Start with seven nights on Barbados' west coast, near the old fishing town of Speightstown, where the Caribbean side of the island is calm, clear and good for swimming with turtles. You have the island's rum shops, beach bars and the Friday fish fry at Oistins within reach, plus direct flights from the UK. Staying on this side of the island also means quieter beaches and sunsets over the sea every evening.
Then take a short inter-island flight north to St Kitts for three nights. It is greener and quieter, with rainforest climbing the slopes of Mount Liamuiga, Brimstone Hill Fortress on the coast and the narrow-gauge Scenic Railway round the old sugar estates. Nevis is a short ferry ride away for a day trip, and you fly home from St Kitts.
2 stops · 10 nights
West coast beaches, turtles, rum
Rainforest, fortress, Nevis views
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The north-west coast around Speightstown is quieter than the south, with calm water, small coves and turtles feeding close to shore. Spend the week swimming and snorkelling, with trips to Harrison's Cave, the east coast at Bathsheba or a rum distillery.
St Kitts is a small volcanic island with rainforest, old sugar plantations and beaches on the narrow south-east peninsula. Frigate Bay is a good base, about ten minutes from the airport and close to the beach bars of the Strip.
Guide prices per person, two sharing, with flights from London.
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Best time to go: December to April is the dry season on both islands, warm with trade-wind breezes. May and June are good-value months before the rains. The hurricane season runs from June to November.
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Fly direct from London to Barbados, about 8h 30m, and transfer to your hotel on the north-west coast.
Swim and snorkel off the west coast, take a catamaran to see the turtles, visit Harrison's Cave or the Mount Gay distillery, and spend a Friday evening at the Oistins fish fry.
Take the inter-island flight north to St Kitts and transfer to Frigate Bay, about ten minutes from the airport.
Ride the St Kitts Scenic Railway, visit Brimstone Hill Fortress, hike in the rainforest or take the ferry across to Nevis for the day.
Transfer to the airport for your flight home to the UK, with a connection on the way, arriving the next morning.
By a short inter-island flight. Some days have a direct service of about 1h 15m; on others you connect through Antigua. Baggage limits can be lower on regional airlines.
Yes. Nevis is quieter, with historic plantation inns such as Montpelier Plantation & Beach. You fly into St Kitts and cross by water taxi or ferry in about 30 minutes or less.
UK citizens do not need a visa for a holiday in Barbados or St Kitts and Nevis. Your passport should be valid for the length of your stay; check GOV.UK for current entry rules.
Virgin Atlantic flies from Manchester to Barbados on many dates, so starting from Manchester is often possible. The flight home from St Kitts usually connects in Antigua for London.
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