Head to the shores this summer with tripadvisor’s 2017 travellers’ choice awards for beaches
India’s Radhanagar Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ranks #8 in the World!
- Baia do Sancho Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is #1 in the World
- Radhanagar Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islandsis #1 in Asia and India
- Five Indian beaches feature in the Asia list: Radhanagar Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (#1); Agonda Beach, Goa (#5); Palolem Beach (#13); Mandrem Beach, Goa (#19); Arambol Beach, Goa (#20)
- Goa leads the way in India again this year with 11 winning beaches followed by Kerala with 5 winning beaches
TripAdvisor®,the travel planning and booking site, today announced the winners of its Travellers’ Choice® awards for Beaches. This year Baia do Sancho, in Brazil, was elected by TripAdvisor reviewers as the global winner. Andaman and Nicobar Island’s Radhanagar Beach is ranked #1 in Asia as well as India while grabbing the eighth spot on the world list.
TripAdvisor has honoured 343 beaches including the top 25 in the world and local lists for Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central America, Europe, South America, the South Pacific, the U.K. and the U.S. Award winners were determined based on the quantity and quality of traveller reviews and ratings for beaches on TripAdvisor, gathered over a 12-month period.
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Top Ten Travellers’ Choice Beaches in India |
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| 1 | Radhanagar Beach – Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 2 | Agonda Beach – Agonda, Goa |
| 3 | Palolem Beach – Canacona, Goa |
| 4 | Mandrem Beach– Mandrem, Goa |
| 5 | Arambol Beach – Arambol, Goa |
| 6 | Varca Beach – Varca, Goa |
| 7 | Benaulim Beach – Benaulim, Goa |
| 8 | Varkala Beach – Varkala, Goa |
| 9 | Cavelossim Beach – Cavelossim, Goa |
| 10 | Elephant Beach – Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
“Who doesn’t love a beach holiday!And for those who are planning to head towards the shore, TripAdvisor has surfaced the world’s best beaches to inspire their next getaway. To further help the Indian traveller make the most of their holidays, we’ve identified top-rated hotels to suit all kinds of budgets, along with great places to eat and things to do around these winning beaches.
I am also very excited to see an Indian beach making it to the top ten in the world which only goes on to show the spectacular beauty of nature that India has to offer, and how much this is being appreciated by global travellers”, said Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager, TripAdvisor India.
To help travellers plan their next beach trip, TripAdvisor has identified the least expensive month for a hotel stay, average nightly rates for top-rated hotels and highlighted top-rated places to eat around the winning beaches.
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