Australia [South-East Coast]:
- Bondi or Manly,
near Sydney for convenience, style and surf.
- Byron Bay, between Sydney and Brisbane, for an 'alternative'
beach ball.
- North Stradbroke Island, near Brisbane,
for wildlife walks, quiet beaches and good surf.
- Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, great, soft
sand, parks and surf.
- Fraser Island's Lake
McKenzie; clear freshwater embraced by rainforest and the purest white sand.
- Whitehaven, Whitsunday Islands, 6km of powder sand and turquoise
water. Considered to be Australia's best beach by some but not by Bugbog
- too far out mate! And what about the jellies?
See also Great
Barrier Reef | South
& West Coasts
Indian
Ocean beaches:
- India: Palolem Beach, Goa. A major tourist destination but still laid-back
and appealing.
- Banyan Tree, Cocoa Island, Nika, Soneva Fushi etc, Maldives [islands].
Perfect for luxury and pricey escapism.
- Mauritius
beaches: Less exclusive and and way less costly than Seychelles but a fun island and perfect for families.
- Seychelles: Anse Lazio, Praslin island, Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue Island,
Ile Souris, east coast of Mahé island. Costly but stunning
islands hosting some of the world's best
beaches.
- Ngapali Beach, Chaung Tha Beach beach, Ngwe Saung Beach, Myanmar.
Very little developed, very reasonable prices, very nice locals,
very unpleasant military junta.
- Oman: Muscat beaches [Arabian Sea]. Over 1,000 miles of coastline with
endless unspoilt sand and very few tourists.
- South Africa's eastern shores are washed by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and offer bargain basement but lively city beaches such as Durban and totally tranquil, natural beaches like Nature's Valley. November is early summer and neither too busy nor too hot.
Thailand beaches: or see
Thailand Beach Pictures,
Beaches Map
Beaches should be just ok in November on Thai's Andaman/west side, but weather patterns
are unreliable!:
- Khao
Lak, north of Phuket, a fabulous beach area just about recovered from the tsunami.
- Nai
Thon, NW Phuket. Bugbog's Phuket choice.
- Nai
Harn, SW Phuket. Up market.
- Ko
Phi Phi, but NOT near noisy, busy Ton Sai bay.
- West
Railay, the Krabi Coast, but noisy longtail boats.
- Khlong Dao and Phra-Ae, Ko
Lanta, near Krabi.
- Ko Tarutao National Marine Park, Ko Tarutao. A natural beauty.
- Hat Farang, Ko Mook. Calm and popular with budget travelers.
Atlantic
Ocean:
- USA: the Florida Keys offer the best guarantee of heat and sunshine with smaller beaches.
- Canary Islands [Spain], a grand variety of beaches on offer from action-packed, to big and placid, to secluded and natural.
- South Africa, Camps Bay, with stunning views and easy access from
beautiful Capetown, but chilly water.
- Brazil is blessed with many massive, fine beaches, such as Rio's magnificent Copacabana - perhaps the world's best city beach, and life is lively and low cost though the seas are usually rough and cold.
Red Sea beaches: Egypt's famous Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada and Dahab as well as Israel's rather shabby Eilat now have a lot of competition so prices are low, sun is high, coral is lush and lively, the sea's warm in November and side trips to superb sites like Luxor are a mass-tourism delight. Ahem.
The Red Sea's air temperature is generally about 26°C in November [21°C at night] and water temperature is a warm 25°C with very low humidity and almost no chance of rain.
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