The Grenadines Attractions
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The main islands which comprise the Grenadines are Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island, the Tobago Cays, Palm Island, and Petite St Vincent. They range from lightly populated to uninhabited and are home to some excellent beaches and dive sites. Most of the islands offer resort accommodation.
Canouan
The island of Canouan is known for its beautiful white sand beaches and snorkeling areas. It is home to about 2,000 people, most of who live in the island's only village, Retreat Village. Despite its size Canouan offers luxury accommodation and golfing.
Mayreau
Mayreau is a small island covering only 2.5sq km/.95sq mi. The only village is home to about a few hundred people and there is just one road on the island. Most visitors arrive at the dock on Saline Bay.
Saltwhistle Bay
Salt whistle Bay offers a protected white sand beach with the small Salt Whistle Bay Club Resort just back from the shore a short distance.
Mustique
Mustique is a privately owned island frequented by a number of celebrities. The island is 5 km (3 mi) long and 1.6 km (1 mi) wide and has its own airport, general store, and shops. There are several beaches and snorkeling areas around the island.
Palm Island
Palm Island is a tiny island dominated by a private resort. There are five white sand beaches around the island. The island has a small airport and is also only a short boat ride from Union Island.
Tobago Cays
The Tobago Cays are comprised of five small, uninhabited islands. Protected by reefs the beaches offer calm clear waters for swimming and snorkeling. The area is popular with yachtspeople.
Bequia
The island of Bequia is home to approximately 5,000 people and is the largest of the Grenadines, 8.3 km (5 mi) long, and almost 1 km (1/2 mi) wide. It has a number of beaches and is a popular yachting destination.Bequia does not see large cruise ships or jet loads of visitors, access is by small aircraft or ferries.
Petit Nevis
Petit Nevis is an uninhabited island just south of Friendship Bay. The island was a former whaling station with artifacts from that era still remaining. The area is also a popular snorkeling site.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth on Admiralty Bay is the main commercial center on Bequia. A walkway runs along the waterfront on the south side of the town, passing restaurants and stores.
Princess Margaret Beach
Just south of Port Elizabeth is Princess Margaret Beach. A trail leads from the south end of Port Elizabeth over a small rise to this stretch of golden sand.
Friendship Bay
Friendship Bay on Bequia offers a pleasant beach popular with swimmers and windsurfers.
Lower Bay
Lower Bay is a small village on the west coast of Bequia with a stretch of golden sand beach lining the waterfront.
Union Island
Union Island is at the southern end of the Grenadines and is the southern port of entry for St Vincent and the Grenadines. Its most famous feature is the 281m (900 ft) Mount Parnassus.The island has two main villages, Clifton and Ashton, and a few beaches but is less frequented by tourists than most of the other major islands in the area. Richmond Bay and Belmont Bay on the north side of the island have the two main beaches.
Ashton
Ashton is a quiet community just west of Clifton. There are few facilities for travelers here but there are a number of hiking trails in the area.
Clifton
Clifton is the main village on the island with shops, restaurants, marina and airport. The town is a good place from which to arrange tours of other nearby islands.
Map of The Grenadines Attractions
Map - Grenadines
