Boat-Only Beaches

No road, no path — arrival is by water.

A small collection and a self-selecting one: the absence of land access is what keeps these beaches as they are. It occurs for four reasons. Geology, where cliffs or karst simply prevent a route, as at Navagio, Railay and Stiniva. Distance, where an island or cay has no reason for a road, as with the Bahamian and Panamanian sandbars. Law, where landing is regulated or prohibited outright — Honopū permits only a swim ashore and Cala Goloritzé forbids boats from landing at all. And tide, where a sandbank exists for a few hours and then does not. The practical consequences are consistent: time ashore is set by an operator, facilities are what the boat brought, and rough weather cancels the visit entirely rather than making it uncomfortable.