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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Travel
Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see At Anchor At Anchor Ronald Keay St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is located North of Grenada and East of Saint Lucia. St. Vincent is the main island and the Grenadines are a smaller islands south of it (kinda like the Florida Keys), Bequia, Mustique, Mayreau and Krik island are the most important ones, while Union Island & Tobago Keys are the most beautiful & unspoiled. Kingstown the capital is very Caribbean with a British Influence. Downtown has the British High Commission office, an Anglican Cathedral & a Methodist Church, alongwith a cornucopia of merchants, vendors, grocery stores and of course, a fresh fruit/veg market. The botanical gardens and the archeological museum are worth a visit. Northwest of here the Omo River valley is great for hiking with some good beaches nearby. But none beats the climb up La Soufriere, the volcano last active in 1979 - elevation 4000 ft, the hike to the crater rim a gruelling 1-4 hr trek, depending on climbers' fitness level and stamina. From Kingstown ferries leave for Krk island, Fort William, Bequia, Canouan Island and various other destinations. Young Island is a tiny little resort island just afew feet off of the main island (a 3 mnt ferry ride takes you across every 10 mnts) and has fabulous dining choices; beautiful beach, hammocks, etc. makes for an idyllic setting and a great view. Bequia is some good beaches, Port Elizabeth, Lower Bay and Industry Bay are full of them. Lots of good snorkeling too. Hope and Friendship Bay are good for windsurfing. Mustique is a beachcomber's heaven. Macaroni Bay, Celiceaux Bay, Lagoon Bay and Endavour Bay are all great for snorkeling and swimming. Mayreau is the best starting point for exploring the Tobago cays a wildlife reserve. Union Island has the highest peak of the islands, Mount Rushmore it can be explored from Clifton the major settlement. _______History Edit This Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became a British colony in the early 1600's and remained so until independence in 1979. It became a parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth of Nations. A Prime Minister leads the party with the most number of seats in the Parliament. Queen Elizabeth II remains head of state represented by the Governor General. _________Getting There Edit This Air The main airline to serve St Vincent & the Grenadines is LIAT (LI) (handled by British Airways). American Eagle offers direct flights from Costa Rica to St Vincent & the Grenadines. Alternatively passengers can fly to a neighbouring island – Barbados Grenada Martinique St Lucia or Trinidad – and continue their journey by prop plane. Mustique Airways and Aero Services run services from Barbados and Air Martinique runs from the French West Indies. Approximate flight times From St Vincent to London (via Barbados) is 9 hours to Los Angeles is 9 hours to New York is 5 hours and to Singapore is 33 hours. International airport ET Joshua (SVD) is 3km (2 miles) from Kingstown. Buses and taxis go from the airport to the city. There are standard fares to a number of major hotels throughout the island. There are also small airports on Bequia Union Island Canouan and Mustique for light aircraft. Departure tax EC$27 on all international departures. Children under 12 years and passengers staying for less than 24 hours are exempt. Sea Kingstown and some of the Grenadines are ports of call for a number of cruise lines: CIC Epirotiki Paquet Cruises Hapag Lloyd and Princess Cruises for example. Some lines also put in at one or other of the Grenadine Islands. Smaller boats ply between the islands especially to and from Barbados. __________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: Agriculture dominated by banana production is the most important sector of this lower middle income economy. The services sector based mostly on a growing tourist industry is also important. The government has been relatively unsuccessful at introducing new industries and high unemployment rates of 35%-40% continue. The continuing dependence on a single crop represents the biggest obstacle to the islands' development; tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in both 1994 and 1995. The tourism sector has considerable potential for development over the next decade. GDP: purchasing power parity—$259 million (1996 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 1% (1996 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$2 200 (1996 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 10.6% industry: 17.5% services: 71.9% (1996 est.) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 3.6% (1996) Labor force: total: 67 000 (1984 est.) by occupation: agriculture 26% industry 17% services 57% (1980 est.) Unemployment rate: 35%-40% (1994 est.) Budget: revenues: $80 million expenditures: $118 million including capital expenditures of $39 million (1996 est.) Industries: food processing cement furniture clothing starch Industrial production growth rate: 0.3% (1995 est.) Electricity—capacity: 14 000 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 64 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 545 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: bananas coconuts sweet potatoes spices; small numbers of cattle sheep pigs goats; small fish catch used locally Exports: total value: $46 million (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: bananas 39% eddoes and dasheen (taro) arrowroot starch tennis racquets partners: Caricom countries 49% UK 16% US 10% (1995) Imports: total value: $127 million (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: foodstuffs machinery and equipment chemicals and fertilizers minerals and fuels partners: US 36% Caricom countries 28% UK 13% (1995) Debt—external: NA Economic aid: recipient: ODA $NA Currency: 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1—2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) Fiscal year: calendar year ::::::::::Bequia Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i Bequia is a tiny island measuring 7 square miles with a approximate population of 7000 people. It is part of St.Vincent and the Grenadines and is surounded by the Caribbean Sea to the West and the Atlantic Ocean to the East. It is a quiet place, ideal for those needing a little peace and and tranquility. _________Practical Information Edit This Taxi Services *Challenger Taxi & Car Rental Belmont, Bequia St.Vincent & Grenadines West Indies (784)-458-3811 VHF Channel 68 *Curtis and Sandra Ollivierre Reliable, Courteous Taxi Service, Tours of the picturesque island are available at a resonable prices. They can also organise boat trips to the adjacent islands for 1 to a couple of days. * Alvin Taxi Service Mt.Pleasant, Bequia St.Vincent & the Grenadines West Indies (784)-458-3356 VHF channel 68 Hotels *Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Belmont, Bequia St.Vincent & the Grenadines (784)-458-3800 *Frangipani Hotel and Restaurant Port Elizabeth, Bequia St.Vincent and the Grenadines (784)-458-3255 VHF Channel 68 Contributors July 12, 2005 change by giorgio ::::::::::Practical Information Edit This Taxi Services *Challenger Taxi & Car Rental Belmont, Bequia St.Vincent & Grenadines West Indies (784)-458-3811 VHF Channel 68 *Curtis and Sandra Ollivierre Reliable, Courteous Taxi Service, Tours of the picturesque island are available at a resonable prices. They can also organise boat trips to the adjacent islands for 1 to a couple of days. * Alvin Taxi Service Mt.Pleasant, Bequia St.Vincent & the Grenadines West Indies (784)-458-3356 VHF channel 68 Hotels *Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Belmont, Bequia St.Vincent & the Grenadines (784)-458-3800 *Frangipani Hotel and Restaurant Port Elizabeth, Bequia St.Vincent and the Grenadines (784)-458-3255 VHF Channel 68 Contributors July 12, 2005 change by giorgio :::::::::::::Palm island Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see We currently have no information about Palm island. If you do know any general information about Palm island, please [Edit this article]. :::::::::::Tobago cays Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see At Anchor At Anchor Ronald Keay Toabgo cays is a region of the Grenadines Islands. The two main reefs make Tobago cays a great place to go scuba diving. There are also many bars and restraunts there. A Bob Marley tribute bar in an island nearby called Mayreau is strongly suggested, if you like the genre. The accomodation is also very cheap. You can get a nice private cottage for just $40 us per night! You can only get this deal if you tell the man at the Bob Marley bar that you have seen him on the internet and are looking for a room. "Morpion" island is supposted to be one of the smallest island on Earth and is made up just of sand. |