jlbartley

I'm looking for a place to go in the Feb time frame that is warm, tropical, and somewhat private. I'm more of a nature lover than a resort lover. Likely going to try to find a small house/apartment to rent vs staying at a resort.

Places I've looked at are St. Lucia, St. John, St. Croix.

Are there others you'd suggest I research that would fit my description of more of a beautiful nature based island vs a busy resort type place? I'd love any help getting started on my research of where to consider.

I'll be traveling from Wisconsin and am hoping to keep the airfare under $600 which it is to those places listed above.

eastenderusvi

If you like tropical rain forest, hiking, etc. I would look into the southern part of St Lucia- Soufriere area- or Dominica. Both are very eco-oriented.

suze

"The Cliffs" area in Negril fit what you describe.

schmerl

As soon as I saw "nature island" I thought of Dominica. It is the ultimate nature island.

jlbartley

Thanks. I'm checking into Dominica as well. I had never looked at that so I'm going to do some research. I've looked at Negril in the past but always thought of it as a resort place. Maybe there's much more to it than that so I'll do some digging.

Any others that anyone would suggest I look at? What about St. Croix or St. John? These were both on my short list since airfare seems a bit more reasonable to these and I've never been.

cmcfong

St. John would be more interesting and less "resorty". than St. Croix.

eastenderusvi

Since St John is largely national park, there are lots of trails and snorkeling off the beach. It is hilly and fairly green, but nothing like Dominica, which is rain forest green.

suze

I guess there are some resorts in Negril, but it is definitely NOT a "resort place". Look at www.negrilonestop.com to get an idea. There's a great map that you click on to see the various lodging options. There's plenty of cabins, rustic places to stay, especially up on the Cliffs.

maryellen12

How about Costa Rica?
Just returned and it is a nature lovers paradise!

Sherri1

tree top villas / st john