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all you need to know Caribbean
Choose this destination for…
BERMUDA
Old-fashioned romance: enjoy a leisurely
horse-drawn carriage ride through sugar
plantations with sea views in Nevis.
AHAMAS
Nightlife: the fun never stops in Cancun
once the sun has gone down. Bop the night
TURKS AND
away in a host of bars, discos and nightclubs.
CAICOS
Awesome views: a number of hotels in
St Lucia overlook the Pitons. Stay in Jalousie
(rebranding to become the Tides Sugar Beach),
Atlantic
BRITISH VIRGIN
Ladera or Anse Chastenet for a front-row seat.
Ocean
ISLANDS
ANGUILLA
HAITI
DOMINICAN ST KITTS AND NEVIS
REPUBLIC PUERTO
JAMAICA
RICO
ANTIGUA AND
BARBUDA
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
MONTSERRAT
GUADELOUPE
DOMINICA
Caribbean
MARTINIQUE
Sea
ST LUCIA
BARBADOS
ST VINCENT AND
ARUBA THE GRENADINES
CURACAO
BONAIRE GRENADA
TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO
Family fun: Atlantis Paradise Island in the
Bahamas has a big aquarium and water park.
VENEZUELA
Adventure: zip wires, cycle tours, river safaris,
horse riding, manatee spotting and swimming
COLOMBIA
GUYANA
with stingrays all provide a rush in Jamaica.
Historical sightseeing: Santo Domingo in
BRAZIL
the Dominican Republic is the oldest city in
the new world and parts of it have Unesco
World Heritage status.
Climate Weddings
Average temperatures range from Residency require- Bird watching: Trinidad and Tobago is the
27-31°C. The so-called rainy season varies from ments and wedding licence place to visit for 425 colourful bird species.
island to island, but generally it begins in May and fees vary from island to island
lasts until December. Rains tend to be brief unless – check carefully with the Rum: Tour the intercative Mount Gay Rum
a tropical depression is moving through. tourist boards. Visitors Centre in Barbados, birthplace of rum.
■ Couples can marry the day
The Windward Isles are situated on the windier, they arrive in Barbados, St Diving: Bonaire is renowned for its
wetter side of the eastern Caribbean. These islands Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda. world-class diving. More than 85 of its dive
include Martinique, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St ■ In Jamaica, St Vincent and sites are accessible from the shore.
Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Grenada. the Grenadines, and the
Bahamas, couples need to be Gourmet dining: the tiny island of Anguilla
The Leeward Isles are named due to the prevailing residents for at least a day boasts more than 70 restaurants to tickle
winds blowing north and they include Anguilla, before the ceremony. clients’ taste buds.
Antigua and Barbuda, St Martin, the British and US ■ In Grenada, and Trinidad
Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Tobago, three days are Island hopping: sail around the 60 unspoilt
St Kitts and Nevis, Saba and St Barths. required. isles and cays of the British Virgin Islands.
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