Here is a fascinating example of nature frenzy: prepare to see some of the world’s most colorful sand beaches. Red, green, pink, purple and even black are some of the colors featured in this breathtaking display of nature serenity. Enjoy!
GREEN
Papakōlea Beach is also known as the Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach and it is located near South Point, in the Kaū district of Hawaii.
It is a beautiful green sand beach, one of the two such beaches in USA. The other green sand beach is named Guam. The reason? Olivine crystals found in the surrounding lands.
RED
Red Sand Beach (also known as Kaihalulu) is located in Maui, Hawaii and is a pocked beach, partially isolated from the ocean. Because this area is rich in iron, the sand has a red-black color which makes a great contrast with the water.
PINK
Harbour Island is located in the district of Bahamas and is famous for its pink beaches (due to the red corals in the waters), spread all through the eastern coast. Known as Briland to the local population, the pink beaches are a very popular tourist attractions for the Americans and not so known in Europe.
BLACK
Punalu’u Beach is located in Hawaii and is also known as the Black Sand Beach. The unusual black sand was created by lava flowing into the ocean. The basalt reaches the surface and forms this beautiful black beach. In case you are interested in visiting the area by car, we found a practical website – Hawaiidrive-o.com – They offer discounted rates on car rentals in Hawaii.
WHITE
Hyams Beach is a village located in New South Wales, Australia and surrounded by three brilliantly white sand beaches. Hyams Beach is present in the Guinness Book of Records as having the beaches with the whitest sand in the world.
A lot of locals who live in Canberra and other neighboring cities recommend taking a day trip to the this beach. It is about a 3 hour drive from Canberra, a ride that goes through Morton National Park.
ORANGE
Ramla Bay is an orange sand beach located in the island of Gozo, Malta. It is a very interesting area, with a soft reddish sand and many ancient Roman objects.
PURPLE
Pfeiffer Beach is located in California, USA and is said to be hard to find, but worth the while.Its sands have a violet color, which makes the beach a very attractive tourist destination.
BROWN
Rockaway Beach is locate a few miles away from San Francisco, in southern Pacifica, California. Its sands have a beatiful brown color which some people resemble with that of chocolate.
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June 24, 2010 at 9:00 aminteresting aproach, i guess i never thought of a beach this way. I like the black one in particular, even though i usually love colors that are not black or any type of gray… but black sand… thats interesting.
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Guadalupe Gonzalez
May 23, 2014 at 8:03 amBeautiful pictures very informative
Jannis
November 2, 2014 at 1:53 pmAll awesome *_*
Anida Pea
August 26, 2015 at 6:15 pmOooh I like the pink one …
Ooh no the black one
Oooh I LOVE ALL OF EM
♡♡♡
These beaches need to be in my 1000 places to visit before I die list ♡♡
Barry
November 30, 2015 at 9:58 pmHad a chance to visit the black sand beach in Hawaii. It’s the most beautiful place I visited. When you walk around on the beach, the sand doesn’t stick to your feet.
You are not suppose to take any home,but I couldn’t resist. A definite must see.
Fida
September 17, 2016 at 7:33 pmYou forgot Kanyakumari beach it has several colours of sand
Tudor
October 21, 2016 at 4:04 pmHi, Fida! We are aware that there are so many great places to write about and never enough space and time to cover everything. But your suggestion is helpful and we will keep it for future posts. Thank you
Fabio Nodari
October 21, 2016 at 10:17 amGreat list… Hope to visit all those places one day.
Kate Hardcastle
September 16, 2018 at 6:53 amI first saw black sand at the Gold Coast in Aus but it was only in patches & when I walked on it wow it was super fine sand & felt like fine silk under my feet in comparison to the white sand surrounding the patches which felt like rough sand paper. I love black sand