Introducing North Shore

Antigua’s northern reaches between Dickenson Bay and the airport boast posh residential areas, a golf course, fancy restaurants and surf sports off Jabberwock Beach. Nearby, a catamaran shuttles anyone with villa or restaurant reservations to the private Jumby Bay Resort on offshore Long Island. The newly revamped retreat regularly wins plaudits for being one of the Caribbean’s top resorts.

In the distance beckons the unspoiled nature of Great Bird Island. Part of the North Sound National Park, this aptly named island is a bird-watcher’s delight and teems with frigate birds, laughing gulls, purple martins, red-billed tropic birds and other winged creatures. Mangroves lure a bevy of marine life, making this a great snorkeling destination, as well.