Two beaches in the Philippines have been listed on the Top 25 beaches in Asia by Trip Advisor.
Boracay and El Nido were included in its list of Travelers’ Choice for this year.
Boracay, known as the world-famous White Beach, landed on the number 12 spot. A Trip Advisor traveler said “it was possibly the most beautiful beach in Asia.”
El Nido’s inland Nacpan Beach make it to the 18th spot with a visitor saying its “complexly virgin landscape make a visit to this place unforgettable.”
The Nacpan Beach is considered “a best-kept secret among travellers”.
The other beaches that made it to the list are India’s Agonda Beach (1) and Cavelossim Beach (2), Myanmar’s Ngapali Beach (3), Bali’s Kelingking Beach (4), Radhanagar Beach in Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (5), Japan’s Yonaha Maehama Beach (6), Cox’s Bazar Beach in Bangladesh (7), Sri Lanka’s Bentota Beach (8), Thailand’s Khlong Muang Beach (9) and Coconut Beach (10), South Korea’s Haeundae Beach (11), India’s Varca (13) and Varkala (14 beaches, Long Beach in Krabi Province (15), Thailand’s Kata Noi Beach (16) and Nai Harn Beach (17), Sri Lanka’s Mirissa Beach (19) and Hikkaduwa (20), Indonesia’s Nusa Dua (21), and Sanur Beach (22), Malaysia’s Cenang Beach (23), Vietnam’s An Bang’s (24) and My Khe’s Beach (25). (ES)