• Elafonissi Seashore in Crete, Greece, was simply named one of the best seashore on the earth by Tripadvisor.
• Guests love this coastal vacation spot for its calm, clear water and picture-perfect pink sands.
• Banana Seashore in Thailand, Eagle Seashore in Aruba, Siesta Seashore in Florida, and Praia da Falésia in Portugal additionally made the record.

We’re within the throes of winter—and which means it is excessive time to both take a heat climate trip or begin planning a future beachside getaway. Fortunately, Tripadvisor has a couple of concepts of the place you must go subsequent. 

On Tuesday, the journey firm shared its 2025 version of the Travelers’ Choice Awards: Best of the Best Beaches. This 12 months’s record spans six continents, 50 international locations, and over 100 seashores to showcase one of the best coastal hotspots on the earth. Moreover, the corporate primarily based its picks on a «complete evaluation of worldwide seashore opinions on Tripadvisor over the past 12 months.» That is proper; the report was created totally by your globe-trotting friends, guaranteeing it’s very unbiased.

«Tripadvisor’s Vacationers’ Alternative Awards uniquely replicate the voices of thousands and thousands of worldwide vacationers and assist information individuals to plan their greatest journey but,» Kristen Dalton, president of the Tripadvisor core enterprise, shared in a press release with Journey + Leisure. «In my household, seashores aren’t only for sunbathing—we prefer to get out and discover! The range of this 12 months’s winners actually showcases all the things {that a} seashore journey can supply.»

After analyzing the opinions, Tripadvisor named Elafonissi Beach, situated on the island of Crete in Greece, one of the best seashore on the earth. Remarkably, that is the primary time the vacation spot made the record since 2021, and it climbed 23 locations from its final rating to shoot to the very prime.

In its report, Tripadvisor praised Elafonissi Seashore’s «turquoise waters,» pink sands, mountaineering trails, and plentiful sunbathing area. It additionally famous that one of the best instances to go to are in Might and September, which supply «heat, sunny climate with considerably fewer crowds in comparison with the height summer season months of June, July, and August.»

As for what reviewers liked, many known as out its gorgeous surroundings, shallow waters, and distant location.

«It is an expertise like no different. You appear to be on the Pacific Rim however truly in Crete, Greece,» one reviewer wrote. «The clear, pale blue, salty sea works wonders if in case you have arthritis, imagine me … You may stroll in about 15 ft and nonetheless be as much as your hip in water. The highway is kind of good for driving. Go for it.»

Different seashores that made the highest of the record embrace Banana Seashore in Phuket, Thailand, adopted by Eagle Seashore in Aruba, Siesta Seashore in Florida, and Praia da Falésia in Portugal.

«Whether or not it is strolling the attractive pink sand seashores of our world winner, Elafonissi Seashore in Greece, experiencing breathtaking vistas in Indonesia, whale watching in Hawaii, or diving in magical bioluminescent waters in Thailand—there actually is one thing for everybody,» Tripadvisor stated.