ZiNG Caribbean – May-June 2019

May - June 2019 | http://www.liat.com ZiNG CARIBBEAN | 85

BVI

WHAT’SHOT?ZiplineacrossJohnson’sGhut,highinthe

hills,withOriginalVirginCanopyTourSIZE: 60 islands

CURRENCY:USdollarPOPULATION:28,882LANGUAGE:English

MAIN CITY:RoadTownLOCALBEER:VarietyDISHOFTHEDAY:BBQ

Anegada lobsterDESTINATIONHIGHLIGHT:Sailing!BVIisasailor’s

paradise, withconsistenttradewinds,clearbluewaterandsunny

days. CARIBBEANCHALLENGE:ThewreckoftheRhone(sunkin1867)

is the BVI’s mostprominentdivesite.DivetheRhoneReef,BlondeRock

and PaintedWalls,thenAlice’sWonderlandcoralgarden.

WWW.BVITOURISM.COM

SageMountain

CaneGardenBay

RoadTown

ElizabethBay

TerranceB

LettsomeAirport

LongBay

BARBADOS

WHAT’S HOT? Take a tour of the historic Garrison

Tunnels, which are now open to the public from

Monday to Friday SIZE: 166 sq miles CURRENCY: Barbadian dollar

POPULATION: 275,000 MAIN CITY: Bridgetown LOCAL BEER: Banks

DISH OF THE DAY: Flying fi sh and cou cou

WWW.VISITBARBADOS.ORG

INSIDER TIP:

“The November Food & Wine and Rum

Festival (foodwinerum.com) always

exceeds my expectations, and is a great

opportunity for locals to mix with

tourists while enjoying to-die-for dishes.

You can’t help but get swept up in the

island’s proud passion – and

tuck in yourself.”

MARCUS

SAMUELSSON,

NEW YORK

CHEF, AUTHOR

& BROADCASTER

North Point

Speightstown

Holetown

GunHill

Bridgetown

Grantley

Adams Airport

Ragged Point

Bathsheba

Soper'sHole

StGeorges LaSagesse

Nature

Reserve

Maurice

Bishop

Airport

Concord

ictoria

Sauteurs

Paradise

GrandEtangLake

CARRIACOU

PETITMARTINIQUE

RONDE

GRENADA

WHAT’S HOT? Snorkel the world’s

fi rst Underwater Sculpture Park

SIZE: 133 sq miles CURRENCY: EC dollar

POPULATION: 109,000 LANGUAGE: English

MAIN CITY: St George’s LOCAL BEER: Carib

DISH OF THE DAY: Oil down – a one-pot

dish of breadfruit, dumplings,

salted meat and vegetables

stewed in coconut milk

INSIDER TIP:

“Take a few lungfuls of air:

you can smell the spices

in the breeze. Stop at the

Spice Market in St George’s

then walk along the

Carenage waterfront before

a seafood lunch. Drive into

the rainforest and walk to a

waterfall, then head to the

beach for sunset.”

JOHNSONBEHARRYVC

WWW.PUREGRENADA.COM

GUADELOUPE ISLANDS

WHAT’S HOT? Explore the fascinating Mémorial ACTe,

a cultural centre dedicated to the memory and history

of the slave trade in the Caribbean SIZE: 660 sq miles CURRENCY:

Euro POPULATION: 451,000 LANGUAGE: French, English and Creole

are widely spoken MAIN CITY: Basse-Terre LOCAL BEER: Gwada Gold

DISH OF THE DAY: Queen conch fricassee DESTINATION

HIGHLIGHT: Climb La Soufrière volcano, highest peak in the Lesser

Antilles, and hike in Guadeloupe National Park, stopping at

La Cascade aux Écrevisses for a refreshing splash.

WWW.LESILESDEGUADELOUPE.COM

Deshaies

Marigot

BasseTerre

MARIE-

GALANTE

LeRaizetAirport SaintFrancois

LADÉSIRADE

BASSE-

TERRE

PortLouis

GRANDE-

TERRE

LES

SAINTES

La Soufriere Volcano

Pointe-a-Pitre

SpanishTown

Jost van Dyke

Virgin Gorda

Anegada

Peter

Norman