Beach junkies and sun lovers will find some of the world's most spectacular stretches of sand on the islands of the Caribbean. With so many palm tree-lined, silky sand expanses leading down to warm, azure water, it's hard to narrow it down to just 10. But that's the task we gave our readers.
The top 10 winners in the category Best Caribbean Beach are as follows:
- Eagle Beach - Aruba
- Brownes Beach - Barbados
- Grote Knip - Curacao
- Bambarra Beach - Turks and Caicos
- Grand Anse Beach - Grenada
- Tahiti Beach - Bahamas
- Grace Bay Beach - Turks and Caicos
- Fortune Beach - Freeport, Bahamas
- Gold Rock Beach - Bahamas
- Honeymoon Beach - St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.
Congratulations to all these winning beaches!
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The Experts
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon is a travel journalist,... Read More
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon is a travel journalist, on-screen host and self-described “Carivangelist” who ventures to the beach and beyond to share the culture, lifestyle and personalities of the Caribbean with the world. Based in Miami, she creates Caribbean content for outlets including Travel + Leisure, AARP, Islands.com, the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper and Canada’s Globe and Mail. Sarah is also jetsetter-in-chief at JetSetSarah.com where her passions – the Caribbean, style and fitness – meet. Follow her adventures on Instagram and Facebook.
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon

Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon is a travel journalist, on-screen host and self-described “Carivangelist” who ventures to the beach and beyond to share the culture, lifestyle and personalities of the Caribbean with the world. Based in Miami, she creates Caribbean content for outlets including Travel + Leisure, AARP, Islands.com, the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper and Canada’s Globe and Mail. Sarah is also jetsetter-in-chief at JetSetSarah.com where her passions – the Caribbean, style and fitness – meet. Follow her adventures on Instagram and Facebook.
Melanie Reffes
Melanie Reffes is a seasoned travel journalist... Read More
Melanie Reffes is a seasoned travel journalist specializing in the Caribbean. She is often circling the globe in search of a good story or racing through airports trying to make a flight. Melanie is a contributor to USA TODAY Travel and CaribbeanTravel.com, she covers the Caribbean for Montreal's The Suburban newspaper and she is the author of the blog The Caribbean Romance Report on MarryCaribbean.com and a contributor to the travel aviation publication Captain Jetson (captainjetson.com). When she's not taking five the under a palm tree, you'll find her at home on the sunny island of Montreal. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Melanie Reffes

Melanie Reffes is a seasoned travel journalist specializing in the Caribbean. She is often circling the globe in search of a good story or racing through airports trying to make a flight. Melanie is a contributor to USA TODAY Travel and CaribbeanTravel.com, she covers the Caribbean for Montreal's The Suburban newspaper and she is the author of the blog The Caribbean Romance Report on MarryCaribbean.com and a contributor to the travel aviation publication Captain Jetson (captainjetson.com). When she's not taking five the under a palm tree, you'll find her at home on the sunny island of Montreal. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.