Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why Australian beaches are so unique?
Our crystal blue waves and sun-kissed, golden sands are what we’re known for around the globe, that and a thick, black food spread made from leftover yeast.
We have a staggering 10,685 beaches in Australia in total and deep down we know that every one of them is the best in the world.
Officially however, only ONE of our beaches (yep, just one) has been ranked as one of the world’s best beaches… and it’s surprisingly not Bondi or Whitehaven beach.
Manly Beach has been ranked at number 16 on TripAdvisor’s best beaches for 2018 list.
The website doesn’t share how the list was complied, so we can only assume it was by someone who has never been to a beach before.
Manly?! The best beach in Australia? SERIOUSLY?
Take a look at the full list of beaches below.
TripAdvisor’s Top 25 beaches in the world
Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Varadero Beach, Cuba
Eagle Beach, Aruba, Caribbean
Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
La Concha Beach, San Sebastian, Spain
Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
Seven Mile Beach, Negril, Jamaica
Bavaro Beach, Dominican Republic
Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Elafonissi Beach, Crete, Greece
Falesia Beach, Albufeira, Portugal13. Fig Tree Bay, Protaras, Cyprus
Bournemouth Beach, Dorset, UK
Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles
Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia
Santa Monica State Beach, California, USA
Agonda Beach, Goa, India
Kleopatra Beach, Alanya, Turkey
Galapagos Islands
Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, Italy
Sharm El Luli, Egypt
Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Punta Uva Beach, Costa Rica
White Beach, Malay, Philippines
