Ranging in color from blinding ivory to exotic ebony, beaches are some of the Caribbean’s most valuable stock in trade, drawing sand-and-sea lovers from all over the world. But none are as enchanting as those pink-sand beaches, which practically beg to be immortalized on your social feed. They’re few and far between, but their rarity only adds to their allure. So if you want to park it somewhere pink (and who doesn’t?), check out six of our favorite pink-sand spots — and as you’ll see, there’s a whole spectrum of pink.
Pink Sands Beach, Bahamas
In the Bahamian Out Islands, tiny Harbour Island’s claim to fame is the three-mile swath of pink sand that fringes its eastern coast. Book a room at one of several boutique hotels that are right on the beach (we favor Pinks Sands, the island’s first) and wake up to spectacular sunrises over the crushed-coral strip.
Low Bay, Barbuda
The highlight of Antigua’s 62-square-mile sister island is no doubt Low Bay, a stunning sweep that begins on the southwestern tip and continues north for 11 miles. Remote and pristine, the shore is carpeted with pink sand that now, with the closure of Lighthouse Bay resort (formerly the only hotel here), you’ll likely have all to yourself.
Crane Beach, Barbados
Home to one of The Crane, one of the Caribbean’s most legendary hotels, the dramatic cliffside Crane Beach also boasts full-fledged pink sand formed by pink coral.
Pink Beach, Bonaire
Yes, Bonaire, too, is home to a pink-sand beach. Pink Beach, located on the island’s southern coast, is a popular snorkeling and diving spot.
French Leave Beach, Eleuthera
While Harbour Island earns much of the renown for its pink shores, neighboring Eleuthera also boasts some pink strands of its own, led by French Leave Beach, home to the new French Leave Resort.
Horseshoe Bay Beach, Bermuda
Ok, so it’s not geographically the Caribbean, but shouldn’t we welcome lonely Bermuda, an island without a region, into the Caribbean tourism family? The South Shore is where you’ll find Bermuda’s famous pink-sand beaches, which get their color from a marine micro-organism that lives in the nearby coral reef. Horseshoe Bay Beach is one of the best of the bunch, and if you aren’t staying at the nearby Fairmont Southampton, you can simply hop on the #7 bus and be there in a jiffy on one of the world’s most beautiful pink sand beaches.