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Boulders Beach ranks 12th in Big 7 Travel’s list of top 50 beaches in the world. Image via Instagram @visitbouldersbeach.

Penguin paradise: Boulders Beach named one of world’s best beaches

Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town, known for its colony of African penguins, landed the 12th spot in Big 7 Travel’s top 50 beaches in the world.

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Boulders Beach ranks 12th in Big 7 Travel’s list of top 50 beaches in the world. Image via Instagram @visitbouldersbeach.

Located in Simon’s Town, Boulders Beach is ranked 12th on Big 7 Travel’s list of “Top 50 Best Beaches in the World’, released on 13 July.

BIG 7 TRAVEL’S BEST BEACHES IN THE WORLD 

Boulders Beach is having a great year so far, in June the beach and its colony of African penguins were featured in an eight-part series on Netflix following the real lives of the African penguins as they search for mates, food and shelter for breeding. 

Now, the beach has been ranked 12th in Big 7 Travel’s list of the “Top 50 Best Beaches in the World”. According to Good Things Guy, 1.5 million people from 60 countries take surveys and vote for the best travel accolades around the world and Big 7 Media shares several lists in order to promote global travel. 

Big 7 Travel used aggregated scores from previous media results, official Blue Flag locations and contributions from the Big 7 Travel editorial team to put the list together. The diverse list includes black sandy shores, city beaches and islands, from Myanmar to Mauritius to the stop at Simon’s Town. 

“Boulders Beach has something you won’t find anywhere else in the world – you can get close to African Penguins, who nest by the beach. Summer is prime time to visit Boulders, and it’s when you’ll see the most penguin action. The cool, clear False Bay water and rock pools are an added bonus,” according to Big 7 Travel. 

Boulders Beach ranks 12th in Big 7 Travel’s list of top 50 beaches in the world. Image via Instagram @visitbouldersbeach.

TOP 10 BEACHES IN THE WORLD 

According to Big 7 Travel these are the top 10 best beaches in the world,

  • Vaeroy Beach – Norway
  • Whitehaven Beach – Whitsunday Islands, Australia
  • Fig Tree Bay – Protaras, Cyprus
  • Grace Bay – Turks and Caicos
  • Secret Lagoon – El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
  • Reynisfjara Beach – Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland
  • Source d’Argent – Seychelles
  • Playa Ruinas – Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Kanuhura Maldives – Lhaviyani Atoll Maldives
  • Pig Beach – Bahamas

SOUTH AFRICA ON THE BIG 7 TRAVEL MAP

The city of Cape Town in the Western Cape has been named in the top 50 best places to visit this decade last year and South Africa has previously been ranked 5th in the top most Instagrammable places in the world and second in the list of top 50 accents in the world in 2019.

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