Looking for something a little unconventional to see ? Beaches ! They don’t always have to be white sand and still seas â€" here, a look at ten unique alternatives. So, what are you going to say about those travelers that are looking to enjoy the beach in a unique and truly experience? You’ve probably seen pristine white beachs with perfect surroundings and azure waters, but have you ever thought about a beach made of glass? How about a beach with indigenous rock carvings? Or the world’s largest indoor beach? Let’s find out what it is all about in the pictures below.
Â
Cow Beach, Goa, India
This beach seems popular with visitors, including those of the bovine variety ; humans and cattle share the beach to work on their tans on the brown sand.
Cow Beach, Goa, India
Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island
Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island
One of the more unusual beach tones, the Pink Sands Beach lives up to its name, as three miles (five km) of pristine bay colored bright pink. The hue is caused by a coral insect that leaveas a pink shell when it’s dying.
Â
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
The Coromandel Peninsula is the home to these spectacular geothermal activity that means visitors are rarely cold â€" dig deep enough into the sand and you’ll be able to hollow out a pool at bathwater temperature, perfect for a relaxing afternoon soak.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Glass Beach, California
Once used as a dumping ground for Fort Bragg’s waste, the sea has cleansed much of Glass Beach’s refuse since it was closed in the 1960s, resulting in a beach covered in glass, the only material that remains. Smoothed by the sea, the glass now creates a dazzling ‘sea of gems’ effect.
Glass Beach, California
Chandipur, India
Chandipur’s beach is one of the most unusual in the world. Thanks to its geography, the sea can retreat by up to four kilometers at low tide, revealing the sea bed and all its secrets every time.
Chandipur, India
Papakolea Beach, Hawaii
Another unusual color for a beach is the strong olivine green on show at Papakolea. The color is actually caused by a mineral created by the Big Island’s volcanic activity even if it looks like an algae.
Papakolea Beach, Hawaii
Barking Sands Beach, Hawaii
Part of a 17-mile (27 km) stretch of national park beach on Hawaii, Barking Sands has an unusual property â€" footsteps sound like dog barks. According to scientists, the grains of sands are perforated with tiny echo chambers which make the noise.
Barking Sands Beach, Hawaii
Red Beach, Santorini, Greece
Santorini is well known for its black beaches, caused by volcanic explosions, but the Mars-red stretch of sand is even more breathtaking.
From the distance, the water looks like blood, even the darker colors mean that it can be scorching on the feet.
Red Beach, Santorini, Greece
Bowling Ball Beach, California
The huge, round rocks on this beach look as if they’ve been carefully placed in their perfect rows, but they’re a testament to the power of nature over time.
The sea has eroded the softer rock around them, leaving only the perfectly smoothed boulders remaining.
Bowling Ball Beach, California
Vik Beach, Iceland
The southernmost point of Iceland is windy, wild and cold, but the stunning black sands of this mysterious beach make up for the foreboding atmosphere.
Beyond the dark beach, black basalt figures rise from the water, standing firm against the crashing Atlantic waves. Vik lies directly in the path of the Katla volcano, believed by experts to be close to eruption.
Vik Beach, Iceland
We hope you liked our article about this amazing Unusual Beaches Around The World ! Did you visit one of them till now? If the answer is no, than you shouls start doing it !
Kisses Irina
Like what you read?
If so, please join thousands of people who receive exclusive weekly news and tips on how to improve their lifestyle design, and get a FREE COPY of this months edition of Ealuxe Magazine! Just enter your name and email below:
No comments:
Post a Comment