Welcome to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, located in the south Eastern Caribbean about 90 miles west of Barbados - the likely place that you would disembark then continue your flight to St. Vincent. The Grenadines are some 32 islands and cays stretching south from St. Vincent.

Only 8 of the Grenadines are populated and 4 of these have small Airports: Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union. The remainder are bird sanctuaries and havens for hikers and snorklers

All the islands are volcanic in origin, deeply embayed with inlets where clear aquamarine waters shallow up on fine white sand beaches

The larger islands include Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Palm, Petit St. Vincent, Mayreau and Union where there are some uninhabited islets and rocks including the famous Tabago Cays.

The large island of St. Vincent has rugged mountainous terrain, lush forest and many uncluttered beaches and inlets that more than imitates an amazonian getaway. Yet the island is sufficiently small (133 sq. miles - 18 miles long and 11 miles wide) which ensures that there is never the threat of being lost to civilization with a good guide.

St Vincent is one of the most fertile of Caribbean islands and provides for its inhabitants enough fruit and vegetables to make them self-sufficient. The Soufriere volcano which is to the north of the island is itself a wonderful attraction for the energetic and adventurous visitor.

On the south west coast of the island is Kingstown the small bustling capital, built on a broad bay between two hilly promontories. From Kingstown, highways wind their way northward along both coasts:

The Atlantic coast > with pounding surf and rocky shores, providing dramatic landscapes, The Caribbean coast > offering spectacular scenery and most of the island's beaches.

The most beautiful beaches in St. Vincent lie along the south coast, some of the best being at Villa, four miles from Kingstown.