Beach Calendar
Your month by month guide to the world's greatest hot spots for
ultimate sunshine and chilling out.
JANUARY
Baja
de Los Angeles, the Bay of Angels, one the most beautiful
bays in the world
Placencia
- the longest reef in the western hemisphere and a
great location for scuba diving
Scuba diving in an unspoilt Paradise:
Sihanoukville
Colonial luxury with an ocean view in
Ouidah, Benin
Spectacular Mayan ruins on the beach of
Tulum
The 70 Honduran Bay Islands ringed by sandy beaches offer world
class opportunities for scuba
diving
See unique marine life above the water
kayaking
the Rock Islands
FEBRUARY
La
Laguna San Ignacio in Baja California, a desert peninsula
of unspoilt and tranquil beaches
Port
Antonio in Jamaica more than lives up to its reputation
as the 'most exquisite port on earth.'
Take it easy on Negril
Beach, MTV hangout
Divers and surfers paradise in the sub-tropical
Northlands
Treasure
Beach, an intimate tropical hideaway at the edge of
a turquoise Caribbean sea
Ecotourism in the tiny fishing village of Montezuma
The 70 Honduran Bay Islands ringed by sandy beaches offer world
class opportunities for scuba
diving
MARCH
Discover ancient mariner and unspoilt natural paradise on Trinidad
and Tobago's beaches
Abel
Tasman, New Zealand, is home to some of the most attractive,
uncrowded and unspoilt beaches in the country.
Unusual volcanic underwater landscape on Champagne
Reef
Explore Essaouira,
home to some of the best windsurfing in the whole of Africa
Marooned on a desert island paradise:
Robinson Crusoe Island
Poly Plage
- the prize jewel of the Ivory Coast
Party amid the Art Deco architecture of Miami's vibrant South
Beach
APRIL
Baywatch babes, the body beautiful and fitness fanatics at Santa
Monica Beach
Nowhere is beach culture bigger or more impressive than Rio
de Janeiro
Brazil has become synonymous with beach life but you can find serenely
remote places, such as Jericoacoara
Watching the beautiful Haenyo ladies diving for Sea Urchins on
Jeju-do Beaches
Go snorkelling on the Perhentian
Islands (and other superb beaches of Malaysia)
MAY
A surfers and nature lovers paradise in
Arugum Bay
Uncover the best beaches for diving
and surfing in Indonesia
Glistening powdery white sands in the tropical hideaway of Boracay
Beach
Dive the world's most diverse reef ecosystem in the
Red
Sea
Relax and enjoy the hospitable Black
Sea Coast on Batumi
Beach
The most photographed beach in the world - L'Anse
Source D'Argent
JUNE
Unspoilt solitude on the stunning Costa
Verde in Sardinia
The beaches
on Tahiti are pounded by some of the most awesome surf
on the planet
Best
Beach huts in Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Partying and pirates on the windy Greek island of Mykonos
Homer's Calypso nymph and the Mediterranean's best
beaches on Gavdos,
Crete
See a rare dugong diving
in Vilankulo, the 'Galapagos of Africa'
Pirates, ghosts and Robinson Crusoe desolation on Moyenne
Island, The Seychelles
JULY
The unspoilt haven of
Bweju Beach, in Zanzibar
Chill out on the banks of Austria's Blue
Danube
Shipwreck hell: Gizo
Island in the Solomon Islands
Puffin spotting and UNESCO monastery ruins on West Ireland's Skelling
Island
Chill out and "hukana mutata" at Nungwi
beach - the Caribbean of Africa
Go wreck diving for WWII relics in Chuuk
and Yap
Croatia was the
first country in the world to offer nudist
holidays, where you'll find naked people all over the
coast, not just in nudist camps
Go salmon
fishing in La Push
with the Quileute Indians
Meet the Red Cliff Indians of Lake Wisconsin's Apostle
Islands
Key West of the North: Peace memorials and rollercoasters on
Put-in-Bay
Island, Ohio
AUGUST
Tarifa
beach - the windsurfing capital of Europe
Great artists and schooners on the secluded tropical paradise of
Carriacou
Sand Dunes and Salty air: scenic Cape
Cod & Martha's Vineyard
Vietnam's costal jewel, Nha
Trang
Diving, whale watching and bucaneering history on Isle
St Marie and the beaches
of Madagascar
A relaxing resort with a glamorous past, Jurmala
has been a bathing haven since the 1800's
SEPTEMBER
Kadavu
in Fiji, a lush, mountainous paradise surrounded by
coral reefs.
Almeria Park
- a dramatic stretch of arid valleys and volcanic
mountains, with the Mediterranean lapping at it's edges.
The Peruvians virtually invented surfing, and there is nowhere
better to surf than with the "little horses" in
Huanchaco
Whale watching at Europe's western-most point -
the Azores
Golfing and 'sportugal' in The
Algarve
Chill out or party hard on the Adriatic Coast
beach island of Hvar
Belle epoque beach life and Film Festivals at Venice's The
Lido
Lace making and fishing tradition in the lagoon island of Burano
OCTOBER
Goa in India
has been a favourite hippy and backpacker hangout since the 1960's
Pary hard and learn to surf with the pros on Waikiki
Beach
Chill out with a massage at the mineral springs in
Varkala beach
Bury yourself in the hot volcanic sands of
Kagoshima - "The Oriental Naples" of Japan
Try nude bathing at the high class North Sea island resort of Sylt
Enjoy the tropical high life in the island province of Hainan
Dao
NOVEMBER
A collection of natural wonders and crystal clear waters on Fraser
Island, Queensland
Sri
lanka is fringed with beautiful beaches and has a lively
beach culture
Guide to beaches in and around Sydney,
including Bondi and Manly beach and the Sydney surfing scene
The fascinating array of sealife and clear visibility attracts the
best divers to
The Maldives
Stunning Cape
Leveque, on the west coast of Australia
Byron bay surrounding
Cape Byron, a winter sun paradise
Guide to beaches in and around Sydney,
including Bondi and Manly beach and the Sydney surfing scene
The paradise islands of Cape
Verde boast miles of sandy beaches, a tropical climate
and great watersports
Chill out and watch the sunset over the Bahamas on Eight
Mile Rock
DECEMBER
Winter is the perfect time to explore the rugged
beauty of California's Big
Sur Coast
The Okavango
Delta, a shifting web of crystal clear channels, lagoons
and palm studded islands
Summary of Kenya's Best
Beaches for sunbathing and snorkelling
Sea Kayaking, secret agent style in Phananga Bay, the James
Bond Islands
Go diving in the Andamans
Islands
Chill out on the chocolate-colored sands of Seme
Beach, beneath Mount Cameroon
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