What goes up must come down. And when it does, it puts on quite the show. No, we’re not talking about interest rates or that post-coffee slump. We’re talking about the glorious sunsets that paint our nation’s skies. As for the best places to watch the sun slowly fade below the horizon? You could be witnessing one tonight.
Recent research by the travel consultants at eShores has revealed the top ten most beautiful countries to visit for sunsets – and Australia (funnily enough) rose to the occasion, being crowned as the sunset capital of the entire world. While we don’t need data to tell us that Australia’s sunsets are out of this world, eShores crunched the numbers, ranking every country around the world for light pollution, distance from the ‘ideal’ temperature to enjoy a sunset, romance levels, and the number of cultural and natural UNESCO heritage sites for a picture-perfect backdrop.
Australia scored highly in all five categories, particularly shining for its balmy temperatures, dark sky locations and claiming the joint second-most UNESCO cultural sites worldwide. After being ranked as the world’s best sunset location in 2023, it’s no wonder the travel gurus spotlighted Uluru as one of the greatest places to watch the sun dipping Down Under. Bearing witness to the ancient, colossal rock turning countless shades of deep orange, red, pink, purple and blue throughout the duration of the sun’s descent is truly mind-boggling – it’s no wonder watching it’s a bucket-lister for many domestic and international travellers.
Prefer to take your sunset-spotting adventures around the globe? You can check out the full list of top sunset locations below.
Here are the ten best countries for sunsets in the world:
- Australia
- Argentina
- Mexico
- Tanzania
- South Africa
- Peru
- Brazil
- Spain
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe