd-free strip of white sand. Backed by foothills, the beach borders calm, clear waters that offer some of the best diving on the island. Where to Stay Opened in 2008, the [...]
Landaa Giraavaru Beach, Baa Atoll-Maldives
Clownfish and Oriental sweetlips add color to the azure waters that surround this 18-hectare isle in the Baa Atoll, a 45-minute seaplane flight north of the international airport. Of the Maldives’ 1.190 coral islands, Landaa Giraavaru boasts one of the most romantic sand banks – it changes hue and shape from sunrise to sunset. Where [...]
Kenting Beach, Taiwan
Nestled at the southern tip of Taiwan and surrounded by national parkland – fields of sugar cane, banana and coconut groves, and rain forest – Kenting Beach is a popular holiday spot. But if you time your visit right, you might have this strip of sand to yourself. Where to Stay The Kenting Chateau Beach [...]
Godellawela Bay, Sri Lanka
Set at the southernmost tip of the country, Godellawela Bay earned its local nickname, Dream Beach, for a reason. The long stretch of soft white sand is lapped by gently curling waves, and crystal-clear waters extend as far as the eye can see. The bay is hemmed by soaring coconut palms and rocky bluffs, making [...]
Bai Sao, Phu Quoc-Vietnam
Getting to Bai Sao, known locally as Star Beach, requires patience, but you’ll be well rewarded for your effort. Set on the southeast coast of Phu Quoc – Vietnam’s largest island, 50 kilometers from the mainland in the Gulf of Thailand – Bai Sao’s gentle arc of powdery sand sweeps down to shallow, turquoise waters [...]
Koh Phi Phi (Thailand)
These idyllic islands near Phuket were the scene of the enchanting scenes from the movie The Beach. Vertical rock faces rise right out of the water hiding tiny coves, caves, and tiny beaches of legends.
Mystic Beach (Japan)
The white beach that only appears at low tide. Yurigahama Beach has “hoshinosuna (star sand)” which is the shell of foraminifera in the sand. The saying is if you find and pick up same number of hoshinosuna as your age, you will be happy. It is certainly a breathtakingly beautiful scene with mysterious mood, and [...]
Yalong Bay (Hainan, China)
At the same latitude as Hawaii, Hainan is where mainland Chinese come to get that Waikiki feeling without leaving home. Near Sanya on Hainan’s southern tip, may lack Polynesia’s heaving surf and swaying skirts, its broad white beaches are better than many in Hawaii.
Mai Khao Beach (Phuket, Thailand)
Look to your right – nobody. Look to your left – nobody. Just 17km of deserted beachfront, the longest beach on Phuket, with only one resort (which also happens to be one of the island’s best) dotting its shores. Not a place to come if you want to party, though, since the only excitement occurs [...]
Mui Ne Beach (Phan Thiet, Vietnam)
Just a few hours from Saigon, Phan Thiet is the latest getaway in Vietnam. Oceanside development is in full swing here, and there are some great boutique resorts along the stunning white sands of Mui Ne Beach. The seafood here is good, and the town itself is an interesting little fishing port.
Mae Nam (Koh Samui, Thailand)
Koh Samui‘s east coast strands are almost too well known. Head up to the north coast to snoozy Mae Nam, where the sands may be narrower, but you’re not sharing them with the crowds. The water is clear and calm, the palm trees shady.
Occheuteal Beach (Sihanoukville, Cambodia)
Miles of beautiful white sand beaches and turquoise waters; is this really Cambodia? Aka Kompong Som is home to five fine beaches, even though the best one, Sokha, is reserved for a private hotel’s guests. Sokha’s neighbour, Occheuteal Beach, comes a close second with its long stretch of white sand lined with pine trees.
Koh Adang (Thailand)
The towering rock formations and crystal waters of Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, are a reminder of how islands such as Phuket, Samui and Phi Phi once were. Here you’ll find Koh Adang, a jungle island with pristine shores, empty beaches and not a beer bar in sight.
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