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Beach Selection Criteria

So how did the World's Best Beaches compare?

When it comes to choosing a beach holiday there are a number of different criteria beach-goers will consider before they make a final holiday choice. Whether it be the colour of the sea, the temperature of the sand or the noise levels on the beach, these next 2 pages provide an 'at a glance' view of how each of the 20 beaches in the Expedia.co.uk study compared.


Sea Colour
Turquoise blue or murky grey, what’s going to make the best picture postcard sea view?
Sea Colour

Noise Levels
Looking for a fortnight of peace and quiet or something a bit more lively?

Noise Levels



Sand Colour
The whiter the sand, the browner you're bound to look.

Sand Temperature
If it's too hot to walk on, how are you going to get to the sea or the bar?
Sand Temperature & Colour

Sand Stickiness
Looking for a fortnight of peace and quiet or something a bit more lively?

Sand Stickiness




WEEK 1
Brighton, UK
Camps Bay, South Africa
Bamburi Beach, Kenya

WEEK 2
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius
Ile Souris, Seychelles

WEEK 3
Ihuru, The Maldives
Patong Beach, Thailand
Chaweng Beach, Thailand

WEEK 4
Bondi Beach, Australia
Whitehaven Beach, Australia
75 Mile Beach, Fraser Island

WEEK 5
90 Mile Beach, New Zealand
Netadola Beach, Fiji

WEEK 6
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Daytona Beach, USA
Dickenson's Bay, Antigua

WEEK 7
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Cancun, Mexico
Copacabana Beach, Brazil
Myrtos Beach, Greece