Beach holiday destinations

Sun, sand and resort coasts — including counter-seasonal winter-sun. 180 curated picks across 65 countries.

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Anguilla · 1

The Valley (AXA) — Shoal Bay, Rendezvous Bay — top Caribbean sand

Antigua and Barbuda · 1

Osbourn (ANU) — Dickenson Bay, Half Moon Bay ("365 beaches")

Aruba · 1

Oranjestad (AUA) — Eagle Beach, Palm Beach

Australia · 6

Brisbane (BNE) — Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast

Cairns (CNS) — Palm Cove, Port Douglas, Four Mile Beach

Gold Coast (OOL) — Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta

Hamilton Island (HTI) — Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands

Maroochydore (MCY) — Noosa, Mooloolaba, Coolum

Perth (PER) — Cottesloe, Scarborough, Rottnest Island

Bahamas · 2

Moss Town (GGT) — Exumas islands and beaches, swimming pigs

Nassau (NAS) — Paradise Island beaches, Cable Beach

Barbados · 1

Bridgetown (BGI) — Carlisle Bay, Crane Beach, Bathsheba

Belize · 1

Belize City (BZE) — Ambergris Caye / cayes beach gateway

Brazil · 12

Fernando de Noronha (FEN) — Baía do Sancho, marine-park island beaches

Florianópolis (FLN) — 42 beaches on Santa Catarina Island

Fortaleza (FOR) — Jericoacoara, Praia do Futuro, Canoa Quebrada

Ilhéus (IOS) — Southern Bahia coast resort beaches

João Pessoa (JPA) — Tambaú + easternmost Atlantic beaches

Maceió (MCZ) — Pajuçara + calm reef-protected beaches

Natal (NAT) — Praia da Pipa, Genipabu dunes

Porto Seguro (BPS) — Arraial d’Ajuda / Trancoso resort coast

Recife (REC) — Porto de Galinhas, Boa Viagem

Rio de Janeiro (SDU) — Ipanema, Copacabana (closer entry than GIG)

Rio De Janeiro (GIG) — Ipanema, Copacabana, Leblon

Salvador (SSA) — Bahian beaches, Morro de São Paulo (via boat)

British Virgin Islands · 1

Beef Island (EIS) — Cane Garden Bay; BVI sailing + beach base

Cambodia · 1

Preah Sihanouk (KOS) — Otres Beach + Koh Rong island beaches

Cape Verde · 2

Espargos (SID) — Santa Maria beach, all-inclusive resorts

Rabil (BVC) — Dune beaches, all-inclusive resort island

Cayman Islands · 1

George Town (GCM) — Seven Mile Beach

Colombia · 3

Cartagena (CTG) — Caribbean Colombian beaches, Rosario Islands

San Andrés (ADZ) — Spratt Bight + island white sand

Santa Marta (SMR) — Rodadero beaches + Tayrona NP coast

Cook Islands · 1

Avarua (RAR) — Aitutaki lagoon, Rarotonga beaches

Costa Rica · 2

Liberia (LIR) — Guanacaste beaches: Tamarindo, Playa Conchal, Nosara

San José (Alajuela) (SJO) — Manuel Antonio, Jacó, Dominical (Pacific beaches)

Croatia · 5

Dubrovnik (DBV) — Banje Beach, Lokrum Island, Sveti Jakov

Pula (PUY) — Istrian beaches: Rovinj, Pula coastline

Rijeka(Omišalj) (RJK) — Kvarner Gulf + Krk island beaches

Split (SPU) — Bacvice, Brač Island (Zlatni Rat), Hvar

Zadar (ZAD) — Northern Dalmatia beaches, Kornati islands

Cuba · 2

Holguin (HOG) — Guardalavaca, Playa Esmeralda

Matanzas (VRA) — Varadero peninsula beach strip

Cyprus · 2

Larnaca (LCA) — Ayia Napa, Protaras, Nissi Beach

Paphos (PFO) — Coral Bay, Latchi, Aphrodite's Rock

Dominican Republic · 3

Puerto Plata (POP) — Northern Dominican Republic coast

Punta Cana (PUJ) — Bávaro, Punta Cana resort strip

Santo Domingo (SDQ) — Boca Chica / Juan Dolio beaches

Egypt · 3

Hurghada (HRG) — Hurghada Red Sea beaches, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna

Marsa Alam (RMF) — Marsa Alam Red Sea beaches, Port Ghalib

Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) — Sharm el-Sheikh beach strip: Naama Bay, Nabq

Fiji · 2

Nadi (NAN) — Mamanuca and Yasawa island resorts (via boat or seaplane)

Savusavu (SVU) — Vanua Levu resort beaches

France · 5

Ajaccio (AJA) — Corsican beaches: Capo di Feno, Palombaggia (longer transfer)

Bastia (BIA) — Northern Corsica beaches

Figari (FSC) — Southern Corsica: Bonifacio, Porto-Vecchio, Palombaggia

Gustavia (SBH) — St-Jean / Saline beaches; luxury island

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes (NCE) — Côte d'Azur: Nice, Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez

French Polynesia · 1

Papeete (PPT) — Tahiti, Mo'orea, Bora Bora (via domestic flight to outer islands)

Gambia · 1

Banjul (Yundum) (BJL) — Kololi / Senegambia “Smiling Coast” beaches

Greece · 13

Heraklion (HER) — Northern Crete: Elounda, Malia, Agios Nikolaos

Kavala (KVA) — Thassos island + Macedonian-coast beaches

Kefallinia Island (EFL) — Myrtos, Antisamos, Xi beaches

Kerkyra (Corfu) (CFU) — Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Sidari

Kos Island (KGS) — Tigaki, Paradise Beach

Mykonos (JMK) — Paradise, Super Paradise, Elia, Psarou beaches

Preveza (PVK) — Lefkada beaches: Porto Katsiki, Egremni, Kathisma

Rhodes (RHO) — Lindos, Faliraki, Tsambika

Santorini Island (JTR) — Red Beach, Perissa, Kamari volcanic beaches

Skiathos (JSI) — Koukounaries, Lalaria, Banana Beach

Souda (CHQ) — Western Crete: Elafonissi (pink sand), Balos, Falassarna

Thessaloniki (SKG) — Halkidiki peninsulas beach gateway

Zakynthos (ZTH) — Navagio (Shipwreck Beach), Laganas, Porto Limnionas

Grenada · 1

Saint George's (GND) — Grand Anse Beach

Honduras · 1

Coxen Hole (RTB) — West Bay beach + Mesoamerican reef

India · 2

Chennai (MAA) — Mahabalipuram, ECR (East Coast Road) beaches

Vasco da Gama (GOI) — North/South Goa beaches: Anjuna, Palolem, Calangute, Baga

Indonesia · 3

Kuta, Badung (DPS) — Seminyak, Canggu, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu

Mataram (Pujut, Lombok Tengah) (LOP) — Senggigi, Kuta Lombok, Gili Islands (via boat)

Radamata (TMC) — Sumba Island beaches (Nihi Sumba and surrounds)

Italy · 9

Alghero (AHO) — Western Sardinia: Capo Caccia, Bombarde

Bari (BRI) — Puglia beaches: Polignano a Mare, Salento, Otranto

Cagliari (CAG) — Southern Sardinian beaches: Chia, Villasimius

Catania (CTA) — Eastern Sicilian beaches: Taormina, Catania coast

Lamezia Terme (CZ) (SUF) — Calabrian Tropea, Tyrrhenian beaches

Lampedusa (LMP) — Rabbit Beach (Spiaggia dei Conigli), pristine beaches

Napoli (NAP) — Amalfi Coast: Positano, Amalfi, Capri (via boat)

Olbia (SS) (OLB) — Costa Smeralda: Porto Cervo, Cala Brandinchi

Palermo (PMO) — Mondello, San Vito Lo Capo, Cefalù

Jamaica · 2

Kingston (KIN) — Jamaican south coast and onward to north coast

Montego Bay (MBJ) — Negril Seven Mile Beach, Doctor's Cave, Montego Bay

Kenya · 1

Mombasa (MBA) — Diani Beach, Watamu, Nyali

Malaysia · 3

Kota Kinabalu (BKI) — Tanjung Aru + Tunku Abdul Rahman island beaches

Langkawi (LGK) — Pantai Cenang beach strip, duty-free island

Penang (PEN) — Batu Ferringhi beach strip

Maldives · 2

Gan (GAN) — Addu Atoll resorts, southern Maldives beaches

Malé (MLE) — Atoll resorts, overwater villas, white-sand beaches

Malta · 1

Valletta (MLA) — Mellieha Bay, Blue Lagoon (Comino), Gozo beaches

Mauritius · 1

Plaine Magnien (MRU) — Flic en Flac, Belle Mare, Le Morne

Mexico · 7

Acapulco (ACA) — Acapulco Bay beaches

Cancún (CUN) — Hotel Zone Caribbean beaches, Riviera Maya, Tulum (via road)

Cozumel (CZM) — Cozumel west coast beaches, Playa Palancar

Huatulco (HUX) — Huatulco bays, Santa Cruz

Ixtapa (ZIH) — Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Pacific beaches

Puerto Vallarta (PVR) — Banderas Bay beaches, Sayulita surf

San José del Cabo (SJD) — Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo beaches

Montenegro · 1

Tivat (TIV) — Budva Riviera + Kotor Bay

Morocco · 2

Agadir (Temsia) (AGA) — Agadir beach, Taghazout surf coast

Essaouira (ESU) — Essaouira windswept beaches

Mozambique · 1

Inhambane (INH) — Tofo / Barra beaches

Netherlands Antilles · 2

Sint Maarten (SXM) — Maho Beach (plane spotting), Orient Bay

Willemstad (CUR) — Mambo, Cas Abao, Klein Curaçao beaches

New Caledonia · 1

Nouméa (La Tontouta) (NOU) — South Pacific beaches, world's largest lagoon

Panama · 1

Isla Colón (BOC) — Bocas archipelago Caribbean beaches

Philippines · 5

Caticlan (MPH) — Boracay (via short ferry from Caticlan port)

Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City (CEB) — Mactan beaches, Bantayan, Malapascua

Kalibo (KLO) — Boracay via longer road-and-ferry transfer

Panglao (TAG) — Panglao Island beaches, Alona Beach

Puerto Princesa (PPS) — Palawan beaches, Honda Bay islands

Portugal · 3

Faro (FAO) — Praia da Marinha, Lagos, Albufeira, Praia da Rocha

Funchal (FNC) — Porto Santo island beach, Madeira coves

Lisbon (LIS) — Cascais, Estoril, Costa da Caparica

Puerto Rico · 1

Aguadilla (BQN) — NW Puerto Rico surf coast, Rincón

Reunion · 1

Sainte-Marie (RUN) — West coast beaches: Saint-Gilles, Boucan Canot

Saint Kitts and Nevis · 2

Basseterre (SKB) — Frigate Bay beaches

Charlestown (NEV) — Pinney’s Beach

Saint Lucia · 1

Castries (SLU) — Reduit Beach, Soufrière, Pitons backdrop

Samoa · 1

Apia (APW) — Lalomanu, To Sua Ocean Trench, Falealupo

Seychelles · 1

Victoria (SEZ) — Anse Lazio, Anse Source d'Argent (via Praslin/La Digue ferry)

South Africa · 3

Cape Town (CPT) — Camps Bay, Clifton, Boulders (penguins)

Durban (DUR) — Golden Mile beachfront

Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (PLZ) — Hobie / Kings Beach, Indian-Ocean coast

Spain · 10

Alicante (ALC) — Costa Blanca: Benidorm, Calpe, Altea

El Matorral (FUE) — Corralejo, Jandía, Cofete

Gran Canaria Island (LPA) — Maspalomas dunes, Playa del Inglés

Ibiza (Eivissa) (IBZ) — Cala Salada, Ses Salines, Cala Comte

Mahón (Maó) (MAH) — Cala Macarella, Cala Mitjana, Cala en Turqueta

Málaga (AGP) — Costa del Sol: Marbella, Estepona, Nerja

Palma de Mallorca (PMI) — Playa de Palma, Cala Major, Es Trenc

San Bartolomé (ACE) — Costa Teguise, Playa Blanca, Papagayo

Tenerife (TFS) — Playa de las Américas, Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje

Valencia (VLC) — Playa de la Malvarrosa, Costa Azahar

Sri Lanka · 1

Colombo (CMB) — Sri Lankan south coast: Mirissa, Unawatuna, Tangalle

Tanzania · 1

Zanzibar (ZNZ) — Nungwi, Kendwa, Paje beaches

Thailand · 4

Krabi (KBV) — Ao Nang, Railay, gateway to Phi Phi Islands

Laem Ngop (TDX) — Koh Chang / Koh Kood island beaches

Na Thon (Ko Samui Island) (USM) — Chaweng, Lamai; gateway to Koh Tao and Koh Phangan

Phuket (HKT) — Patong, Kata, Karon beaches; gateway to Phi Phi and Krabi

Trinidad and Tobago · 1

Scarborough (TAB) — Pigeon Point, Store Bay beaches

Tunisia · 3

Mellita (DJE) — Djerba island beaches, lagoons

Monastir (MIR) — Sousse, Mahdia, Port El Kantaoui

Tunis (TUN) — Hammamet, Sousse beach resorts

Turkey · 5

Antalya (AYT) — Turkish Riviera: Lara, Konyaaltı, Belek, Side

Bodrum (BJV) — Bodrum Peninsula beaches

Dalaman (DLM) — Fethiye, Ölüdeniz Blue Lagoon, Marmaris

Gaziemir (ADB) — Çeşme + Aegean-coast beaches

Gazipaşa (GZP) — Alanya + east-Antalya coast beaches

Turks and Caicos Islands · 1

Providenciales (PLS) — Grace Bay Beach (regularly voted world's best)

United States · 15

Charleston (CHS) — Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) — Fort Lauderdale Beach, Pompano Beach

Fort Myers (RSW) — Sanibel, Captiva, Fort Myers Beach

Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) — Waikiki, North Shore (Pipeline), Lanikai, Kailua

Jacksonville (JAX) — Jacksonville, Amelia Island, Atlantic Beach

Kahului (OGG) — Wailea, Kā'anapali, Hāmoa, Big Beach

Kailua-Kona (KOA) — Hapuna Beach, Kua Bay, Makalawena

Key West (EYW) — Florida Keys: Smathers, Higgs, Bahia Honda

Lihue, Kauai (LIH) — Hanalei Bay, Poipu, Tunnels Beach

Miami (MIA) — Miami Beach, South Beach, Key Biscayne

Myrtle Beach (MYR) — Grand Strand: Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle

San Diego (SAN) — La Jolla, Coronado, Mission Beach

Savannah (SAV) — Tybee Island, Hilton Head

Tampa (TPA) — Clearwater Beach, St Pete Beach

West Palm Beach (PBI) — Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Jupiter

Uruguay · 2

Ciudad de la Costa (MVD) — Punta del Este beach access, Atlantic coast

Punta del Este (PDP) — Punta del Este, Playa Brava, José Ignacio

Vanuatu · 1

Port Vila (VLI) — Hideaway Island, Champagne Beach

Vietnam · 3

Da Nang (DAD) — My Khe / China Beach, Non Nuoc resort strip

Nha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam Ranh (CXR) — Nha Trang city beaches + Bai Dai resort strip

Phu Quoc Island (PQC) — Long Beach, Sao Beach, island resorts

Virgin Islands · 1

Charlotte Amalie (STT) — Magens Bay, Sapphire Beach, Trunk Bay

Holiday picks are FlightMVP's own curation. Reachability reflects historical scheduled service in the OpenFlights dataset and may be out of date.