Top 10 List:

The world's most popular beaches

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This top beaches list was based on the votes of thousands of readers of the Magazine Travel & Leisure.

2006

2007

1.

Bali

Bali

2.

Kauai

Maui

3.

Maui

Kauai

4.

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Galápagos Islands

5.

Mount Desert Island, Maine

Santorini

6.

Tasmania

Vancouver Island

7.

Hawaii

Dalmatian Islands, Croatia

8.

Galápagos Islands

Phuket, Thailand

9.

Santorini

Hawaii

10.

Phuket, Thailand

Great Barrier Reef islands