Collection

Beaches you reach by boat, ferry or flight

Beaches on islands with no road connection, so getting there means a boat, a ferry or a flight. It is about the journey, not about difficulty on the ground.

88 beaches in this collection · Page 3 of 3

The deep-sand crescent of Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore
North America

Waimea Bay

Oahu · United States

Sand
golden
Water
calm in summer, giant winter surf
View of Long Beach (Tofino) in Tofino, Vancouver Island
North America

Long Beach (Tofino)

Vancouver Island · Canada

Sand
grey-gold
Water
cold, consistent Pacific surf
Cape Hatteras lighthouse rising beyond dune grass on North Carolina's Outer Banks
North America

Cape Hatteras Beaches

Hatteras Island · United States

Sand
golden
Water
warm, current-swept Atlantic surf
White sand and shallow turquoise flats at Cayo de Agua, Los Roques
South America

Cayo de Agua

Los Roques · Venezuela

Sand
white
Water
shallow sandbar-linked turquoise flats
View of Hanauma Bay in Honolulu, Oahu
North America

Hanauma Bay

Oahu · United States

Sand
golden
Water
clear, reef-filled bay
San Fruttuoso bay with its Benedictine abbey directly behind the pebble beach
Europe

San Fruttuoso

Camogli · Italy

Sand
grey pebble
Water
deep, clear Ligurian water
View of Yalong Bay in Sanya, Hainan
Asia

Yalong Bay

Hainan · China

Sand
white
Water
clear, calm tropical bay water