The gentle breeze blows all your troubles away while you gently sway to the beat of a distant drum. Hand in hand you and your partner walk barefoot through the powdery white sand with gentle sapphire waves licking at your toes under a sky bright with twinkling stars. You’ve made it to the spot you’ve always dreamed about: where your soul is awakened and your spirit set free.
The Caribbean. The word alone evokes serenity and relaxation. Frankly we are surprised to find that the dictionary doesn’t define “vacation” as “the Caribbean: the illusive paradise everyone seeks to find on their travels.” It’s not just a location, but a state of being.
We invite you to our intoxicating mix of cultures, cuisine, landscape, plants, history, art and marine life. Spanning one million square miles, the Caribbean Sea is home to over 7,000 diverse islands, islets, cays and reefs, with no two alike.
Nestled snugly between the United States and the Gulf of Mexico to the northeast, Columbia and Venezuela to the south and Central America and the Mexico Yucatan to the west, the Caribbean is one large melting pot bringing not only these country’s cultures together but also that of the islands previous occupants such as the French, Dutch, English and Spanish as well as the earliest indigenous inhabitants and the slaves brought from Africa and India. One visit to our beautiful region and you will see for yourself why great empires fought over these islands and their wealth of natural resources.
Our waters are home to a rich, colorful marine world including stunning coral reefs, dolphin, whales, sting rays, leatherback turtles, starfish, seahorses and thousands of colorful creatures to delight divers and snorkelers of all ages.
Our beaches are as diverse as our culture with a variety of colors from the black volcanic sands of islands such as Montserrat, St Lucia and Dominica to the pink hues of Bermuda and Barbuda and of course the fine white powder of Barbados and Antigua.
But the Caribbean landscape is far more than palm tree lined beaches. Let us share with you our rich rainforests and breathtaking mountain peaks covered with spice, fruit and nut trees. Refresh yourself with some of our famous local rums and beers, then taste out creative island -distilled liqueurs from unusual plants like cactus, sugar cane, guava berry and laraha citrus.
Enjoy an endless bounty of diversions such as dive off of a limestone cliff, snorkeling in an underground cave, hovering in a helicopter over gushing waterfalls or riding a Harley across the dessert. Gallup along the beaches on horseback, dance under the stars, hang in a hammock all day, shop designer boutiques, or spend a day aboard a pirate ship. Whatever your definition of vacation is – the Caribbean can provide.
Leave life’s worries and stress behind with a visit to this stunning region of the world. Romantic, adventurous, playful and relaxing. There’s simply no place in the world is quite like it.
