10 must beach holidays to try in 2019

Beach holidays

Whether planning individual holiday or with family in summer time, the very first place that comes to mind is somewhere beach. Holidays on cool water, fresh breeze, under shining sun with some good food is probably the most memorable one.  Plenty of water sports and activities on beach like swimming, surfing and building sky castles are fun things for families to do together.  The world is full of mesmerizing beauty that stunned you at various places from natural bewitching beaches such as green sand and bio luminescence to man-made wonders such as glass beach. Among such spell-bounding places you may get confused about choosing the next beach for your holiday in 2019. We make the list of most unusual beach holidays that you should try at least once.

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1. Fort Stevens, Oregan, USA

This beach is like a film scene! If you or any of your kid is a true lover of Pirates of Caribbean, then Fort Steven Beach is your next perfect holiday destination. Located along the coastline of Fort Steven State Park. The beach view allows you to get up close and personal with a real-life shipwreck. The scruffy remains of the ship rises above the tide and stand tall in the center of sand banks and strong winds looks like you’re watching some clip of movie in front of you.

2. Glass Beach, California, USA

Nature always finds a way to surprise us; this statement is particularly true for Glass Beach in California. This unique beach was once a dumping ground but now become a pearlescent luminous shoreline since eroded away at the wreckage. Glass Beach is now one of the hottest tourist spot where thousands of tourist visit every year. On Memorial Day even a celebration held here known as “Glass Festival”.

3. Hidden Beach, Marieta Islands, Mexico

In the surface of lush Green Island, the gaping hole unlocks a way to splendid secret beach with generous amount of sun, shade and crystal-clear water. Hidden Beach or locally known as “Playa del Amor” located 22 miles west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. One will stunned by its beauty as its view look like something out of the world. Just imagine yourself in a wide, sandy grotto with beautiful blue waters of the pacific rushing in, is there need of any more explanation?

4. Hoshizuna no Hama, Okinawa, Japan

Sand that look like star shaped creature, Hoshizuna no Hama beach has something rare and very unique. Star sand beach unique grains are actually pointy husks of millions of tiny protists. This beach is on Taketomi Island that is also celebrated for its water buffalo and picturesque rural architecture.   If you have a chance to see them after a typhoon, you’ll be amazed to see these tiny star grains and their exoskeletons in plenty.

5. Bioluminescent Beaches, Maldives

The neon blue balls washing up the shores looks like thousands of stars crashed and gather at the beach of Maldives. The glowing plankton is a natural phenomenon which occurs when plankton is disturbed with oxygen. Stir up the water with your feet and gorgeous blue lights hits you immediately, gives you the feel that you’re walking on the blue stars.

6. Giant’s Causeway Beach, Ireland

The most precious jewel in the crown of Antrim coast. The Giant’s Causeway Beach is named after interlocking hexagonal basalt columns that formed naturally and acts as stepping stones down from the edge of the cliff to the sea. This wonder of the world happened some 60 million years ago due to volcanic activity. Approximately there are 40,000 of these stone pillars, each with five to seven irregular sides, coming out of the cliff as if they are walking towards the sea.

7. Papakolea Beach, Hawaii

Papakolea means “Green Sand Beach”, is once in a lifetime beach destinations to visit on the Big Island. This stunning beach is top of the list of tourist attraction in the Ka’u district. Papakolea is carved in a 49,000 years old cinder cone link to the Mauna Loa volcano that encompasses the green crystals which is the reasons behind its name. It is the only beach in entire US that have such beautiful olive green sand. Visiting Papakolea Beach is much worthy than you think, so if you’re planning vacation must consider this place.

8. Shell Beach, Shark Bay, Australia

The snow-white beach is formed from billions of tiny shells, located 45 kilometers south-east of Denham, Australia. This enchanting beach is one of handful places on the world where shells replace beach sand in such a picturesque way. The truly unique beach is made up of shells from the Shark Bay cockle.  Even if you’re not a good swimmer, shell beach is perfect for swimming thanks to its very salty water that makes floating easy. Tourist can also visit shell block (coquina) quarry composed of the compacted cockle shells, near Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve.

9. Sasaran Beach, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

A unique tourist attraction that is only accessible twice a month, only on full moon periods and during the new moon. The beautiful beach is called “Mirror in the Sky” because the shallow waters of this secret island give the best reflection of the sky, create picturesque views. Some even called it “Salar de Uyuni” a popular salt flat in Bolivia. The cute monkeys on the beach are carnivores as there are no trees or fruits around they eat fish to survive. The best reflection only appears when the sun is shining brightly.

10. Crosby Beach, England

Probably the only beach in the world that has hundreds of people all year around. The Crosby Beach in Sefton, England is one of the remarkable beaches in the world as it is home to 100 giant sculptures widely known as the Iron Men. The amazing collection of these cast-iron figures is formally called “Another Place”, created by the British artist Antony Gormley. The giant sculptures standing alone looking out into the sea are something that you never miss. England itself is a historical place but alone this beach has power to win the hearts.