Beach Holiday Destinations

What better way to spend your weekend or the holidays than to go to the world's best beaches which can truly provide a relaxing vacation to chase the stress away. The beach definitely has a calming effect on people; the feel of the powdery sand between your toes, the crashing of the waves on the shore, and the sound of the wind is really so relaxing.

Although there are hundreds of beaches around the world, not all of them can give you that feeling of utter relaxation the moment you set foot on its beaches. Aside from the beach itself, the resorts and hotels around also add up to making you trip worthwhile. So what are the best beaches in the world that can truly define what a relaxing beach holiday is? Here are some of the beaches worth visiting:

1. Phuket

Phuket is Thailand's largest island and is also famous among the tourists since it boasts of being one of the best beaches in the country. The place is famous for its snorkeling, swimming sites as well as diving, parasailing, and yachting, and jet skiing. Another relaxing activity that one can do here is sea canoeing at the Pha Nga bay.

2. Koh Samui

Another famous beach destination. Just like the other beaches in Thailand, Koh Samui is starting to attract a lot of attention from tourists from all over the world, so when picking your travel dates make sure that you go to the off peak seasons to avoid the huge crowds. Aside from the beautiful beaches I Koh Samui, there is nothing much to see which actually makes is a really good place to relax and rejuvenate.

3. Bali

Who on earth doesn't know Bali? Bali is also known as the Island of the Gods. When visiting Bali, it's best to visit the beaches at the north of Bali and not the south, since the beaches in the south are not that clean anymore. A lot of visitors go to Bali almost all year round, but there are also other places like spas where tourists can relax if ever they find the beaches too crowded with people.

4. Krabi

Krabi is another beach in Thailand which is definitely worth visiting. With a population of only 18,000 the area is not that crowded with tourists which makes it one of the more calm and peaceful beaches as compared to the other more popular beaches in Thailand.

One trait that defines a relaxing beach holiday is the fact that you can actually relax in the area. It does not mean that a tourist destination is popular, means that it also relaxing sometimes because of its popularity it becomes too crowded and chaotic that tourists cannot even find time to relax anymore. So when picking your beach holiday, make sure that you do enough research, especially on when to go so that you would know when to avoid the huge crowds.