9 Destinations You Can Only Visit When the Tide Is Out

When the water recedes, the roads leading to these interesting places are gradually revealed, opening up many mysteries for visitors.

1. St. Michael's Island, England

Location: Cornwall, near Penzance

This is a small, rocky island, most notably the magnificent medieval castle and church.

When the tide goes out, a granite causeway appears to guide visitors.

According to legend, this place was once home to the giant Cormoran, who when hungry would wade ashore to steal people's livestock.

2. Haji Al Dargah, India

Location: Offshore island at Worli, Mumbai

This is a mosque and a tomb, considered an excellent example of Indo-Islamic architecture and is visited by thousands of devotees every week.

To get here, one must pass through a narrow 500m long road that is only passable during low tide, especially dangerous during the monsoon season.

According to legend, the tomb belonged to a wealthy Muslim merchant whose body washed ashore and whose coffin drifted toward the Arabian Sea. However, when he washed ashore, he accidentally poked his finger into the soil and discovered oil.

3. Holy Island, Lindisfarne, England

Location: Northumberland, past the village of Beal, just down the road from Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

This tiny island, dominated by a castle, was a center of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon times. The path to it is hidden twice a day at high tide.

The Vikings attacked the island in 793, causing terror among all Christians. This is also considered a milestone for the Viking era.

4. Ko Nang Yuan, Thailand

Location: Gulf of Thailand, 15 minute boat ride from Kho Tao.

A small island in a group of islands with extremely ideal characteristics for diving in Southeast Asia. The road here is a strip of white sand that appears at low tide.

With the advantage of a relatively shallow reef combined with an extremely complex layer of soft coral and countless species of parrotfish and angelfish, Ko Nang Yuan is very famous among divers in the area.

5. Eilean Tioram, Scotland

Location: West of Fort William, central Scotland, where the River Shiel flows into Loch Moidart.

This is just the ruins of a castle, currently closed to tourists due to fear of falling rocks, but at the same time it creates a picturesque beauty. The sandy path from the shore to here can only be used at low tide.

The island was fortified during the Iron Age, due to its strategic position on the Shiel estuary.

6. East Quoddy Lighthouse, Canada

Location: Small rocky island near Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada.

One of Canada’s oldest wooden lighthouses, it is also a key location for navigating the Bay of Fundy. The rocky outcroppings next to the lighthouse make it an island at high tide, but it is accessible by foot and ladder at low tide.

Legend has it that former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt contracted polio as a child on summer vacation on Campobello Island.

7. Curio Bay, Caitlins, New Zealand

Location: North Pole of South Island - New Zealand.

It is home to a 160 million year old fossil forest and is also home to New Zealand's unique golden penguin (also known as hoiho), one of the rarest penguins in the world.

Visitors will have to fly to Curio Bay and wait. Every 4 hours, the tide recedes, revealing fossils from the Jurassic period.

At first, you might mistake them for just ordinary stones, but if you look closely you will discover that they are actually petrified tree stumps or fallen tree trunks from ancient times.

8. Jindo Magical Sea Road, South Korea

Location: The waters between Jindo Island and mainland Korea.

The Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival celebrates a natural road connecting the island and the mainland that only appears twice a year.

The path is about 3km long and 36m wide and only appears at extremely low tide, even then it can only be walked for about an hour. Be careful because half a million people flock here every year.

According to legend, when tigers overran Jindo Island, a young girl, Bbong, was left behind. She prayed to the god Yongwang to reunite her family, and the god answered by parting the sea. Every spring, the miracle is repeated.

9. St. Michel Island, France

Location: In the mountainous region of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France.

The structure of the entire town represents the feudal society that built it: at the top is the Lord, there are monasteries, below are halls, then shops and houses, at the bottom, outside the city walls are the houses of fishermen and farmers.

There is only one road that appears at low tide, and people cannot enter the island by crossing the sandbanks. That is why many medieval pilgrims lost their lives, leaving the island with the name "Saint Michel in the midst of the waves".

The mountain was uninvaded during the Hundred Years' War thanks to a small garrison that repelled an English attack in 1433.

According to Wanderlust