Located 100 miles west of Barbados, St Vincent & The Grenadines are an archipelago of 32 small islands and cays known as “The Jewels of the Caribbean”. Regarded as a sailors’ paradise, the turquoise waters that surround these volcanic isles offer some of the best cruising in the world and are home to spectacular coral reefs and a wonderful array of marine life, perfect for snorkelling and diving.

In the north of St Vincent, La Soufriere Volcano and the Falls of Baleine can be reached by boat or, for the more adventurous, a rewarding trek through the spectacular rainforests. On the west coast is Wallilabou Bay, which was used as the fictional location for Port Royal in the Disney film “The Pirates of the Caribbean – Curse of the Black Pearl” and its sequel “Dead Man's Chest”. Inland the Vermont Nature Trails wind through lush rain forest where the rare and colourful St Vincent parrot can be found.

The stone battlements of the imposing Fort Charlotte sit high above Kingstown, the capital and port of St Vincent, where a bustling crowd of vendors and shoppers wander amidst a colourful kaleidoscope of stalls selling fruits and spices. Meander along quaint cobblestone streets winding between colonial buildings and churches. The Botanic Gardens, founded in 1765, are the oldest in the Western Hemisphere and contain one of the original breadfruit trees brought from Tahiti in 1793 by Captain Bligh after the famous Bounty mutiny.