Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won’t Believe Are Real

Have you ever been to a beach and thought it had the nicest looking, golden-yellow colour to it? Well, it seems yellow/gold is not the only colour beaches come in. In fact, there are beaches of all colours, all over the world and here are ten of the worlds most colourful…

 


 

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Yellow Coloured Beach

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It might look like something from Photoshop, but this is Papohaki, Hawaii and it has the yellowish sands you will ever see in your life. Now that is what I call picture perfect.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Grey Coloured Beach

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While the colour grey is not one of my first “must see” beach colours it is nevertheless very unusual. Located on the Caribbean island Montserrat it’s a mix of pure white and black volcanic rock.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Orange Coloured Beach

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While it could be said that a lot of beaches have an orange sort of colour this one located in Porto Ferro, Sardinia is definitely right up there on the orange colour chart.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Brown Coloured Beach

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Located in Pacifica, California it might not have that beautiful colour people were hoping for, but it is said to be called the Chocolate beach by a lot of people. Yummy!

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Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Purple Coloured Beach

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Located in California, USA it gets its purple colour from manganese garnet deposits which are constantly falling down from the eroding hillsides.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
White Coloured Beach

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Located in New South Wales, Australia it holds a Guinness Record for having the whitest sand in the world! In fact, in the summer it is as pure white as snow! Just avoid the yellow sand. Its one of the most amazing things to see in Australia and well worth a look.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Red Coloured Beach

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Located in the Rabida, Galapagos it is red because the sand is made from iron-rich lava. It also has a saltwater lagoon inhabited by flamingos and a bachelor sea-lion colony.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Pink Coloured Beach

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Located in Harbour Island, Bahamas is this 3-mile beach full of pretty pink sand! The colour is formed by loose chunks of coral broken down in the ocean and then being washed ashore.

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Green Coloured Beach

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Located in Kourou, French Guiana this is the world’s only green sand beach and is mostly made from a mineral called olivine, which is formed by lava as it cools when it hits the cold sea.

Ten of the Worlds Most Colourful Beaches You Won't Believe Are Real
Black Coloured Beach

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Located in Cahuita, Costa Rica it is one of only 2 pure blue water, with black sand beaches in the world. Needless to say, it is mostly made up of volcanic rock.

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