There are different beaches – pink, green, black, purple and red. We have chosen the most famous colored beaches in the world, the rest on which promises to be especially impressive. You can fly direct flights from Russia to one of the countries with beaches of unusual color.
Nature loves to “paint” her paintings with bright colors. Combinations of pink and turquoise, red and blue, black and green look fabulous, especially when these shades are combined on beaches. Let’s talk about the most spectacular locations.
PINK BEACH IN INDONESIA (NEAR KOMODO ISLAND)
Beaches with shades of pink can be found in different parts of the world, including Indonesia.
Pink Beach, Indonesia. Photo: ATOR
A small sandy beach near the Indonesian island of Komodo, the only place in the world where Komodo lizards live, is striking in its pink color. The sand is not always the same – the shade varies from delicate to bright. And all this is framed by turquoise waves. Pink Beach is located in the area of the Lesser Sunda Islands, on the border of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The correspondent of Vestnik ATOR had only one question for him at the time of the meeting with this beach: “How can you be so beautiful?”
The pink beach in Indonesia is wild. There is not the slightest hint of civilization here. Only the ocean, rocks and pink sand with a lot of red corals scattered on it.
Pink Beach is usually visited before arriving on Komodo Island. And in front of the pink beach, tourists go to the nearby Padar Island, walk there and admire the amazing panoramas. Such a journey begins from the island of Flores, where you can fly from Bali in an hour.
How much does it cost to fly: for a direct flight on the route Moscow – Denpasar (Bali) – Moscow in November, Aeroflot asks for 119.3 thousand rubles per person. The fare with luggage.
For a flight from Bali to Flores Island and back, you need to put another 9 thousand rubles per person
Pink beaches in different countries of the world:
- The Bahamas (Harbor Island). Pink Sands Beach
- Bermuda. Elbow Beach on the south coast
- Greece (Crete). Elafonisi Beach
- Indonesia (Lombok). Tangsi Beach (Pantai Tangsi)
- Philippines. Grande de Santa Cruz
- Italy (Sardinia). Pink Beach Spiaggia Rosa. The beach is closed, you can admire it from the sea
PURPLE BEACH (CALIFORNIA, USA)
Pfeiffer Beach, California, USA. Photo: Robert Brett, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Share Alike 4.0 International license
Pfeiffer Beach is located on the coast of Big Sur in central California, where the Santa Lucia mountain range “dives” into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
This place is called an adventure place, because there you can climb mountains, walk a lot through exciting natural locations, take pictures at rocks cut by numerous tunnels and admire the beach of incredible beauty and colors.
The sand on Pfeiffer Beach changes color depending on the lighting. It can be purple, lavender, pink. The structure of the local hills provides the beach with brightness, the rock of which contains a special kind of pomegranate. Rains and waves wash out the colored mineral, and then it mixes with sand to the delight of an admiring audience.
How much does it cost to fly: for a flight from Moscow to San Francisco and back (with one transfer) in November, you need to pay from 177 thousand rubles per person. The fare with luggage. And of course, there is a difficulty: you need an American visa, and there are problems with that.
GREEN BEACH (HAWAII, USA)
Papakolea Beach, Hawaii, USA. Photo by Aren Elliott, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons license
On the wild and fantasy Papakolea beach in Hawaii, nature also showed creativity, coloring the local sand in olive color. The beach acquired an amazing coloring thanks to the smallest particles of semiprecious stone – olivine (chrysolite). On a sunny day, the sand looks like a scattering of “diamonds”.
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You cannot take precious sand from the beach. But you can type in the palm of your hand and take a picture against the background of the rocks surrounding the beach on three sides. And you can swim in the bay of the beach when there is no surf and big waves.
How much does it cost to fly: for a flight from Moscow to Hawaii and back with two transfers (Doha and Los Angeles) in November, you need to pay about 260 thousand rubles per person in both directions. The story of the American visa is complicated.
RED BEACH (HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, MAUI ISLAND)
Kaihalulu Beach, USA, Hawaii. Photo: Tom Walsh, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons license
On the secluded beach of Kaihalulu in the eastern part of the island of Maui, near the town of Hana, they find inspiration and peace, and the local landscape can compete in beauty with the most exquisite locations on the planet.
The red sand beach is “hugged” by the ocean on one side, and on the other it is “guarded” by rocks overgrown with trees. The color of the beach is the result of erosion of hills rich in iron.
The beach is secluded, located in a secluded bay. This bay is especially beautiful at dawn. It is necessary to walk to the beach, past volcanic landscapes and pine forests. The privacy of the location makes it especially attractive for romantics and nudists.
How much does it cost to fly: for a flight from Moscow to Hawaii and back with two transfers in November, you need to pay about 260 thousand rubles per person in both directions. And again, a visa is required.
Red beaches in different countries of the world:
- Russia (Irkutsk region, near Baikalsk). Grant Beach
- Greece (Santorini). Kokkini Beach (Kokkini Paralia)
- Canada (Prince Edward Island). Argyle Beach
BLACK BEACH VIC (ICELAND)
Black Beach Vic, Iceland. Author: Henrique Vicente de Oliveira Pin, flickr.com , CCO1 license (no copyright. public domain)
Vik beach in Iceland (near Cape Dirholaei, near the village of Vik) is not intended for swimming (the water temperature usually does not rise above 12 degrees), but as a place to admire the fantastic scenery is ideal.
Black sand, harsh sea with towering huge boulders and basalt columns makes this beach somehow mysterious and even alien. By the way, according to legend, the stone columns were once evil trolls petrified by the sun.
How much does it cost to fly: for a flight from Moscow to Reykjavik and back with two transfers in November, you need to pay from 140 thousand rubles per person. The fare with luggage.
Black beaches in different countries of the world:
- Indonesia (Bali). Keramas Beach, Saba Beach, Kusamba Beach, Lovina Beach, Mengening Beach, etc.
One of the black beaches on the east coast of Bali. Photo: ATOR
- USA. Punaluu Beach, Honokalani (Hawaii), Lost Coast Beach (California)
- Spain. Lago Verde Beach (Lanzarote), Playa de San Marcos beach (Tenerife),
- Russia (Kamchatka). Halaktyrsky beach
- Japan (Shizuoka). Miho no Matsubara Beach
- Greece (Santorini). Kamari beach, Perissa, Perivolos.
In addition, the editorial board has information from sources that there are black volcanic beaches (at least there were before the start of active tourist development of the island) on Hainan Island. However, we have not found any evidence of this on the Internet.
Alexandra Polyanskaya
