Places to Explore

• Bequia

  Bequia (pronounced beck-way) is a Carib word meaning "island of the cloud." Hilly and green, with several gold-sand beaches, Bequia is 9 mi (14½ km) south of St. Vincent's southwestern shore; with... (more)

• Canouan

  Halfway down the Grenadines chain, this tiny boot-shape island—3½ mi (5½ km) long and 1¼ mi (2 km) wide—has only about 1,200 residents. But don't let its historically slow... (more)

• Mayreau

  Mayreau (pronounced my-row) is minuscule—1½ square mi (4 square km). With the exception of 22 acres at its northern tip that was purchased in 1977 by a German-Canadian family and 21 acres... (more)

• Mustique

  This upscale haven, 18 mi (29 km) southeast of St. Vincent, is 3 mi (5 km) by 1¼ mi (2 km) at its widest point. The island is hilly and has several green valleys, each with a sparkling white-sand... (more)

• Palm Island

  A private speck of land (only 135 acres), exquisite Palm Island used to be an uninhabited, mosquito-infested swamp called Prune Island. One intrepid family put heart and soul—as well as muscle and... (more)

• Petit St. Vincent

  The southernmost of St. Vincent's Grenadines, tiny (113 acres), private Petit St. Vincent—pronounced "Petty" St. Vincent and affectionately called PSV—is ringed with white-sand beaches and... (more)

• St. Vincent

  Kingstown's shopping and business district, historic churches and cathedrals, and other points of interest can easily be seen in a half day, with another half day for the Botanical Garden. The coastal... (more)

• Tobago Cays

  Tobago Cays Marine Park is a small group of uninhabited islands just east of Mayreau in the southern Grenadines. It was declared a wildlife reserve in 2006 by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government... (more)

• Union Island

  Union is a popular anchorage for vacationers sailing the Grenadines and a crossroads for others heading to surrounding islands. Clifton, the main town and a port of entry for yachts, is small and commercial... (more)