Lonely Planet Caribbean Islands
Lonely Planet Caribbean Islands
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Caribbean Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Travel back to the 18th century as you wander along cobbled lanes and past meticulously restored buildings at English Harbour, Antigua; hoist a jib and set sail from sailing fantasyland, Tortola, and enjoy the journey to one of the 50 or so isles making up the British Virgin Islands; or hit the atmospheric streets of Cuba's Habana Vieja and join in the living musical soundtrack of rumba, salsa, son and reggaeton; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Caribbean Islands and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet's Caribbean Islands Travel Guide:
- Color maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
- Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - weddings, honeymoons, sustainable travel, cuisine, music, wildlife, culture, history
- Covers Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia, Trinidad, Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Caribbean Islands, our most comprehensive guide to the Caribbean Islands, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled
About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787011656 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Lonely Planet Global Limited |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2017 |
| Series: | Travel Guide |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 153 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
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Table of Contents
Plan Your Trip
Welcome to the Caribbean Islands 6
Caribbean Islands Map 8
Caribbean Islands' Top 28 10
Need to Know 24
What's New 26
Accommodations 28
If You Like… 30
Month by Month 33
Itineraries 37
Diving & Snorkeling 43
Water Sports 51
Hiking 55
Island-Hopping 58
Cruising 62
Weddings & Honeymoons 70
Budget Caribbean 74
Traveling Sustainably 77
Family Travel 80
Islands at a Glance 83
On the Road
Anguilla 90
The Valley 92
Sandy Ground 93
Blowing Point 95
Meads Bay 96
West End 97
Shoal Bay East 99
Island Harbour 100
Understand Anguilla 101
Survival Guide 102
Antigua & Barbuda 105
Antigua 108
St John's 108
Dickenson Bay & North Shore 111
Five Islands Peninsula 113
Jolly Harbour to Cades Bay 114
Fig Tree Drive 116
English Harbour 116
Eastern Antigua 120
Barbuda 122
Codrington 122
West & South Coasts 124
Understand Antigua & Barbuda 125
Survival Guide 127
Aruba 134
Oranjestad 136
Aruba Resort Area 138
Northwest Coast 142
East Coast 145
San Nicolas 145
Spanish Lagoon & Savaneta 146
Understand Aruba 147
Survival Guide 149
The Bahamas 153
New Providence 156
Nassau 156
Around Nassau 168
Paradise Island 168
Grand Bahama 170
Freeport & Lucaya 171
West of Freeport 176
Out Islands 176
The Abacos 176
The Biminis 181
Eleuthera 183
Andros 187
The Exumas 190
Long Island 193
Understand the Bahamas 194
Survival Guide 196
Barbados 202
Bridgetown 204
Bridgetown Region 207
South Coast 209
Southeast Coast & Crane Beach 213
West Coast 214
North Barbados 218
Central Barbados 218
Bathsheba 219
Bathsheba South to Christ Church Parish 221
Understand Barbados 221
Survival Guide 224
Bonaire 228
Kralendijk 230
North End 233
South End 235
Understand Bonaire 237
Survival Guide 238
British Virgin Islands 244
Tortola 246
Road Town 246
West End 249
Cane Garden Bay Area 250
East End 252
Virgin Gorda 253
Spanish Town & the Valley 254
North Sound 255
Jost Van Dyke 257
Great Harbour 257
White Bay 258
Little Harbour 259
Anegada 260
West End 260
East End 262
The Little Sisters 263
Understand the British Virgin Islands 264
Survival Guide 266
Cayman Islands 272
Grand Cayman 274
George Town & Seven Mile Beach 274
West Bay 281
Bodden Town 283
North Side 284
East End 286
Cayman Brae 287
Little Cayman 289
Understand the Cayman Islands 292
Survival Guide 293
Cuba 298
Havana 299
Western Cuba 328
Viñales 328
Valle de Viñales 330
Central Cuba 331
Santa Clara 331
Trinidad 334
Topes de Collantes 337
Camagüey 338
Eastern Cuba 340
Santiago de Cuba 340
Baracoa 347
Understand Cuba 349
Survival Guide 353
Curaçao 357
Willemstad 359
Southeast of Willemstad 363
Sint Willibrordus Area 364
West End 365
Understand Curaçao 367
Survival Guide 368
Dominica 372
Roseau 374
Roseau Valley 378
Morne Trois Pitons National Park 380
Soufriere & Southwest Coast 381
Mero 382
Portsmouth 383
Northeastern Coast 385
Kalinago Territory 388
Understand Dominica 389
Survival Guide 391
Dominican Republic 398
Santo Domingo 400
Punta Cana & the Southeast 409
Bávaro & Punta Cana 409
Península de Samaná 415
Las Terrenas 415
Las Galeras 418
North Coast 420
Cabarete 420
Central Highlands 423
Jarabacoa 423
The Southwest & Península de Pedernales 425
Península de Pedernales 425
Understand the Dominican Republic 426
Survival Guide 430
Grenada 435
Grenada Island 436
St George's 436
Grand Anse 440
Morne Rouge Bay 442
Point Salines & True Blue 442
Lance aux Épines 443
La Sagesse Bay 444
Grand Etang National Park 444
Gouyave 445
Sauteurs 445
Eastern Grenada 446
Carriacou 448
Hillsborough 448
North of Hillsborough 450
South of Hillsborough 451
Petit Martinique 452
Understand Grenada 453
Survival Guide 456
Guadeloupe 460
Grande-Terre 461
Pointe-à-Pitre 462
Gosier 465
Ste-Anne 466
St-François 467
Le Moule 469
Northern Grande-Terre 470
Basse-Terre Island 471
Deshaies 471
Plage de Malendure & Pigeon Island 473
Ste-Rose 475
Trois-Rivières 476
Les Saintes 476
Terre-de-Haut 477
Terre-de-Bas 480
Marie-Galante 481
On the Road
La Désirade 483
Understand Guadeloupe 484
Survival Guide 486
Haiti 492
Port-au-Prince 494
Around Port-au-Prince 497
Croix-des-Bouquets 497
Cote des Arcadins 498
Route de Kenscoff 498
Northern Haiti 499
Cap-Haïtien 499
The Citadelle & Sans Souci 501
Southern Haiti 502
Jacmel 502
The Southwest 504
Understand Haiti 505
Survival Guide 508
Jamaica 512
Kingston 514
Blue Mountains 521
The North Coast 522
Ocho Rios 522
Around Ocho Rios 525
Port Antonio 526
Around Port Antonio 527
Montego Bay & Northwest Coast 530
Montego Bay 530
Rose Hall to Greenwood 535
Falmouth 536
Negril & West Coast 537
Negril 537
South Coast & Central Highlands 540
Treasure Beach 540
Black River 543
Understand Jamaica 544
Survival Guide 550
Martinique 555
Fort-de-France 556
Southern Martinique 560
Trois-Îlets 560
Le Diamant 562
Les Anses d'Arlet 563
Ste-Luce 565
Ste-Anne 566
Northern Martinique 568
St-Pierre 568
Grand-Rivière 572
Presqu'île de Caravelle 572
Understand Martinique 575
Survival Guide 576
Montserrat 581
Understand Montserrat 586
Survival Guide 587
Puerto Rico 590
San Juan 592
Around San Juan 604
El Yunque & East Coast 605
El Yunque 605
Luquillo 606
Culebra & Vieques 606
Culebra 606
Vieques 609
Southern & Western Puerto Rico 612
Ponce 612
Bosque Estatal de Guánica 614
Rincón 615
Understand Puerto Rico 616
Survival Guide 618
Saba 622
Windwardside 623
The Bottom 629
Fort Bay 631
Understand Saba 631
Survival Guide 632
Sint Eustatius 638
Oranjestad 639
Around Sint Eustatius 644
Understand Sint Eustatius 645
Survival Guide 646
St-Barthélemy 650
Gustavia 652
Flamands 654
St-Jean 655
Lorient 657
Grand Cul-de-Sac & Pointe Milou 658
Anse de Grande Saline 659
Understand St-Barthélemy 660
Survival Guide 661
St Kitts & Nevis 664
St Kitts 665
Basseterre 666
Frigate Bay 668
Southeast Peninsula 669
Northern St Kitts 672
Nevis 674
Charlestown 675
Northern Nevis 676
Southern Nevis 678
Understand St Kitts & Nevis 679
Survival Guide 681
St Lucia 688
Castries 690
Castries Region 691
Rodney Bay & Gros Islet 693
Pigeon Island 696
The Northern Tip 696
Eastern St Lucia 697
Marigot Bay 698
Soufrière & The Pitons 699
South Coast & Vieux Fort 703
Understand St Lucia 704
Survival Guide 706
St-Martin & Sint Maarten 710
Sint Maarten 712
Philipsburg 712
Simpson Bay 714
St-Martin 716
Marigot 716
Terres Basses 717
Friar's Bay 718
Grand Case 719
Anse Marcel 721
Orient Beach 722
Oyster Pond 723
Understand St-Martin & Sint Maarten 724
Survival Guide 725
St Vincent & The Grenadines 730
St Vincent 732
Kingstown 732
Leeward Highway 737
Bequia 738
Port Elizabeth 738
Lower Bay 740
Friendship Bay 741
Spring Bay & Industry Bay 741
Mustique 742
Canouan 743
Mayreau 744
Union Island 745
Palm Island 748
Petit St Vincent 748
Understand St Vincent & the Grenadines 749
Survival Guide 750
Trinidad & Tobago 756
Trinidad 757
Port of Spain 758
Chaguaramas 769
Maracas Bay 770
Blanchisseuse 771
Brasso Seco 772
Grande Riviere 772
Northeast Coast 774
East Coast 775
West Coast 776
San Fernando 777
Tobago 778
Crown Point 780
Buccoo 783
Leeward Coast 784
Castara 786
Scarborough 788
Windward Road 789
Speyside 789
Charlotteville 791
Understand Trinidad & Tobago 792
Survival Guide 795
Turks & Caicos 801
Caicos Islands 803
Providenciales 803
North Caicos 810
Middle Caicos 812
Turks Islands 813
Grand Turk 813
Salt Cay 816
Understand Turks & Caicos 817
Survival Guide 820
Us Virgin Islands 824
St Thomas 826
Charlotte Amalie & the Northside 826
Red Hook & East End 831
St John 834
Cruz Bay 834
North Shore 838
Coral Bay & East End 839
St Croix 840
Christiansted 841
Point Udall & East End 845
North Shore 846
Frederiksted 847
Greater Frederiksted 849
Understand the US Virgin islands 850
Survival Guide 852
Survival Guide
Hurricane Planning 858
Directory A-Z 859
Transportation 864
Health 867
Language 870
Index 879
Map Legend 893
Special Features
Caribbean Beaches 132
Island Cuisine 242
Dominica's Boiling Lake Hike 396
Wildlife 490
Sounds of the Caribbean 548
Pirates, Forts & Ruins 636
Hidden Caribbean 686
Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago 754