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£25 flights can take you to Europe’s best beach but it comes with a deadly warning

£25 flights can take you to Europe’s best beach but it comes with a deadly warning

Cheap as chips, but be careful

A cheap holiday is the dream, especially to places dubbed some of the best you can visit anywhere in the world.

Whether it's an off-season city break to Rome to see the wonders of the Roman Empire or a £99 surprise holiday that takes to you Las Vegas, there's bargains to be had if you do it right.

The same can be said for a beach holiday, with it a dream for many to enjoy your downtime at some of the best coastlines the globe has to offer.

One such place can be flown to from the United Kingdom for just £25, thanks to easyJet.

An easyJet plane.
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The budget airline, based at London Luton Airport, regularly offers cheap deals to fly to destinations across the world, competing the rival airlines like Ryanair to provide the best deals for punters.

One such deal will fly you to Europe's best beach for less than the cost of a meal out. But it comes with a deadly warning from the country's tourism board.

And the beach itself isn't what you might be expecting, with it the complete opposite of 30C sunshine, golden sands, and clear, calm waters.

You can see the Northern Lights from the beach.
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No, this beach comes with huge waves. And those waves can kill.

The sand is also black, which is probably somewhat of a head wobble to those seeing it for the first time in person.

We're on about Reynisfjara Beach, which is pretty much unlike any other beach in the world.

The beach can be found on Iceland's south coast, enjoying the brutality of everything the Atlantic Ocean has to offer.

According to travel website The World's 50 Best Beaches, it is the eighth best beach in the world with no other coastline in Europe topping it.

"Its rugged and dramatic allure, along with its sheer power, will leave you awe-struck," it says. "Unlike traditional beaches with their bright colours, Reynisfjara Beach showcases a different kind of beauty that you cannot afford to miss experiencing at least once in your lifetime.

"The black sand, sea stacks, glaciers, and columnar basalts are just a few components that make this place seem like another world altogether. You can spend hours exploring every nook and cranny, capturing different angles with your camera until your memory card is full. Simply put, if you want to feel nature at its core, this is the place."

Reynisfjara Beach.
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But the official tourism board for the country, VisitIceland.com, doesn't hold back any punches when it comes to the seriousness of how things can go wrong at Reynisfjara.

It says: "Sneaker waves make Reynisfjara beach one of the most dangerous destinations in Iceland. However, with the proper precautions, you can avoid yourself or your loved ones, adding to the number of lives lost there."

It adds: "When an ocean wave grabs you, you are knocked off your feet and it is very tough to stand up and find balance again. One of the reasons for that is that the wave creates a suction that drags you out and washes the sand and gravel from under your feet.

"Once you are in the water, the currents will pull you away from the coast and nothing can be done to save you. The water is also freezing and you suffer from hypothermia within just a few minutes."

As a result, the beach has a zone system in place depending on the weather conditions. It's pretty straightforward, with three coloured zones of red, yellow and green. If the lights on the warning boards are switched on for each zone, you must not enter.

The warning system boards.
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Official advice says you should stay back from the shoreline to avoid being swept by waves you aren't anticipating.

You can fly to Keflavik Airport at Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik, which is then around a two hour drive from the beach itself, meaning it easily could fit in to a trip to the city and serve as a day out. There are tours you can join that set off from the city, which you can book easily.

The £25 flights are from Edinburgh and London Luton, with more expensive flights on offer at Manchester (£28), London Gatwick (32), and Bristol (£35).

The world's best 50 beaches

The top beaches in the world, according to Worlds50Beaches.com. The list was compiled after speaking to more than 750 journalists, editors, bloggers, influencers and agencies.



  1. Lucky Bay, Australia
  2. Anse Source d’Argent, Seychelles
  3. Hidden Beach, Philippines
  4. Whitehaven Beach, Australia
  5. One Foot Island, Cook Islands
  6. Trunk Bay, US Virgin Islands
  7. Honopu Beach, Hawaii
  8. Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland
  9. Navagio Beach, Greece
  10. Balandra Beach, Mexico
  11. Cala Goloritze, Italy
  12. Pipe Creek Sandbar, Bahamas
  13. Pink Beach, Indonesia
  14. Grace Bay, Turks & Caicos
  15. Gardner Bay, Ecuador
  16. McWay Beach, California
  17. Turquoise Bay, Australia
  18. Le Morne Beach, South Mauritius
  19. Baia Do Sancho, Brazil
  20. Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
  21. Lanikai Beach, Hawaii
  22. Maya Bay, Thailand
  23. Calo Des Moro, Spain
  24. Kelingking Beach, Indonesia
  25. Meads Bay, Australia
  26. Flamenco Beach, Puetro Rico
  27. Arena, Dominican Republic
  28. Little Hellfire, Australia
  29. Lazio, Seychelles
  30. Vaeroy, Norway
  31. Horseshoe, Bermuda
  32. Myrtos, Greece
  33. Hidden, Mexico
  34. Grand Anse, Grenada
  35. Xpu Ha, Mexico
  36. San Josef, Canada
  37. Matira, French Polynesia
  38. Capriccioli, Italy
  39. Pasjaca, Croatia
  40. Boulders, South Africa
  41. Salines, Martinique
  42. Champagne, Vanuatu
  43. Marinha, Portugal
  44. Balos, Greece
  45. Achmelvich, Scotland
  46. Kaputas, Turkey
  47. Radhangar, India
  48. Varadero, Cuba
  49. Piha, New Zealand
  50. Pink Sand, Bahamas
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