Best Beaches

100 of the World's Most Incredible Beaches 


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From dazzling coves with sprawling coastlines to mystical shores with azure waters, Lonely Planet's experts present 100 of the most incredible beaches in the world plus the reasons why each is so unique and special.


Inside Lonely Planet's Best Beaches:

  • 100 extraordinary beaches around the world including the location of each beach and how to access it
  • Stunning aerial and ground photography throughout that captures the extreme beauty and scenery of each place
  • Expert knowledge and insider tips so you can make the most of your adventure
  • 'Top 5 beaches' lists including: best family-friendly beaches; best beaches to snorkel; most remote beaches; most unexpected best beaches; beaches worth the crowd; best beaches to see nature

  • Featured Australian beaches include: The Pass, Byron Bay, NSW; Bells Beach, VIC; Cable Beach/Walmanyjun, Broome, WA; Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, TAS; Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW; Lucky Bay/Kepa Kurl, Cape Le Grand National Park, WA; Squeaky Beach, Gippsland, VIC; Tangalooma Beach, Moreton Island, QLD; Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, QLD
  • Featured beaches by country: Oceania: Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia; Africa: South Africa, Zanzibar, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles; Asia: India, Maldives, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan; Middle East: Qatar, Egypt, Yemen; Europe: Croatia, Wales, Iceland, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, England, Ireland, Denmark Portugal, Scotland, Turkiye, Americas: Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Antarctica, Colombia, Jamaica, St Lucia, Panama, Barbados, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico    

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The release of Lonely Planet's Best Beaches will be supported by a campaign that includes:

  • significant media and PR outreach targeting broadsheet, long lead lifestyle, activity and travel media
  • extracts and interviews

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To support the release of Lonely Planet's Best Beaches, we have created a suite of promotional materials and assets that can be used by retailers to promote the book to customers.

Releasing from February 2024

ISBN 9781837581955
Format Hardback, Full colour, 272 Pages
Dimensions 275 x 237mm | 9.33 x 10.83"
RRP AUD $44.99