Île-à-Rat

Your basic paradise, this tiny island offers fine white sand, a lush core of trees, and cool turquoise water where snorkelers encounter sunken, centuries-old cannons and anchors. Christopher Colombus is said to have stopped by, and indigenous artifacts have also been unearthed here. Boat taxi captains in Labadee charge around US$40 for a round-trip excursion and US$15 for cooking up a lunch of lobster, fish, octopus or enormous crabs purchased from local fishermen. Load a cooler of rum and Prestige.