Facebook has been reading my mind.

Granted, my search history probably gave it away but they clearly know that I’ve been dreaming of future travels and trips to the beach. For quite some time now, I’ve been seeing ads for what I can only describe as the traveller’s dream towel – bright and colourful designs and, wait for it, the promise of being sand free, and you know what, that’s ok with me. If you haven’t seen or heard of Tesalate towels before, then prepare to have your mind blown.

Tesalate towels are revolutionary beach towels that are made from a special microfibre that allows sand to brush right off, allowing you to travel to and from the beach, without worrying about taking all of its sand with you. But these towels are not only the best for beach goers, but Tesalate towels are the best towels for travellers too.

As a self-appointed mermaid and perpetual traveller, the promise of a lightweight, sand-free towel is hard to ignore, so when we were recently invited to review these towels from Tesalate, I was pretty excited. And after some thorough ‘research and testing’ by the beach and pool during our recent travels (it’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it), we’ve made a list of 5 reasons why the Tesalate beach towels are the best towels for travellers.

1. Light and compact

This one is for the travellers. The Tesalate towels weigh less-than 600g when dry and fit into a cute, compact case no bigger than the size of a tissue box. And yet, you still get a standard sized beach towel (160cm x 80cm) when unfolded and laid out. This makes it easy to carry around in a beach bag, backpack or cabin luggage, and is the perfect towel to pack for an upcoming beach holiday.

2. Sand-free (aka ‘I got 99 problems, but sand ain’t one’)

The main selling point from Tesalate, is that their towels allow you to leave the beach and the sand behind. There is nothing worse than finding buckets of sand in the beach bag, car and house after a trip to the beach. I mean, it doesn’t seem to matter how many times you shake that towel out, the stuff seems to find its way everywhere. With Tesalate, their exclusive AbsorbLite™ microfiber makes it easy to brush or shake the sand right off the towels. We tested it with dry and wet sand and in both cases, the sand easily shook right off (the wet sand was a little more stubborn, but still came off) and was left behind.

3. Quick dry

One of THE worst things when travelling is hoping that damp beach/bathroom towel that you hastily packed into your luggage as you scurry from hostel, hotel or AirBnB apartment to the next will be dry by the next time you need it. But it rarely is. Until now.

Tesalate state that their towels are “engineered to dry in half the time than a regular towel”. To be honest, I wasn’t standing there with a timer to compare drying times, however I did notice that the towels dried pretty quickly between swims. As they are a lightweight microfiber, they definitely don’t carry the weight of a regular beach towel when wet, so it’s pretty easy to find a spot to hang them up and allow them to dry.

4. Stylish designs

I’m not going to lie, the bright and colourful eye-catching designs is what really got me obsessing over these towels. They’ve got over 40 vibrant patterns and designs that will turn heads and are also double-sided with a cool black and white geometric pattern. The range of designs, from simple to bold, will appeal to every individual.

5. Absorbent

These towels really are absorbent and are stated to retain up to a litre of water. Between swims I was able to go from sopping wet to fairly dry pretty quick with the Tesalate beach towel. I don’t know how the fabric does it, but it retains a lot of water, without feeling like they’ve been soaked themselves. The closest comparison I can make is like a chamois cloth – absorbent and fairly quick to dry.

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What else makes them awesome?

So, this doesn’t necessarily make them better for travellers, but their returns policy is pretty awesome. They offer free returns for those who are unhappy with their towel, even if it’s been used. Their shipping was super-fast too, arriving within a couple of days from ordering. And personally, we love that they are from an Australian company.

The towels retail at $79AUD, which admittedly cost more than a standard beach towel,  however these towels are hardy and I can’t see myself ever needing to purchase another beach towel again. If you are an avid traveller or beach goer who likes to travel light and hates bringing sand home, it is worth it.

Fellow travellers and beach lovers from around the world can purchase these towels from Tesalate.