Tailor-made Saint Kitts and Nevis holidays shaped around your passions

Although white-sand beaches and azure seas might be your main reason to visit, Saint Kitts and Nevis also offer volcanic peaks, lush rainforest, and heritage architecture. If you’ve had enough of relaxing by the pool or sea, snorkeling over coral reefs, and trying your hand at water sports, you could venture to the islands’ capital, Basseterre, where palm-lined streets are flanked by Georgian-era architecture.

Inland, you can hike through forests alive with bird calls, visit botanical gardens overflowing with tropical flowers, or climb up Mount Liamuiga, Saint Kitts’s highest peak. The Nevis Heritage Trail will take you around the island’s historical sights, while the Saint Kitts Scenic Railway loops around the island.

You can also visit sugar plantations and imposing forts, explore volcanic ravines, or just enjoy the languid island lifestyle and linger in a beachside rum shack and watch the world go by.

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, you can stay in a range of hotels along the beach, including an 18th-century sugar plantation now converted into a luxurious boutique hotel. Our specialists will help find the right hotel for you.

Basseterre, Brimstone Hill Fortress, and Frigate Bay are some of the best spots to go on Saint Kitts, while in Nevis, Charlestown is the main hub of activity. Slightly larger and busier, Saint Kitts is home to the capital, Basseterre, where Georgian-era buildings line the streets but the history is multinational with an African-influenced Creole culture, Anglican churches, a Jewish cemetery, and Chinese street stalls.

You can visit Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park to learn about the islands’ history, or head into the interior to climb through volcanic ravines and lowland rainforest. Silver beaches line the coast, but you’ll find chic bars, hotels, and shops, as well as lively nightlife, on Frigate Bay.

On Nevis, you should go to 18th-century Charlestown and the Botanical Gardens of Nevis, a tropical haven filled with orchid terraces and lily ponds. Elsewhere, you’ll find crumbling forts and silvery sands backed by rustic rum shacks.

It takes around ten and a half hours to fly from the UK to Saint Kitts and Nevis. This flight is not direct and often stops in Antigua on the way. If you’re heading to Nevis, you’ll need to take a speedboat transfer to the island from Saint Kitts.

The time zone in Saint Kitts and Nevis is UTC-4 hours. Daylight Savings Time is not observed here.

Car rentals, bike tours, and taxis are all great ways to get around in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Distances are short and you can get from one end of Saint Kitts, the larger island, to the other in about half an hour. Car rental is easy to arrange and there are lots of taxis if you’d prefer to let someone else do the driving.

In Nevis, a bike tour is a great way to see the island, and you’ll find regular ferries running between Saint Kitts and Nevis if you want to sample what each island has to offer.

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Speak to your doctor about vaccine advice for Saint Kitts and Nevis and ensure you’re up to date with the recommended vaccinations at home. You can also check the suggested vaccinations on the Travel Health Pro website.