From sea glass-covered beaches to the soft pink sands of Pantai Merah in Indonesia's Komodo Island (pictured here), these beaches are truly unique (Photo: Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia)
Cover From sea glass-covered beaches to the soft pink sands of Pantai Merah in Indonesia's Komodo Island pictured here, these beaches are truly unique (Photo: Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia)

From pastel pink sands to pebbled shores covered in sea glass, these incredible beaches and bays around the world are at the top of our list of places to visit after lockdown. If you're missing the wind and the waves as much as we are while in FMCO, let these windswept wonders spark your wanderlust goals for when it's safe to travel again.

Related: 6 Stunning Beaches In Malaysia 

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Photo 1 of 8 The Pink Beach in Komodo Island has a pink hue caused by numerous microscopic animals that leave a red pigment on the coral reefs (Photo: Marcus Woodbridge/Unsplash)
Photo 2 of 8 Ever heard of 'Glass Beach' in Fort Bragg, California? It is peppered with gem-like stones dredged up from discarded bottles, windows and other glass waste in the ocean over many, many years (Photo: Joshua Sortino/Unsplash)
Photo 3 of 8 Located on the Ras Al Khaimah coastline in Saraya Island, UAE is the famous 'Pink Lake', whose waters are coloured by the flowering of a type of red algae (Photo: Augustine Wong/Unsplash)
Photo 4 of 8 Is it a cave or a beach? The answer is, both! La Playa Escondida off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is dubbed the 'Hidden Beach' (Photo: iStock)
Photo 5 of 8 In the summer, Rhossili Bay in Wales is a beach surrounded by colourful floral sprays, including the famous sunflower fields at Vile overlooking Worm Head at the bay (Photo: Lauren Vaughan)
Photo 6 of 8 The black sands of Punalu'u Beach on the southeastern coast of Ka’u, Hawaii owe their colour to washed up remnants of Kilauea volcano lava (Photo: Hawaii Tourism Authority)
Photo 7 of 8 Sasaran Beach in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia is also popularly called Sky Mirror in reference to the beach's mirror-like quality caused by a seabed that appears above the water for a few hours at low tide. (Photo: Sky Mirror Tour & Travel)
Photo 8 of 8 From sea glass-covered beaches to the soft pink sands of Pantai Merah in Indonesia's Komodo Island (pictured here), these beaches are truly unique (Photo: Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia)