Home › Trip planners › Beach holidays
Beach holidays
Sand, sea and not much else. Below are the 42 places on TonyPlan that fit, the 12 strongest matches first.
Where this works
Ranked by how well each place matches, with its best months.
Albania
UNESCO Gjirokastër, Berat's thousand windows, surreal Blue Eye spring
Best May–September
Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Uluru at sunset, Great Ocean Road Twelve Apostles
Best March–November
Bahamas
Pink-sand Harbour Island, Dean's Blue Hole, Exuma Cays nurse sharks, cracked conch
Best January–December
Bali
Terraced Ubud rice paddies, Uluwatu sea-cliff temple, Mount Batur volcanic sunrise
Best April–September
Barcelona
Sagrada Familia, Gothic Quarter, Barceloneta beach, Boqueria market tapas
Best April–October
Brazil
Christ the Redeemer, Iguazu Falls, Amazon rainforest, Carnival, Copacabana beach
Best June–September
Cambodia
Angkor Wat sunrise, Ta Prohm jungle ruins, Khmer Rouge Killing Fields history
Best January–December
Colombia
Cartagena walled old town, Coffee Triangle wax palms, Tayrona beach, Medellin cable cars
Best January–December
Corfu
UNESCO Old Town, Venetian fortresses, Paleokastritsa bay, Achilleion palace, kumquat liqueur
Best May–September
Costa Rica
Arenal Volcano, Monteverde cloud forest, turtle nesting beaches, zip-lining, sloths and toucans
Best January–December
Crete
Minoan palace of Knossos, Samaria Gorge, Elafonisi pink sands, legendary Cretan cuisine
Best May–September
Croatia
Dubrovnik stone ramparts, Split Roman palace, Plitvice turquoise lakes, Hvar island, truffle Istria
Best May–SeptemberReady itineraries in these countries
Open one and change what you like.
Ancient Wonders of the Peloponnese
Myths, ruins & coastal magic in southern Greece
Colombia: Cities, Culture & Coast
Bogotá, Medellín & Cartagena in 10 days
Seville in 5 Days
Andalusia's soul in a week
Andalucia's Stunning White Villages
Seven days through Spain's most picturesque pueblos blancos
Andalusia Road Trip: Sun & History
Seven days through Spain's most captivating south
Sun, Sea & Soul in Crete
Six days of myth, beach, and flavor
Book the trip
Opens a search for Albania, the strongest match here. Every guide above has its own.