The Best Places To Watch The Sunset

10. Jimbaran Beach, Bali, Indonesia

Many Balinese beaches see lovely sunsets, but Jimbaran is unique because of the dozens of seafood shacks that line the sands and only open for dinner.

Each restaurant has chests of ice filled with freshly caught fish, from snapper and grouper to prawns and crabs. Once diners make a selection, the fish are cleaned, grilled, and served at a seaside table.

As you eat, you can sink your toes into the sand, listen to the waves, and watch as the sun sinks into the Indian Ocean. Afterwards, relax with a drink as the beach glows with the light of hundreds of candles, lit by the restaurants.

9. Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles

There's nothing quite like watching the sunset from the Santa Monica Pier. Imagine the setting,,, waves crashing along the shore, a seal lies on the beach after a long day, a roller coaster, & ferris wheel light up the pier, people are playing miniature golf, skee ball machines make loud noises, & some Asian guy is singing karaoke,,,, all of that coupled with a sun setting into the beautiful Pacific, well you can't find all of that anywhere else.

8. Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Everything is beautiful at this beach let alone the sunset. After a long day of doing absolutely nothing in the hot sun, a person can come here to relax, sit at a beachside cafe & watch the day turn into nite. Now if only you could figure out how to get back to your hotel in the dark without being mugged : (

7. The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Now I realize many of you don't realize where the Maldives are, or what they are. Well I'll tell you, The Maldives is an island nation in the middle of the Indian Ocean famous for its untouched beaches, & serene beauty. While the possibility of ever coming here may be a little beyond most people both in imagination and in budget. The sunsets are amazing.

6. Cape Town, South Africa

Often hailed as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Cape Town sits at the southwestern edge of Africa, backed by the flat-topped 3,500ft peak of Table Mountain.

For an extraordinary sunset experience, book a ride with one of the local boat companies that offer late-afternoon cruises. You’ll ply the waters near the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, gaze back at the majestic Table, and perhaps sip a glass of wine as the sun dips below the horizon.

There isn't an experience like watching the sun set on Christmas Eve as you sit on the strand looking at Table Mount in the distance, & reflect upon the long day you spent on the beautiful beach.

5. Grand Canyon, Arizona

Well it's a big canyon, in the middle of a huge desert, which is completely isolated hence the word deserted being a derivative of desert. And when the sun sets here, well the colours are truly amazing.

4. Phnom Bakheng temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Phnom Bakheng is a Buddhist temple built in the late 9th century on a hillside outside what is now Siem Reap. Visitors to the Angkor Archaeological Park are enticed to the temple ruins for its sunset views.

The top of Bakheng is accessible via a steep staircase, and from there you can look down on the sacred site of Angkor Wat and out across the forested expanse of northern Cambodia as the sun sets in a splash of color.

3. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Serengeti National Park in Tanzania works too, as the wildebeest visit both during their annual migration from July to October. Regardless of the country, the scenery is fabulous and you can combine sunset viewing with a safari experience.

Imagine spending late afternoon on a game drive, watching elephants, giraffes, gazelles, lions, and wildebeest, and then topping off the day with a deep orange sunset.

2. Taj Mahal, India

I don't know if anyone reading this has ever seen a picture of the sun setting just beyond the Taj Mahal, but if they have then they surely understand why it takes such a high spot. There aren't many places in the world to see such a sight as a sunset like this.

1. Oia, Santorini, Greece

Every day, in late afternoon, travelers make their way to the western edge of the Greek island of Santorini.

There, in the small town of Oia, amidst whitewashed homes perched on the edge of a caldera, they stand along the road and sit with legs dangling from walls, waiting for the sun to disappear beneath the waves of the Aegean Sea.

The intense light of the Aegean produces a particularly dramatic sunset. So dramatic, in fact, that the tourist crowd invariably breaks out in applause.