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Kauai's Poipu Beach Tops the List
Each May the Travel Channel TV announces its choices for America's Best Beaches.
This year's list includes a number of first time picks. Three states, California, Florida and Hawaii, have two beaches on the list. The Travel Channel's pick for America's Best Beach is Poipu Beach, located on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Poipu Beach - "America's Best Beach"
This year's number one beach in America is located on the south shore of the Garden Isle of Kauai. The Travel Channel sited Poipu for its unspoiled beauty, sandy bottom lagoon, sunsets, warm people, and superb weather. It's setting, safety, climate, creature comforts, and list of unending activities made it a clear choice for this year's number one pick.
As described by the Poipu Beach Resort Association, "This beach is a series of golden sand crescents, strung together where beach-goers will find snorkeling, swimming, wading and surfing.
Palm trees dominate the coastline here with an expansive lawn at the park. The surf spots are slightly off-shore where a reef establishes perfect wave-breaks for beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers. Nearer to the shore, swimmers scan enjoy swimming in calm waters or snorkeling near a couple of interesting rocky points."
The Remainder of the List
- 2. South Beach, Miami, Florida - "Best Beautiful People Beach"
- 3. Trunk Bay, Island of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands - "Best Romantic Beach"
- 4. Coronado Beach California - "Best Weekend Getaway Beach"
- 5. Shi Shi Beach, Washington - "Best Nature Beach"
- 6. Moshup Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - "Best Walking Beach"
- 7. Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii - "Best Beach for Pampering"
- 8. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - "Best Family Beach"
- 9. Hermosa Beach, California - "Best Beach Town"
- 10. Siesta Beach, Florida - "Best Sand Beach"
 Paradise Beach (Mykonos Island) |
| At Pradise Beach you can enjoy your favourite water activites like water skiing, canoes, paracute, Jet ski, Tubes, Scuba Diving. Nightlife is notorious here, and travelers tend to sleep late. By afternoon, however, the action has usually begun to kick up on Paradise Beach. |
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| Lhaviyani Atoll (Maldives) |
With its ample fruit trees and colorful wildflowers--and more than 80 strategically located resorts--this lush cluster of coral islands in the Indian Ocean plays host to half a million visitors a year. Among the most alluring destinations on the archipelago is the Kuredu Island Resort on the northern reef of Lhaviyani Atoll, with its bright white sands, thatched-roof bungalows, and villas-on-stilts that rise from the lagoon.
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| Pula Beach (Sardinia) |
| Pretty much any beach on the Mediterranean Shangri-la of Sardinia (due west of Italy's boot, shin-level) qualifies as sexy. However, the flashing white sands of Pula Beach, on the island's southern tip, are something special--with its charming coves, deep blue bay waters and nearby ruins of a Roman amphitheater. The adventurous can also check out the juniper-scented Chia Dunes, which are only a few kilometers away. |
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| Natadola Beach (Fiji) |
Picking a favorite spot among the 300-plus islands that comprise the tropical paradise of Fiji is a little like trying to select which morsel of Godiva chocolate to start with after opening the box. Thankfully, mother nature has intervened: A break in the reef along the southwest curve of the main island--at the horseshoe-shaped Natadola Beach--makes for some perfect body-surfing.
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| Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Daytona Beach is, without doubt, one of the lower 48's most popular perennial spring hot spots. Endless beaches, sunny days and warm water bring student travelers to Daytona Beach in droves to hit the sand and surf in March and April.
Daytona Beach is on Florida's central East coast and enjoys balmy temperatures -- both air and water range from 75-80 degrees. Perfect for boogie boarding or lying on the beach. |
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| Panama City, Florida |
| Panama City, Florida: 27 miles of sugary sweet beach on the Gulf of Mexico (west coast of Florida). Temps in the 70's during the day and blessedly cool at night. Drinking age is 21; parasailing and the usual watersports abound. Shell Island is a must-see -- beautiful dunes and unspoiled grassland. |
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| Red Beach (Santorini) |
Camera-toting tourists will marvel at the striking blend of colors along Red Beach, located on the southern flatland of Greece's Santorini--black sand, royal blue sea and crimson lava cliffs.
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| Negril, Jamaica |
Spring time in Negril is sunny and party, party, party central. Remember that Jamaica is a developing nation; cheaper hotels may not have fully functioning amenities and parts of the island can be a walk on the wild side. Don't fear to adventure -- just be safe.
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| Tahiti Beach (Saint-Tropez) |
The sacred sands of Saint-Tropez are to the sexy beach what the New York Yankees are to professional baseball: the undeniable gold standard, whether or not they're having a good season. These days, the most popular locale along the bustling Baie de Pampelonne is Tahiti Beach, with its generous mix of Cote D'Azur day-trippers and high-living jet-setters
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