15 of the Best Beaches in Africa

"A famously beautiful shallow, crystalline beach on La Digue island fringed by lush palms and polished granite boulders, offering a tropical-paradise vibe just a few miles from the island's main resorts. The sheltered, shallow waters are ideal for snorkeling and swimming, and the setting is especially photogenic." - Melanie van Zyl Melanie van Zyl Melanie van Zyl’s stories aim to respectfully uplift the voices of the African continent. A conservation-curious journalist, she has photographed and written about Namibia, Mauritius, Botswana, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and her home country of South Africa for almost a decade. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines