Mountaineering a dormant volcano. Swimming between two totally different Caribbean islands. Flying above the cover in a zipline. Offroading by historic sugar plantation ruins. Unique black sand seashores. Centuries-old distilleries.
There’s an journey for each sort of traveler on the island of St Kitts, a vacation spot that has quietly been amping up its enjoyable quotient in recent times — and putting it on the forefront of the Caribbean’s high journey locations.
St Kitts “is a haven for journey lovers,” Tourism Minister Marsha Henderson tells Caribbean Journal.
And it’s true, one thing we’ve seen in our latest visits to the island — it’s not simply an eco-tourism gem (with a burgeoning farm-to-table motion). It’s a marvel, the place you may exit and really benefit from the pure atmosphere, attain out and contact its magnificence.
It actually begins with the Nevis to St Kitts Cross Channel Swim, which brings collectively a bunch of thrill-seeking, bucket-list-checking swimmers for a 2.5-mile-long race from Nevis’ Oualie Seashore to St Kitts’ beautiful Cockleshell Bay (a stretch of sand we’ve referred to as the Caribbean’s seashore bar capital).
However the journey extends all around the island: assume mountaineering with legendary guides like Oneil Mulraine to the crater of the Mount Liamuiga, the dormant volcano which shares the island’s authentic identify.
Or you may go ziplining above the cover with retailers like St Kitts Sky Safari, with ziplines which might be lots of of toes lengthy.
That’s with out mentioning the diving and snorkeling: the island is residence to a number of the Caribbean’s better of each, whether or not you go take a look at shipwrecks or take a catamaran snorkeling tour to see a rainbow of coral and marine life.
Lately, vacationers have made a beeline for ATVs throughout the Caribbean, and that now contains St Kitts, the place you may take excursions throughout hidden trails and even take a dune buggy tour.
We’ve all the time beloved the island for its mix of low-key attraction and beautiful magnificence, and the truth is that it’s by no means been higher — or simpler to get to, because of the brand new JetBlue flights out of New York.
Are you planning a visit to St Kitts? You’ll be able to select from some terrific lodge choices, from the tiny Sundown Reef, a lodge we referred to as on the time of its opening the perfect new boutique lodge within the Caribbean (rooms from $900 per night time) to the beautiful Koi Resort, which is a part of Hilton’s Curio Assortment and has rooms for simply $158 per night time, in keeping with Google Inns, to St Kitts’ flagship lodge, the Park Hyatt, set on the spectacular southeastern peninsula.
Even higher? The aforementioned JetBlue flight has fares you may guide for simply $293 roundtrip.
