Barbuda’s Pink Sand Beach named as the 7th best beach vacation destination in the world

Copacabana Beach in Brazil is named the best beach for a vacation in the research. As well as the beautiful beach itself, looking back from Copacabana gives you a view of one of the most iconic cities in the world under the watchful eye of the Christ the Redeemer statue. The number of restaurants and bars near the beach is 11,153, the most of any beach on the list. On top of this, Copacabana scores well amongst other factors including hotels, air temperature, and water temperature.

Four US beaches make up the rest of the top 5 beaches, with Miami Beach ranking the best beach for a vacation in the US and second place overall. This beach is certainly one for the influencers and social media users, as it has accrued 14.4 million hashtags on Instagram. This means that it is by far the most Instagrammed beach on our list, and it has over 13.7 million more than the average.

Pink Sand Beach on the island of Barbuda in the Caribbean is one of the most striking on the list with the distinctive hue of the sand giving it the obvious name. As well as being a beautiful beach, it is also the hottest which makes it very appealing as a vacation destination. Temperatures are 36.2 (97.2) degrees, and the water is tropical at 27.6 degrees celsius(81.7℉) on average. The beach is let down by having a small number of bars, as well as expensive hotel prices.