LEEWARD ISLANDS

ANGUILLA

Area: 35 square miles
Capital: The Valley
Language: English
Population: 11,561

Bleached white sand beaches, over 80 restaurant from the front seafood shacks to French haute cuisine. Warm and friendly people often called “tranquility wrapped in blue” .

A contemporary international style, extraordinary vistas, world-class accommodations and mouth-watering cuisine, Anguilla is the culmination of your search for the idyllic tropical escape.

Anguilla lies 5 miles north of St Martin, a dry and mostly scrubby island shaped like an eel.

Almost 2 dozen white sand beaches with palm trees backdrops and nothing is built higher than a coconut tree.

The Valley is Anguilla’s only real town.

Rapidly becoming a luxury destination with high-priced villas and upscale resorts, Anguilla, the most northerly of the British Leeward Islands, retains the laid-back character of a sleepy backwater. Goats still wander the streets and reggae music blares from passing cars.

ST MARTIN / MAARTEN

Area: 37 sq miles
Capital -St Martin: Marigot
Capital - Sint Maarten: Philipsburg

Language: French in St Martin, Dutch in Sint Maarten, English, Creole, Papamientu and Spanish on both sides.

Population - St Martin: 35,000
Population - Sint Maarten: 34,000

Mullet Bay St Martin

St Martin/Sint Maarten is an island of contrasts. It is the world’s smallest land mass shared by two countries: France and Netherlands Antilles.

The French territory covers about two thirds of the island and is technically a part of Europe and the European Community. The Dutch side is a member island of the Netherlands Antilles and part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not considered a European territory. There is no real border, just modest monuments and signs. The island is known as an almost perfect holiday environment; beaches and nightlife are spectacular, shopping and dining the best in the Caribbean.

French St Martin:

As the capital of French St Martin, Marigot offers a distinctly European flavor to the island with plenty of good shopping and restaurants, and several sights.

Dutch Sint Maarten:

Philipsburg, Dutch Sint Maarten’s principal town is centered on a long, narrow stretch of land that separates Great Salt Pond from Great Bay.

The Caribbean 's largest lagoon is the Simpson Bay Lagoon, landlocked with the exception of two narrow channels with draw bridges. The Lagoon is large enough to have a real sail and is home to a giant fleet of yachts, which are either berthed in one of the luxury marinas or anchored in the sheltered waters. St. Maarten has become the yachting center of the Caribbean , home port to some of the world's most outrageous megayachts.

SABA

Area: 5 sq miles
Capital: The Bottom
Language: Officially Dutch, English is spoken everywhere
Population: 1,600

Diving in Saba is superb

Looking for deep sea wrecks and pinnacles, sea turtle and coral reff formations, Saba is the place to be.

Unlike most other Caribbean Islands, you won't find beaches, casinos, resorts, shopping and nightlife in Saba but you will find wonderful dive sites and hiking trails.

Saba is ideal for a traveler looking for a secluded haven in peaceful and friendly surroundings. Rising steeply from the azure sea, the tiny island in the Caribbean is a magical experience far away from the cares and worries of today's hurried world. Four small villages are as quaint and charming as the gentle, friendly manner of the Saban people.

Imagine an island in the Caribbean untrampled by time. Imagine unspoiled landscapes that make you feel like an early explorer, and friendly English speaking people who make you feel at home. All this is Saba...

Saba is the smallest and greenest island of the Dutch West Indies and a divers paradise ! It is not called "the unspoiled queen" for nothing. Saba is Caribbean, pure and natural!!!

SAINT BARTHELEMY (ST BARTS)

 Area: 8 sq miles
Capital: Gustavia
Language: French
Population: 8,000

St. Barts, also known as St. Barth, St. Barths and St. Barthélemy, is located in the French West Indies and, at eight miles long, is one of the tiniest islands in the entire Caribbean

St Barth has two seasons; the careme, the dry season and the hivernage the hurricane season from july to November when heavier rains are expected.

The physical appearance of St. Barths is breathtaking, comprised of a number of volcanic peaks which guaranty fabulous vistas both day and night and ringed by Caribbean waters of an almost unbelievable azure and a dazzling variety of beaches (sand, shell and stone) which are almost all undeveloped

St Barth is a food lover’s dream, filled with restaurants for every taste taste and budget. French haute cuisine, bistro creperies, Asian fusion and seafood of all sorts.

St Barts will charm you with its patchwork of landscapes and the diversity of proposed pleasures.

Your stay will leave you with the exquisite souvenir of balmy tropical evenings swayed by the local biguine music, flavored with vanilla and peppered with Caribbean spices. Lazy days, sporty days, the sea is the king, the excellent restaurants, the refinement of the hotels...everything you need to spend a good vacation.

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

Area: 108 sq miles
Capital - Antigua: St John
Capital - Barbuda: Codrington
Language: French
Population - Antigua: 72,000
Population - Barbuda: 1250

Antigua (pronounced An-tee'ga) and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of the Equator. To the south are the islands of Montserrat and Guadaloupe, and to the north and west are Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Barts, and St. Martin.

Immerse yourself in one of the most spectacular place in the world, Antigua and Bermuda. Located at the heart of paradise in the Caribbean , it is full of natural wonders and unique attractions which will dazzle your senses. The warmth and friendliness of the people can be felt as soon as you step into this tropical paradise. The sights and sounds are just as refreshing as the crystal blue seas so take dip and be not afraid of what wonders are in store for you!

Sandy beaches with unbelievable turquoise water, Antigua is a small island with plenty of water based activities.

The renovated colonial-era base of Nelson’s Dockyard attracs yachters from around the world.

The coasts of Antigua are ideal for yacht cruising and racing, with constant trade-winds, and many harbours for exploration. Easily a week could be spent cruising around this picturesque island of the Caribbean. The sister island of Barbuda has shell laden beaches so long that they dip below the horizon.

Bermuda, 25 miles to the north, is the other half of this dual nation. It’s a quiet, single village island ‘Codrington’ sheltering less than 2% of the nation’s population.

Barbuda is one of those very few islands in the Caribbean that remains -and probably will remain for some time - so undeveloped as to seem positively deserted at times. With the exception of the guests of the island's small number of accommodations, the population seems largely to consist of the graceful Fregata Magnificens, or frigate bird.

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS

Area:
Saint Kitts: 68 sq miles
Nevis: 36 sq miles
Capital - Saint Kitts: BasseTerre
Capital - Nevis: Charleston
Language: English with a creole or patois accent
Population: 46,000
Saint Kitts: 35,000
Nevis: 11,000

St. Kitts & Nevis are located in the northern part of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, 19 degrees north of the equator, separated by a channel two miles wide.

St Kitts and Nevis are relaxed tropical isles with all the requirement for paradise. White sand beaches, palm trees swaying in the soft trade winds.

At the center of St. Kitts stands the spectacular, cloud-fringed peak of Mount Liamuiga (pronounced Lee-a-mweega), a dormant volcano covered by dense tropical forest. And on Nevis, too, the ground rises upward into a cloud forest filled with elusive green vervet monkeys and brilliant tropical flowers. For ecotourists, or simply anyone who enjoys stunning natural beauty, St. Kitts and Nevis cannot fail to exceed expectations.

GUADELOUPE

Area: 554 sq miles
Capital: Basse Terre
Language: French, Creole
Population: 440,000

Guadeloupe’s shaped like a butterfly is comprised of two wing shaped islands separated by a sea arm – “La Riviere Salee”.

In the East, Grande Terre with its gently rolling hills, is mostly flat and the climate here is dry. Sugar Cane plantations farm its limestone soil.

Basse Terre with a dense rainforest of tall trees is a mountainous volcanic island. The Highest peak is “ La Soufriere” an active volcano. Much of the interior of Basse terre is a national park with the highest waterfalls in the eastern Caribbean .

Guadeloupe’s surrounding offshore islands make for enjoyable excursions. The most visited, Terre de Haut is a delightful place with a quaint central village and harbor. Terre Basse, Marie Galante, and La Desirade offer a glimpse of rural French West Indies that has changed little in recent times.

Guadeloupe is a lively center of Creole culture, boasting a spirited blend of French and African influences. As well known for its sugar and rum as for its dive sites and resorts, the archipelago offers an interesting mix of modern cities, rural hamlets, rainforests and secluded beaches.

Guadeloupe is an accessible cruising destination in the Caribbean. Guadeloupe has up-to-date yachting facilities and several ports of entry. Travelers can also explore a number of the small outlying islands while cruising the area.

SINT EUSTATIUS

Area: 12 sq miles
Capital: Oranjestad
Language: Dutch officially, English spoken by everyone
Population: 2,800

Landing in Eustatius – commonly known as Statia- is a bit like stepping back into a niche of the Caribbean from the 1950s.

There is only one town on the island, Oranjestad, with lots of wide open spaces to enjoy expansive views, solitude, wandering cows and goats, and secluded beaches.

Statia has diving life like no other destination in the Caribbean. The warm water and the underwater volcanic fissures and canyons have given this area a diversified diving selection. 

One can dive coral and sponge covered walls and pinnacles with dramatic backdrops of visual delights. These walls a frequented by black rip sharks, eagle rays and larger fish varieties.

Whether you are just beginning to dive or whether you are an old salt and want to dive walls, pinnacles, reefs or an old archeological shipwreck site, Statia has them all. The abundance of fish, coral and color makes this truly a divers dreams come true.