Mastichari Beach is situated along the edge of Mastichari village just 22 kilometres west of Kos Town. The beach is well organised and has no shortage of things to do with the windsurfing school being particularly popular and the waves make surfing great fun.
Paradise is a huge sandy beach on the south coast of Kos, it's busy throughout the summer, it’s great for kids, has multiple water sports vendors and the taverna serves hot food, snacks, drinks and ice creams with great views from above the beach.
Psalidi beach is found just east of Kos town on the coastal road that leads to the hot springs. It’s a long but fairly narrow shingle and pebble beach that fades to grass with some palm trees running along by the road, it has sun loungers and water sports.
Sunny beach is another one of the south coast beaches and sits in between Magic and Markos. Sunny beach is also known as Psilos Gremos. It's similar to the other beaches around it in that it has slightly coarse sand with the odd rocky area.
Thermes, sometimes also called Therma is a small pebble beach in the south east of Kos. Thermes boasts a natural hot spring that's surrounded by rocks creating a contained pool that can get up to 50°C. There's also a taverna with seating area on the beach.
Tigaki is an enormous beach on the north coast of Kos, it’s located on the edge of Tigaki village which makes it incredibly popular all summer. It's sand underfoot and has all the facilities you might need including loungers, water sports and more.
Exotic beach, also known as Polemi Beach is a nudist or textile optional beach on the south coast, It's sandy, has a small snack kiosk, sheltered loungers and is well signposted off the main road that runs down the centre of the island making it very easy to find.
Kamari beach is a small pebble and sand beach towards the south west of the island just 2km from Kefalos. There's a small shop at the back of the beach and a couple of tavernas too. There are sun beds to rent but no water sports or other facilities.
Kardamena beach is at the southern end of Kardamena town on the south coast of Kos. It’s a large sandy beach which gets very popular, mainly with the younger crowd that are looking to party in the evening and recover on the beach in the day.
Kefalos beach is a long and narrow beach on the south east of Kos. Kefalos beach runs from Kamari beach in the south to Agios Stefanos beach in the north. The beach is mainly sandy with some shingle. It’s popular but due to it’s length it doesn’t feel crowded.