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The World’s 100 Best Beaches

Champagne Beach

Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BEACHES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 73 2026
Champagne Beach

A wide bay of soft, fine white sand meets clear, calm turquoise water, with reefs at the edges and green hills behind. Visitors drive about an hour from Luganville on rough final roads, or kayak in from Lonnoc Beach.

Highlights

  • Fine white powdery sand
  • Bubbles rising through the seabed
  • Reefs and fish around headlands

Good to know

  • Entry fee usually 1000 vatu per person
  • Toilets, shade, bar and small restaurants
  • Often near-empty unless cruise ships visit

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