Pink Sand Beach On Crete – Go Early To Elafonisi

If you want to enjoy Elafonisi’s pink sand beach without sharing it with a few thousand other people, the trick is simple: get there early, and skip the bus tours that dump everyone on the beach at the same time. We rented a car, stayed overnight nearby, and arrived before the crowds, giving us time to actually see why this stretch of Crete’s west coast, with its shallow turquoise water and rose-tinted sand, has such a reputation.