Experience St. Kitts & Nevis

Idyllic sister islands just 2 mi (3 km) apart at their closest point, St. Kitts and Nevis offer visitors a relatively authentic island experience. Both have luxuriant mountain rain forests, uncrowded beaches, historic ruins, towering, long-dormant volcanoes, charming if slightly dilapidated Georgian capitals in Basseterre (St. Kitts) and Charlestown (Nevis), intact cultural heritage, friendly if shy people, and restored, 18th-century sugar plantation inns run by elegant, if sometimes eccentric, expatriate British and American owners. Go to discover Caribbean history, to stay in a small plantation inn, or just to relax. Don't go for nightlife or shopping. These islands are about laidback - liming - and maybe buying some local crafts.