Tobago Cays
Ask anyone who’s been to SVG what their highlight was and you’re bound to hear all about the Tobago Cays.
Ask anyone who’s been to SVG what their highlight was and you’re bound to hear all about the Tobago Cays.
About a 3-mile drive north of Kingstown is a sign along the Leeward Hwy, pointing east to the Vermont Nature Trails, 3.
Nearly at the end of the road, this gorgeous black-sand beach is on Chateaubelair Bay, a popular anchorage for yachts.
It’s not called petit for nothing – this island is the southernmost and smallest in the Grenadines chain.
The tiny beachside community of Lower Bay is a charming oasis of Caribbean calm.
The windward (east) coast of St Vincent is a mix of wave-lashed shoreline, quiet bays and small towns.
Just a few years ago, the small village of Wallilabou was one of the most recognizable places in all of SVG.
Once called Prune Island, the now more attractively titled Palm Island is just a 10- minute boat ride southeast of Union Island.
The compact palm-covered island of Mayreau sits just west of the Tobago Cays.
On a quiet island, this is the quiet end.
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If all the hustle and bustle of the rest of Bequia is getting you down, head over to Friendship Bay, where things are even quieter.
Union Island feels like an outpost at the bottom of a country – and that’s just what it is.
The Leeward Hwy runs north of Kingstown along St Vincent’s west coast for 25 miles, ending at Richmond Beach.
The appealing little town of Port Elizabeth is little more than a line of shops rimming the beach of Admiralty Bay backed by a natural amphitheatre of green hills.
Canouan (pronounced ‘cahn-oo-ahn’) is an interesting place, both historically and aesthetically.
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