From the Mediterranean in the north to the forbidding Cape in the south, from the Atlantic seaboard in the west and the Indian Ocean in the east, there’s a vast canvas for the beaches of Africa. And of all those beautiful places, here’s what Trip Advisor’s subscribers voted as the beach beaches in Africa for 2015:
1. Anse Lazio, Praslin Island, Seychelles
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2. Camp’s Bay Beach, Camp’s Bay, South Africa
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3. Diani Beach, Diani, Kenya
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4. Clifton Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
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5. Anse Source D’Argent, La Digue Island, Seychelles
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6. Grand Anse, La Digue Island, Seychelles
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7. Anse Intendence, Mahé Island, Seychelles
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8. Anse Georgette, Praslin Island, Seychelles
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9. Bloubergstrand Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
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10. Praia De Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Cabo Verde
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11. Anse Coco Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles
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12. Legzira Beach, Sidi Ifri, Morocco
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13. Grotto Beach, Hermanus, South Africa
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14. Watamu Beach, Malindi, Kenya
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15. Anse Volbert, Praslin Island, Seychelles
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16. Le Morne Beach, Mauritius
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17. Nakupenda Beach, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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18. Ilot Gabriel Beach, Grand Baie, Mauritius
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19. Petite Anse, Baie Lazare, Seychelles
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20. Pereybere Beach, Grand Baie , Mauritius
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21. Paje Beach, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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22. Voelklip Beach, Hermanus, South Africa
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23. Trou D’Argent, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius
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24. Kotu Beach, Kotu, Gambia
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25. Buffalo Bay, Knysna, South Africa
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There are some truly fabulous beaches here but I would have liked to see a few more countries represented – like Tunisia, Madagascar and Namibia. Maybe in future years Trip Advisor readers will venture beyond Mauritius, The Seychelles and South Africa. Which beaches do you think should have made the list?