Grace Bay Beach: This stretch of powdery sand in the Turks and Caicos Islands is the world’s best beach, according to Tripadvisor users.
Picture a warm, pristine paradise. White-sand beaches. Turquoise-tinged water clear as gin. And you’ve got the No. 1 beach in the world for 2022, according to Tripadvisor users.
The travel platform has just released the second of its annual Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2022: The Best of the Best Beaches.
Coming out on top is Grace Bay Beach in the Turks and Caicos islands.
This lovely spot on the Atlantic Ocean isn’t exactly new to the best beach circuit. For Tripadvisor’s 2021 awards, it was ranked No. 4.
World’s top 10 best beaches for 2022
The Caribbean has the most beaches in this year’s top 10 list, and five continents are represented in the tally. Brazil is the only destination to have more than one entry, clocking in an impressive three beaches.
For 2022, the best beaches are:
1. Grace Bay Beach: Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
2. Varadero Beach: Varadero, Cuba
3. Turquoise Bay: Exmouth, Australia
4. Quarta Praia: Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil
5. Eagle Beach: Palm – Eagle Beach, Aruba
6. Radhanagar Beach: Havelock Island, India
7. Baia do Sancho: Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
8. Trunk Bay Beach: Virgin Islands National Park, US Virgin Islands
9. Baía dos Golfinhos: Praia da Pipa, Brazil
10. Spiaggia dei Conigli: Lampedusa, Italy
Last year’s No.1 — Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island in Australia — didn’t crack the top 10 this year.
Grace Bay Beach’s appeal
Tripadvisor said in a news release that Grace Bay beach had more than 7,200 reviews to date, and that 90% of them rate it at five “bubbles,” its highest ranking.
The beach is on the northeast coast of the island of Providenciales. You may think of this as part of the Caribbean — and it’s indeed nearby — but the entire Turks and Caicos chain is technically all in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a British territory.
A barrier reef offshore helps keep Grace Bay Beach clear of seaweed and other objects, the official Turks and Caicos tourism website says. Boating and other water sports are popular in the calm, shallow waters between the beach and the reef.
