One volcanic main island and a string of reef-ringed Grenadines — fourteen places worth building a trip around.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is really two destinations. St Vincent itself is big, mountainous and green — a place for hiking, waterfalls, gardens and a working Caribbean capital. The Grenadines, stretching 70 km south towards Grenada, are small, sunny and surrounded by reef — a place for beaches, snorkelling and sailing.
Here are the fourteen places we would plan around, each with its own guide covering what to do, how to get there and which tours cover it.
St Vincent island Climb an active volcano
At 1,234 metres the volcano that fills the north of St Vincent is the country’s highest point — and very much alive: it erupted in 1902, 1979 and, spectacularly, in April 2021. The climb from the windward side is a hard but walkable half-day through rainforest to the crater rim.
St Vincent island Twin waterfalls in the rainforest
Two cascades tumbling down a forested cliff near Chateaubelair, reached across a bamboo bridge. The pools at the base are cold, clear and perfect after the drive up the leeward coast — the most popular natural sight on St Vincent.
St Vincent island 
St Vincent island Where Jack Sparrow came ashore
A deep green cove on the leeward coast that became Port Royal in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Some of the film buildings still stand around the jetty, yachts anchor in the bay and a small waterfall hides just inland.
St Vincent island One of the oldest botanic gardens in the Americas
Founded in 1765, the gardens on the edge of Kingstown are among the oldest in the western hemisphere — and home to a breadfruit tree grown from one of the saplings Captain Bligh delivered in 1793. There is a parrot aviary, too.
St Vincent island The view over Kingstown
A British fort completed in 1806 on a ridge 190 metres above Kingstown, with its guns pointing inland as much as out to sea. The views of the harbour, the Grenadines and the leeward coast are the best on the south of the island.
St Vincent island Rainforest and the St Vincent parrot
A signposted loop through tall rainforest at the head of the Buccament valley, with a viewing platform where you have a real chance of spotting the rare St Vincent parrot, the national bird. Easy walking, cool air and birdsong.
The Southern Grenadines Turtles, reef and five empty islands
Five uninhabited cays inside a horseshoe of reef, protected as a marine park since 1997. Swim with green turtles over the seagrass off Baradal, snorkel Horseshoe Reef and eat grilled lobster on the beach — the single image most people have of the Grenadines.
The Southern Grenadines 
The Southern Grenadines Gateway to the southern Grenadines
Craggy, dramatic and the sailing hub of the south: yachts clear customs in Clifton, kitesurfers ride the lagoon, and water taxis run out to the Tobago Cays and Palm Island. Still rebuilding after Hurricane Beryl in 2024 — go with patience, and your money helps.
The Southern Grenadines 
The Southern Grenadines Two private-island resorts
The far south of the country ends in two tiny islands that are each a single resort: Palm Island, a mile off Union, and Petit St Vincent, a barefoot hideaway where you summon room service by raising a flag. Both are about as far from the crowds as the Caribbean gets.
Waterfalls and rainforest on St Vincent, turtles and white sand in the Grenadines. Compare guided tours and shore excursions and book in a couple of taps.
