An Australian beach and a Greek beach have been voted as the best in the world, taking out ninth and tenth place in Tripadvisor’s Travellers Choice top beaches in the world.
Crete’s Elafonissi beach made the list thanks to its famous pink sand while Australia’s Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays mesmerised tourists for its untouched landscape.
The awards are determined based on the quantity and quality of millions of traveller reviews and ratings for the beaches on travel review site TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.
In Elafonissi’s case, reviewers couldn’t hold back their praise, noting just how enjoyable the beach can be even when crowded.
One reviewer from Pireaus noticed that the beach never gets old thanks to its unique make up.
“Every year is not the same because of the differences of the sand,” Maria Papari said.
“It’s Magic!”
Whitehaven Beach has the luxury of being in a climate that never experiences winter, notably pushing the beach up in the rankings.
“This place is paradise on earth from its pure silicate sand to the turquoise waters,” wrote a reviewer from the United Kingdom.
Taking the number one spot on the list for the second time was Brazil’s Baia do Sancho, whith Turks and Caicos’ Grace Bay and Siciliy’s Rabbit Beach took out second and third.