Caribbean Regions

Understand the island groups before you choose.

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The big islands: Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Caymans.

The Lucayan Archipelago's shallow banks and glowing water.

Sailing waters from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe.

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

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

Neighbouring regions

Mainland coasts and islands that border the Caribbean and combine easily with an island trip.

Maya ruins on cliffs, cenotes and the Caribbean coast of Mexico.

The Great Blue Hole, barrier-reef cayes and Maya temples in the jungle.

The Overseas Highway to Key West, the Caribbean's northern doorstep.

A walled colonial city, the Rosario Islands and Tayrona's jungle beaches.

Over-water cabins in Bocas and the Guna Yala islands of San Blas.

Pink-sand coves far out in the Atlantic, often paired with Caribbean trips.