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A Gift from the Gods
Natadola is ranked within Top 25 bbeaches in the world - Forbes Traveller
Natadola Beach, which is situated along Fiji’s Coral Coast, has made it on to a top US travel website's list of the world's 25 sexiest beaches.
Natadola got the nod from Forbes Traveller, which compiled the list based on research by their own journalists, and other industry experts including tour planners, meteorologists, hotel owners and marine biologists.
"Picking a favourite spot among the 300-plus islands that comprise the tropical paradise of Fiji is a little like trying to select which morsel of Godiva chocolate to start with after opening the box," the magazine wrote.
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"Thankfully, mother nature has intervened: A break in the reef along the southwest curve of the main island--at facfathe horseshoe-shaped Natadola Beach--makes for some perfect body-surfing."
Natadola ranked alongside other stunning destinations such as Eleuthera in The Bahamas, Lover's Beach on the Baja Peninsula, and Australia’s Byron Bay.
Rio took two of the top 25 places, with Ipanema Beach and Copacabana recognised for their hedonistic atmosphere and plethora of bronzed bodies, and two of Hawaii's iconic beaches, Ka'anapali and Kauapea, also made the grade.
Europe also featured highly, with the Greek Islands, France, Spain, Cyprus and Italy rating a mention
Click here to view Forbes Traveller Article
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The Hawaii Visitors & Convention
Bureau proudly submitted this story:
British University student, Pete Shannon won an all-expenses-paid trip as first prize in a contest run by a travel web site. He flew nearly 87,000 km in seven weeks on 37 flights and one of his tasks along the way was to rank and compile a list of the best beaches he came across.
His verdicts:
- Waikiki, Hawaii
- Ihuru Beaches, Maldives
- Cancun, Mexico
- Dickenson's Bay, Antigua
- Camp's Bay, South Africa
- Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Flicen-Flac, Mauritius
- Copacabana, Brazil
- Chawng Koh Samui, Thailand
- Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand
- Fairyland Beach, Seychelles
- Natadola Beach, Fiji
- Seventy Five Mile Beach, Queensland, Australia
- Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
- Myrtos Beach, Kefalonia, Greece
- Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand
- Mombasa, Kenya
- Whitehaven Beach, Queensland, Australia
- Bondi Beach, NWS, Australia
- Brighton, England
