Caribbean Islands

Jamaica

Reggae, jerk smoke, waterfalls and the long sunset sands of Negril.

Puerto Rico

Old San Juan's forts, a tropical rainforest and glowing bioluminescent bays.

Dominican Republic

Punta Cana's beaches, the oldest colonial city in the Americas and mountain adventures.

Cuba

Old Havana's faded grandeur, tobacco valleys and colonial Trinidad.

Western Caribbean

Cayman Islands

Seven Mile Beach, Stingray City and world-class wall diving.

Bahamas & Turks and Caicos

The Lucayan Archipelago's shallow banks and glowing water.

Lucayan Archipelago

The Bahamas

700 islands of electric-blue water, from Nassau's resorts to the Exuma Cays.

Lucayan Archipelago

Turks and Caicos

Grace Bay's powder-white sand, reef snorkelling and quiet outer islands.

Leeward Islands & Virgin Islands

Sailing waters from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe.

Leeward Islands

Antigua and Barbuda

'A beach for every day of the year', Nelson's Dockyard and Sunday at Shirley Heights.

Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands

St John's national park beaches, St Thomas harbours and St Croix's history.

Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

The sailing capital of the Caribbean, with The Baths and easy island hops.

Leeward Islands

St Martin / Sint Maarten

One island, two nations: French food, Dutch nightlife and planes over Maho Beach.

Leeward Islands

Guadeloupe

Butterfly-shaped French islands with a volcano, waterfalls and quiet outer isles.

Windward Islands & the South

Volcanic, green islands from Dominica to Trinidad, plus Barbados.

Eastern Caribbean

Barbados

Calm west-coast bays, Atlantic surf at Bathsheba, rum shops and cricket.

Saint Lucia

The twin Pitons, rainforest, a drive-in volcano and some of the region's most romantic hotels.

Grenada

The Spice Isle: nutmeg, waterfalls, Grand Anse Beach and an underwater sculpture park.

Martinique

France in the tropics: rum distilleries, Mount Pelée and Creole cooking.

Southern Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago

Carnival, steelpan and doubles in Trinidad; reefs and rainforest on Tobago.

Dominica

The Nature Island: the Boiling Lake, hot springs, waterfalls and whale-watching.

ABC Islands

Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao: dry, sunny and outside the hurricane belt.

ABC Islands

Aruba

Dry, sunny and breezy, with white beaches and a desert-like national park.

ABC Islands

Curaçao

Pastel Willemstad, hidden coves and some of the best shore diving anywhere.

ABC Islands

Bonaire

A diver's island: the whole coast is a marine park, plus flamingos and salt flats.