BeachesPlaya El Agua
Four kilometres of sand, coconut palms and every service on the island.
- Afternoon
- 3–8h
- Family
- Food
The water
Fifty beaches, five in the photos
Everyone goes to the same three. These are the ones we name first when someone really asks, from the north coast to Macanao.
8 places
- Beaches
- Beaches
Playa Puerto Cruz
A horseshoe bay between two headlands, almost always empty.
- Afternoon
- 3–6h
- Uncrowded
- Sunset
- Beaches
Playa Zaragoza
Calm transparent water, the north coast’s best option for an easy swim.
- Afternoon
- 3–6h
- Family
- Uncrowded
- Beaches
Playa Manzanillo
A fishing village on a closed bay, boats hauled up on the sand.
- At sunset
- 2–4h
- Food
- Sunset
BeachesPlaya La Pared
Cliff, open sea and one of the longest sunsets on the island.
- At sunset
- 1–3h
- Uncrowded
- Viewpoint
BeachesPunta Arenas
The island’s westernmost point, where the sun drops into the sea.
- At sunset
- 4–7h
- Uncrowded
- Sunset
- Beaches
Playa Guacuco
Where the locals go: long, with waves gentle enough to learn on.
- Afternoon
- 3–6h
- Surf
- Family
- Beaches
Playa Caribe
Fine white sand, ten minutes from the island’s best sunset.
- Afternoon
- 3–5h
- Sunset
- Family