St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Places to Explore

Bequia (pronounced beck-way) is a Carib word meaning "island of the cloud." Hilly and green, with several golden-sand beaches, Bequia is 9 miles (14½ km) south of St. Vincent's southwestern shore... Read more

Halfway down the Grenadines chain, this tiny boot-shape island—3½ miles (5½ km) long and 1¼ miles (2 km) wide—has only about 1,200 residents. But don't let its historically... Read more

Mayreau (pronounced my-row) is minuscule—1½ square miles (4 square km). With the exception of 22 acres at its northern tip that was purchased in 1977 by a German-Canadian family and 21 acres... Read more

This upscale haven, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of St. Vincent, is 3 miles (5 km) by 1¼ miles (2 km) at its widest point. The island is hilly and has several green valleys, each with a sparkling... Read more

A private speck of land (only 135 acres), exquisite Palm Island used to be an uninhabited, mosquito-infested swamp called Prune Island. One intrepid family put heart and soul—as well as muscle and... Read more

The southernmost of St. Vincent's Grenadines, tiny (115 acres), private Petit St. Vincent—pronounced "Petty" St. Vincent and affectionately called PSV—is ringed with white-sand beaches and... Read more

Tobago Cays, a small group of uninhabited islands just east of Mayreau in the southern Grenadines, was declared a wildlife reserve-Tobago Cays Marine Reserve- in 2006 by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines... Read more

Union is a popular anchorage for vacationers sailing the Grenadines and a crossroads for others heading to surrounding islands. Clifton, the main town and a port of entry for yachts, is small and commercial... Read more