View overlooking English Harbor, Antigua & Barbuda

Antigua & Barbuda

Antigua's corrugated coasts cradle hundreds of perfect little coves lapped by beguiling enamel-blue water, while the sheltered bays have provided refuge for everyone from Admiral Nelson to buccaneers and yachties. If you can tear yourself away from that towel, you'll discover that there’s a distinct English accent to this island. You'll find it in the bustling capital of St John's, in salty-glamorous English Harbour, and in the historical forts and other vestiges of the colonial past. Yet, Antigua is also quintessential Caribbean, full of candy-colored villages, a rum-infused mellowness and engaging locals who'll greet you with wide smiles.

Attractions

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  • The male frigate with red throat pouch, which it inflates as part of its courtship behaviour, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

    Frigate Bird Sanctuary

    Antigua & Barbuda

    Codrington Lagoon National Park protects a vast estuary that supports one of the world's largest colonies of frigate birds. More than 2500 of these black…

  • The pristine and hard to reach beach in the Rendezvous Bay in Antigua.

    Rendezvous Bay

    Antigua

    After a 90-minute walk through the rainforest (or by a far shorter stony path from Springhill Riding Stables in Falmouth) you'll arrive at one of Antigua…

  • Nelsons Dockyard, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean

    Nelson’s Dockyard National Park

    Antigua

    Continuously in operation since 1745, this extensively restored Georgian-era marina is Antigua's top sightseeing draw and was made a Unesco World Heritage…

  • Rocky rugged limestone Atlantic coastline at Half Moon Bay

    Half Moon Bay

    Antigua

    Water the color of blue curaçao laps this white crescent in the remote southeast. Bodysurfers head to the south end, snorkelers to the calm waters north,…

  • Princess Diana Beach

    Princess Diana Beach

    Antigua & Barbuda

    This sublime southwest-facing beach is home to several ultra-exclusive resorts and housing developments under construction, but anyone is free to enjoy…

  • Morris Bay Beach

    Morris Bay Beach

    Antigua

    Hemmed in by coconut palms, Morris Bay is locally beloved for its calm waters and stretches all the way to the posh Curtain Bluff Resort, which has water…

  • Shirley Heights

    Shirley Heights

    Antigua

    This restored military lookout and gun battery was named after Sir Thomas Shirley (1727–1800), who became the first Governor of the Leeward Islands in…

  • Mt Obama

    Mt Obama

    Antigua

    Antigua's 'Everest' rises a modest 1319ft in the island's southwestern corner as part of the Shekerley mountain range. Known as Boggy Peak until 2009 (Mt…

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