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Welcome to our article on the Ultimate guide to island hopping in the Caribbean.<br><br>The Best Caribbean Islands for Island Hopping - More and more tourists are discovering that an island hopping experience is the best tourist attraction for any tropical vacation. You get to see more islands and take in the beauty of untouched nature of places nowhere else can offer.<br><br>From pristine beaches to breath-taking Water Falls and just about any natural wonder right at your finger tip.<br><br>Island hopping can give you an exhilarating and special memory like no other. Each island can offer something different so that you can take in more from what it has to offer.<br><br>If you have enough time to go island hopping, the Caribbean is the best destination to take advantage of this. With the many options of travel by air, land and sea, you can choose to visit as many islands as you’d wish.
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IslandHoppingintheCaribbean|TheBest CaribbeanIslandsforIslandHopping WelcometoourarticleontheUltimateguidetoislandhoppingintheCaribbean. Moreandmoretouristsarediscoveringthatanislandhoppingexperienceisthebesttourist attractionforanytropicalvacation.Yougettoseemoreislandsandtakeinthebeautyof untouchednatureofplacesnowhereelsecanoffer. Frompristinebeachestobreath-takingwater-fallsandjustaboutanynaturalwonderrightatyour fingertip. Islandhoppingcangiveyouanexhilaratingandspecialmemorylikenoother.Eachislandcan offersomethingdifferentsothatyoucantakeinmorefromwhatithastooffer. Ifyouhaveenoughtimetogoislandhopping,theCaribbeanisthebestdestinationtotake advantageofthis.Withthemanyoptionsoftravelbyair,landandsea,youcanchoosetovisitas manyislandsasyou'dwish.
TheCaribbeangivesendlessopportunitiesandplacestotravel.Itliterallyhashundredsofsmall islandsallspreadoutbutisaccessibleenoughforanytraveller.It'saparadiseforlovers,families andloneindividualswhoarelookingintoapeacefulandrelaxingtropicalvacation. Whenyougoforvacationinthetropics,therearehundredsofislandstochoosefrom.Every islandisspecialandhassomethingdifferenttoofferbutherearejustsomeofthenotableplaces thatyoumightwanttoconsider. *Saba *StLucia *USVirginIslands *Antigua *TheBahamas *St.Maarten Inthisarticle,IwilltakeyoutothesetreasuredislandshoppingdestinationintheCaribbeanso grabadrinkoracupofteaorcoffeeasItakeyouIslandHoppingintheCaribbean: Saba TheislandofSabaisrelativelynewtothetourismindustry,withabout25,000visitorseachyear commonlyknownasthe"TheUnspoiledQueen"oftheCaribbean,theislandhasalandareaof 13km²(5sq.miles).Andapopulationwas1,824inhabitants.
TheislandofSabaispartoftheNetherlands,Dutchistheofficiallanguage.Despitetheisland's Dutchaffiliation,Englishistheprincipallanguagespokenontheislandandhasbeenusedinits schoolsystemsincethe19thcentury. Theislandhasanumberofstorybooklikeinns,fivestarhotels,oceanfrontcottagerentalsand reallyfinerestaurants. Ifyou'reupforalittleadventure,thenvisitingtheunspoiledislandofSabaisamustdo.The islandisspeciallyknownforitsecotourism,havingexceptionalscubadiving,climbingand hiking.Sabaprovidesyouanexcitinghikingexperiencewithbeautifulseasandrainforestas yourlandscape. YoucanreachthehighestpeakoftheNetherlands,MtScenery,andbebackattheshipdockall inoneday.Thesceneryatthetopof2,885feetisjustunbeatable.Themountaintrailevenhas convenientplacestostopanddine. St.Lucia St.LuciaisconsideredoneofthetopCaribbeantouristdestinations,ithasеvеrуconceivable amenitiesthatаnуexperiencedglobaltravelerwіllbelооkіngfor;ithasSpas,Jacuzzis,elegant architectureandеvеrуthіngіѕоfthehighestqualityandcomparewiththebеѕtіntheworldatall levels.
LocatedintheeasternCaribbeanchainofislandsdirectlysouthofMartiniqueandnorthofSt VincentandtheGrenadines,StLuciaisanislandwhichhasitall. SportingseveralinternationaltourismawardsStLuciaishighlyregardedastheromanticcapital oftheCaribbean.Itisthepremiereromanticgetawayanddestinationweddingspotinthe Caribbeanbasin. Thisislandisbestknownforitslushrainforests,tantalizingwaterfallsandcoralreefs;onebeing theunderwaterparkatAnseChastanet. JustlikeanyislandintheCaribbean,italsoboastsofwhitebeachesandclearseas.Youwillfind thattheislandhastheultimatefusionoftraditionalFrenchculture,thefinestofworldclass tropicalresortsandhotels. Thisislandisalsoagoodplacetogoforunderwateradventureslikescubadivingorsnorkeling. Anotherplaceyouwouldn'twanttomissonthisislandisitscenturyoldmarketplace.
FromSt.Lucia,youcanevengoislandhoppingtotheGrenadines.Ithastheworld-famous TobagoCaysfordiversandsnorkelers. TheU.S.VirginIslands TheVirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates(commonlycalledtheUnitedStatesVirginIslands,U.S. VirginIslandsorUSVI)areagroupofislandsintheCaribbeanthatareapartoftheUnited States. TheislandsaregeographicallypartoftheVirginIslandsarchipelagoandarelocatedinthe LeewardIslandsoftheLesserAntilles. TheU.S.VirginIslandsconsistofthemainislandsofSaintCroix,SaintJohn,andSaintThomas, alongwiththemuchsmallerbuthistoricallydistinctWaterIsland,andmanyothersurrounding minorislands. Thetotallandareaoftheterritoryis133.73squaremiles(346.4km2). IslandHoppingintheCaribbean Theislandgrouphasapopulationof106,405,mostlycomposedbythoseofAfro-Caribbean descent.ItwasaformaltheDanishWestIndies;theyweresoldtotheUnitedStatesby Denmark. Tourismistheprimaryeconomicactivity,TheUSVirginislandsareconsideredtouristfriendly foranynewtraveler.ThelanguagespokenisEnglishandthecurrencyusedistheU.S.dollar. Theseareconveniencesthatcanmakethetravelexperienceeasier. St.Croixisfamousforhavingthefinestdivingspotsintheworldandmilesofbeautifulbeaches. Thearchitectureontheislandwillalsoseemlikeitbringsyoubacktotheisland'spast. SaintJohnontheotherhand,isthesmallestamongthethree.Twothirdsoftheislandisa nationalparksoit'sanidealdestinationforhikersandmountainlovers.Itisanislandwitha combinationofmountaintrailsandseashore. Lastly,St.ThomasandtheWaterIslandarepopularasacruisedestinationduetothedeep harborthatsurroundsit. It'sapictureperfectislandwithpastelhousesonthehills.Pristinewhitebeachesalsoaboundthe island.
#IslandHoppingintheCaribbeanAntiguaisknownforitscoralreefsthatareanydiver'sdream haven.Morehere:https://t.co/9mYXg4lJ1Mpic.twitter.com/iaYz04NuHp —StLuciaVR(@StLuciaVR)July17,2017 Antigua AntiguaisanislandintheWestIndies,intheLeewardIslandsintheCaribbeanregion,themain islandofthecountryofAntiguaandBarbuda. AntiguaissurroundedbyfamoustouristdestinationssuchastheFrenchislandsofMontserrat andGuadeloupetothesouth,andtothenorthandwestareNevis,St.Kitts,St.Barts,andSt. Martin. Theislandisabout87km(54mi)andabout281km2(108sqmi)withapopulationof approximately80,161. TourismisAntiguamainsourceofincome,whileyouareislandsomeofthebestplacestovisit ontheislandare: (1)Thecapitalissituatedinthenorth-westandhasadeepharbourwhichisableto accommodatelargecruiseships. (2)EnglishHarbouronthesouth-easterncoastisfamedforitsprotectedshelterduringviolent storms.ItisthesiteofarestoredBritishcolonialnavalstationcalled"Nelson'sDockyard"after CaptainHoratioNelson. TodayEnglishHarbourandtheneighbouringvillageofFalmouthareinternationallyfamousasa yachtingandsailingdestinationandprovisioningcentre. Antiguaisbestknownforitsmanycoralreefsthatareanydiver'sdreamhaven.Withitsrushing tradewinds,itisalsoagoodplaceforsailboats.Thesewindshavealsokeptthetropical temperatureperfectwithlowhumidity. It'spleasantandcomfortableforanytravelernewtothewarmtropicalweather.Needlesstosay, theislandhasitsownpictureperfectbeaches. Ifyou'reinAntigua,anotherplacenearenoughthatyoushouldvisitisBarbuda.Ithasapopular birdsanctuarywhicheverytouristwillappreciate.
(3)AgreattimetovisitAntiguaisduringSailingWeek,whichisattheendofApriland beginningofMay,theannualworld-classregattabringsmanysailingvesselsandsailorstothe islandtoplaysports. TheBahamas Foryears,thishasbeenoneofthemostpopularCaribbeantouristdestination.TheBahamasisa countryconsistingofmorethan3,000islands,cays,andislets.ItislocatedintheAtlanticOcean northofCubaandHispaniola(DominicanRepublicandHaiti),northwestoftheTurksand CaicosIslands,andsoutheastoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica(nearesttothestateofFlorida). Itslandareais13,939km2(5,382sqmi),withapopulationof353,658. TheBahamaslieinthesameislandchainasCuba,HispaniolaandtheTurksandCaicosIslands BahamascapitalcityisNassau.Withover3000islands,itisthedreamdestinationfor honeymooningcouples.Withcompleteamenities,youcanenjoywhattheBahamasismost famousfor,theexceptionalbeacheswithclearbluewatersandpowder-whitesands. WithitscloseproximitytotheU.S.,thisisaperfectlocationthat'sjustoneairplanerideora shortboatridefrommainlandUSAorotherCaribbeanIslands. TourismisBahamasprimarysourceofincome,itisalsoconsideroneofthemostprosperous countriesintheCaribbeanregion.Withalonglistofhistoricplantationsandfortstoexplore, closeencounterswithWestIndianflamingos. TheBahamashasalottoofferso,let’sgoinlandandexploreandseewhatthisarchipelagohas tooffer. Someofthebestdaytripspotstovisitontheislandare: 1.“TheFountainofYouth.”-Thespringsupposedlyrestoredyouthtoolderpersonswho bathedinordrankitswaters. 2.VisittheendangeredBahamasparrotandrareflowerspecies 3.TheBahamasHistoricalSociety,depictingBahamashistoryfrompre-Columbustothe present,andspecialsiteshonoringthePiratesofNassau 4.ThechangingoftheguardoutsidetheGovernmentHouse
St.Maarten SaintMaartenisanislandinthenortheastCaribbean,approximately300km(190mi)eastof PuertoRico.The87km2islandisdividedroughly60/40betweenFrance(53km2)The Netherlands(34km2). TheDutchsidehasthelargerpopulation. ItisoneofthesmallestSeaIslandsdividedbetweentwonations,adivisiondatingto1648.The southernDutchpartcomprisesSaintMartenandisoneoffourconstituentcountriesthatformthe KingdomoftheNetherlands.
ThenorthernFrenchpartcomprisestheCollectivitédeSaint-Martin(CollectivityofSt.Martin) andisanoverseasterritoryofFrance.Thepopulationoftheentireislandwas74,852inhabitants, with38,927livingontheDutchside,andabout35,925ontheFrenchside.
ThisislandcangiveyouaEuropeanstyleexperience.Travellingtheislandwillintroduceyouto FrenchcuisineinrestaurantsattheGrandCasavillageandcafesattheMarigotwaterfront.Even theboutiqueshopscarryFrenchfashions. TheothersideoftheislandwillofferDutchexperiencewhereyoucanshopforbargainsorgo gamblingatthecasinos.YoucanalsostayatthebeautifulbeacheslikethepopularMahobeach. EachCaribbeanislandisuniquewithitsownmulticulturalbackground.Islandhoppingcangive youendlessCaribbeanVacationoptions. IslandhoppingintheCaribbeanisdefinitelyworthit.Withitsdiverseislands,youareassured thateachvisitwillgiveawholenewdifferentexperience.Frombeachestowaterfallsandjust aboutanynaturalwonder,itcangiveyouanexhilaratingandspecialmemorylikenoother. Eachislandcanoffersomethingdifferentsothatyoucantakeinmorefromwhatithastooffer. Abouttheauthor:AndrewPrinceisthesalesandmarketingcontactatVacationRentalSt Lucia.
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