BARBADOS

431 km²; Peak season→ mid-December - mid-April

Surf or not to surf…the sand here taste like rum! Guess thats why Barbadians live long…

  • Island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea in the in the North Atlantic Ocean

  • Caribbean’s versatile surfing destination

  • Soup Bowl for upper-level surfers and Freight’s Bay for beginners  

  • Tropical beaches

  • Live longer than many other nationalities

  • Island of Rum-Mount Gay Rum, Cockspur

  • Banks beer

  • Delicious food-Tamarind balls, Bajan pepper sause, Coconut bread, 

  • Sugar cane culture

  • Crop Over festival -traditional harvest festival in August

                  • Was belong to Britain

                  • Lesser Antilles archipelago

                  • The Caribbean’s pirate history

                  • Grapefruit’s origin

                  • Numerous bearded fig trees

                  • Cattlewash beach healing rituals

                  • In 1640 and 1650 people were sent off to Barbados to serve as the first slaves as a punishment (white slaves)

                  • Languages: Bajan and English (official)

                  • Good to visit: December to March

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

440 km²; Peak season→ mid-December - mid-April

Pristine beaches, best-known regattas, 18th century Nelson’s Dockyard, the largest nesting colony of frigate birds, 10 days non-stop Caribbean Carnival! And hey its not as expensive as other nearby Islands

  • Dual-island country that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea 

  • On the east side of the Caribbean Sea

  • Great alternative to Dominican Republic

  • Many reef-lined white sand beaches

  • Rainforests – Ziplining tour

  • Sailing – charter a sailboat for the day or get on the sailing excursion

  • Best-known regattas in the world 

  • 10 days Caribbean Carnival (July -August)

  • Barbuda’s Carnival Caribana (June) celebration

  • Dickenson Bay -arguably most beautiful Caribbean beach  

  • Unforgettable sunsets from Freeman’s Bay and Falmouth Harbor

  • Windsurf, surfing, hiking trails  

  • Cricket is a popular sport -Sir Viv Richards (greatest cricket batsmen who was born on the Island) 

  • More isolated and secluded choices

  • Good and affordable resorts

  • Nesting colony of frigate birds – the biggest in Caribbean

                  • Antigua Sailing Week at Nelson’s Dockyard in St. Johns

                  • Mount Obama is the highest Antigua’s peak -“a symbol of black achievement” (formerly Bogey Peak)

                  • Devil’s Bridge

                  • Nelson’s Dockyard National Park  

                  • National museum has colonial artefacts

                  • Languages: English (official)

                  • Good time to visit : mid-December – mid-April and May- June

PUERTO RICO

9,104 km²; Peak season→ mid-December - mid-April

World-class surfing place with more than 400 km of sandy shores.The biggest radio telescope on Earth is also here along with the colourful houses on the coast…after all, this country is full of…rum!

  • One of the most popular Caribbean destination

  • Gorgeous beaches

  • 434 km of sandy shores

  • World-class surfing destination

  • Spanish Caribbean culture

  • Rum country –Casa Bacardi (can visiting the distillery)

  • Line of Colourful homes on the coast

                  • Sovereign state of the United States

                  • Biggest radio telescope in the world

                  • Two oldest Churches in America

                  • Mona Island  is  Puerto Rico’s Galapagos Island – unspoiled by man so no tourist is  allowed

                  • Greater Antilles archipelago

                  • Languages: Spanish/ English (official)

                  • Good to visit: April – May

THE BAHAMAS

13,878 km²; Peak season→ November - December, mid-December -mid-April

Coral reefs, uninhabited Islands, active lifestyle …and Pirates..well, was in the past. Popular during Xmas, perhaps for its well known world-class shopping. Pity to forget it has amazing diving, snorkeling and fishing spots!

  • Southeast of the US State of Florida and north of Cuba

  • 700 Stunningly beautiful Islands, most of them are uninhabited 

  • Pristine white beaches (Exumas, Abacos, and Eleuthera Islands) and pink-sand beaches (Harbor Island)

  • Thriving coral reefs

  • New Providence Island cruise ship –  it where is the capital of The Bahamas -Nassau

  • Junkanoo Festival – Held on Christmas and New Year’s Day annually (expect lots of music, costumes, live bands, traditional instruments, parties, parades, floats, and lots of excitement)

  • Grand Bahama

  • Snorkeling, Cave diving /diving at Long Island and Andros, Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, The Henry Ford Wreck in the Biminis, The Abacos  

  • Fishing in Bimini, Long Island and New Providence

  • World-class shopping

                  • Christopher Columbus’ the first landing 

                  • Andros Island has the third largest reef system in the world

                  • Historical Lighthouses

                  • Different types of resort: luxury , family, cheap all-inclusive

                  • Exuma’s pigs

                  • Historicaly the Pirate s Island until the 1718

                  • Best Islands to visit there :New Providence island, Paradise Island, Bimini, The Berry Islands, The Exumas, The Abacos, Andros,  the Southern Bahamian Islands, Eleuthera and Harbour Island

                  • Languages: English (official)

                  • Good to visit: July – August

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

48,670 km² ; Peak season→ mid-December - mid-April  

The MOST popular holiday spot?! Guess not only for its RUM! Also not many could expect to see there the highest mountain in the Caribbean- Pico Duarte

  • Island country is between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the US ,bordered by Haiti to the west 

  • One of the most popular holiday spot

  • Beautiful pristine beaches

  • Comfortable resorts and golfing!

  • Punta Cana – beach resort

  • Bávaro Beach 

  • Hiking trails, scuba diving (best spots to swim with whales), surfing (Macao Beach,Uvero Alto)  

  • Pico Duarte – highest mountain in the Caribbean (3,098 m)

  • Caribbean nation 

  • Tourism is the largest industry 

  • Rum country – Barcelo Imperial and more

                  • Located on Hispaniola Island which is share  with Haiti 

                  • Producing bananas, coffee, cocoa, mangoes, coconuts, sugar, oranges and lemons 

                  • Country’s poverty seen outside of the  tourist hot spots

                  • Bible is illustrated on the flag – the only country that has it

                  • $10 tourist fee and a $20 departure tax are already included in your airfare

                  • Was belong to Spain 

                  • Greater Antilles archipelago

                  • Languages: Spanish (official) English (basics)

                  • Good to visit: April – May