Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands – Anguilla, Saba, Sint Eustatius, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda – are a natural mosaic that for centuries has tugged mightily at the hearts of explorers, buccaneers, traders and boaters. On this string of islands stretching south in an arc east of Puerto Rico, dreamy white-sand beaches are flanked by crooked palms and surrounded by turquoise waters.

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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,…

  • Sandy Island

    Sandy Island

    Anguilla

    A trip to this tiny solar-powered islet is the quintessential Anguilla dream experience. Picture pure white-sand beach fringed by palm trees, translucent…

  • Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

    Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

    St Kitts & Nevis

    Even if you're not a fan of military installations, this massive hilltop compound with its citadels, bastions, barracks and ramparts will likely leave a…

  • Shoal Bay East

    Shoal Bay East

    Anguilla

    Idyllic Shoal Bay East – a shimmering 2-mile stretch of brilliant pinkish-white sand strewn with tiny crushed shells – is still miraculously blight-free…

  • Mt Scenery

    Mt Scenery

    Saba

    A dormant volcano that last erupted in 1640, Mt Scenery (887m) is the pinnacle of pyramid-shaped Saba, and officially the highest point in the Kingdom of…

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Exploring Anguilla's beaches by bike

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