The best beaches in the world for 2023 ranked by Tripadvisor – with South America fielding the winner, Australia and Hawaii making the top 10 and a Norfolk beach No.1 in the UK
• Tripadvisor has unveiled the winners of its 2023 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches
• It’s a ranking drawn up from the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travellers
You’re shore to have a good time if you sunbathe on one of Tripadvisor’s top-ranked stretches of sand for 2023.
According to the travel site, the number one beach to add to your bucket (and spade) list is Baia do Sancho on the volcanic island of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil, as it has been awarded first place in its 2023 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Beaches.
It takes the top spot – for the sixth time – in a ranking drawn from the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travellers for beaches worldwide, gathered from January 1 to December 31, 2022.
Eagle Beach in Aruba claims the global silver medal, the bronze goes to Cable Beach in Western Australia and Kaanapali Beach in Hawaii is the top-ranking beach in the US, landing 10th in the 25-strong global table.
Gorleston-on-Sea on the Norfolk coast, meanwhile, is the UK’s top-ranking beach and comes 12th on the European list, which features 25 beaches.
TRIPADVISOR’S BEST BEACHES OF 2023 – GLOBAL, USA AND EUROPE
TOP BEACHES IN THE WORLD
1. Baia do Sancho, Brazil
2. Eagle Beach, Aruba
3. Cable Beach, Australia
4. Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland
5. Grace Bay Beach, Turks and Caicos
6. Praia da Falesia, Portugal
7. Radhanagar Beach, India
8. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Italy
9. Varadero Beach, Cuba
10. Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii
11. Siesta Beach, Florida
12. Driftwood Beach, Georgia
13. Manly Beach, Australia
14. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
15. La Concha Beach, Spain
16. Kelingking Beach, Indonesia
17. Playa de Muro Beach, Spain
18. Playa Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
19. Ipanema Beach, Brazil
20. Nungwi Beach, Tanzania
21. Falassarna Beach, Greece
22. Nissi Beach, Cyprus
23. Playa Norte, Mexico
24. Magens Bay, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
25. Balos Lagoon, Greece
TOP BEACHES IN EUROPE
1. Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland
2. Praia da Falesia, Portugal
3. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Italy
4. La Concha Beach, Spain
5. Playa de Muro Beach, Spain
6. Falassarna Beach, Greece
7. Nissi Beach, Cyprus
8. Balos Lagoon, Greece
9. Sotavento Beach, Spain
10. Plage du Sillon, France
11. Iztuzu Beach, Turkey
12. Gorleston-on-Sea Beach, England
13. Praia dos Tres Irmaos, Portugal
14. Weymouth Beach, England
15. Playa de Ses Illetes, Spain
16. Tropea Beach, Italy
17. Sarakiniko Beach, Greece
18. Kalamaki Beach, Greece
19. Praia Sao Rafael, Portugal
20. Fig Tree Bay, Cyprus
21. Praia Da Rocha, Portugal
22. Fistral Beach, England
23. Plage de Palombaggia, France
24. Bournemouth Beach, England
25. Kleopatra Beach, Turkey
TOP BEACHES IN THE U.S
1. Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii
2. Siesta Beach, Florida
3. Driftwood Beach, Georgia
4. Hanalei Beach, Hawaii
5. Ho’okipa Beach Park, Hawaii
6. Henderson Beach State Park, Florida
7. Cannon Beach, Oregon
8. Coronado Beach, California
9. Ogunquit Beach, Maine
10. La Jolla Cove, California
11. Cape May Beach, New Jersey
12. Coligny Beach, South Carolina
13. St. Augustine Beach, Florida
14. St. Pete Beach, Florida
15. Lanikai Beach, Hawaii
16. Poipu Beach Park, Hawaii
17. Napili Beach, Hawaii
18. Panama City Beach, Florida
19. Ocean City Beach, Maryland
20. Pensacola Beach, Florida
21. Kailua Beach Park, Hawaii
22. Sombrero Beach, Florida
23. Clearwater Beach, Florida
24. Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii
25. Santa Monica State Beach, California