WHEN it comes to a real-life paradise, the closest you’ll probably get to it is the Caribbean.
And there’s one destination that’s seeing more tourists than ever which is developing new hotels so visitors can enjoy the hot weather and beautiful beaches.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is the fastest-growing tourism destination in the Caribbean with 17.3 percent more visitors in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
Jamaica and Barbados are the Caribbean islands most visited by Brits – but St Vincent and the Grenadines has the potential to be your next holiday spot.
You can get there by flying to Argyle International Airport on St Vincent – and then, from there you can explore the 32 islands and cays.
The country’s capital is Kingstown in St Vincent, where visitors explore historical sites like Fort Charlotte and the Gothic cathedrals.
The capital has Botanical Gardens, waterfalls, and plenty of opportunities to try out water activities like boat tours, snorkelling, and diving.
The waters have plenty of marine life like whales, dolphins, green sea turtles and lots of reef fish.
Of course being an island, St Vincent has some incredible beaches from Indian Bay, Villa Beach and Mt. Wynne Beach – which has volcanic black sand.
St Vincent is home to the country’s largest volcano called La Soufrière.
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It’s active too, with the last explosive events happening in 2021.
The island has rainforests as well and visitors can hike through the Vermont Nature Trail and the Cumberland Forest Reserve.
The island country is a great for fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise which was filmed across its beaches and rainforest.
It was even rumoured that St Vincent would open a theme park to honour the films.
St Vincent and the Grenadines is one of the best spots for winter sun, as throughout the whole year the temperature averages between 24-27C.
The rainy season runs from June through November, with the wettest months typically being October and November.
The island country consists of eight other inhabited islands; Young Island, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Mayreau, Petit St Vincent and Palm Island.
To get to the other most popular islands, visitors can use ferries or take regional flights.
Here you’ll find white-sand beaches and plenty more swimming spots in the bright blue Caribbean sea.
To accommodate the increasing number of visitors in St Vincent and the Grenadines, there are four new projects across the islands and all are set to open by 2027.
The first is called Peter’s Hope Resort Development Project, which is a 280-room beachfront Marriott Autograph Collection hotel.
Another is the Beaches St. Vincent and the Grenadines which will be a 360-room resort focusing on families that will be built at Mt. Wynne.
The Palm Island Development is a new project with phase one scheduled to open in December 2026.
And the Cumberland Bay Resort Development Project will be a 150-room beachfront resort set to have pretty overwater bungalows, cottages, a hotel and small marina.
Virgin Atlantic connects St. Vincent with a stopover at the neighbouring island of Barbados taking around 11 hours.
You can fly from London Heathrow to St Vincent with return fares from £574.92.
This island in St Vincent and the Grenadines is known as ‘turtle island’…
CANOUAN sits between St Vincent and Grenada, and it’s one of the smallest measuring at three square miles and has a population of around 2,000.
Known for its abundance of turtles, tortoises and beautiful beaches, the little-known island doesn’t get many tourists, which means it’s a hotspot for celebs.
Thanks to it being lesser-known, the island of Canouan has been known to be a popular Caribbean spot for celebrities.
Due to its privacy, the likes of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., and Cindy Crawford have all been seen there.
Another reason for its popularity amongst the famous is the amount of luxury resorts there – and the fact that they all allow use of the ‘invisible key’, which means you can use facilities across all of them.
The island is known for being peaceful and quiet, but is rising in popularity amongst travellers.
It has a nickname too, Canouan is sometimes referred to as ‘Turtle Island’.
As you might have guessed this is because the island is a natural sanctuary for green sea turtles which swim off the coast.
During the months of May and October, the turtles hatch along the beach, so if you stick around until dawn, you might spot tiny hatchlings make their way from the sand to the sea.
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