Travel to Antigua

With tropical marine climate with little seasonal temperature variation, Antigua, a top travel vacation destination, is a beautiful and pleasant tropical island with many beaches along its about 100 kilometers coastline.

Located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico, the Antigua and its sister islands Barbuda and Redonda have total land area about 442 square kilometers, about 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC of the United States.

The islands of Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. Today, as a favorite Caribbean travel vacation destination, tourism is the dominant activity in the economy accounting directly or indirectly for more than half of GDP of this islands nation. It uses East Caribbean Dollar as its currency.

Antigua has 68,320 (2004 estimate) population, including black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian ethnic groups. English is the official language in Antigua.

Besides hundreds of pristine silky white sand beaches and pleasant weather, Antigua offers visitors many museums and historical attractions, such as English Harbour which served as headquarters of the British Navy for 200 years. St. John, the capital of Antigua, is a beautiful city with a shopping and entertainment complex - Heritage Quay. This shopping complex has 35 shops with a lot of duty-free items including perfumes, jewelry, china and crystal.

Antigua has many beachfront resort hotels with landscaped gardens, swimming pools and water sports, tennis courts, health clubs, beach volleyball, restaurants and bars, nightly entertainment, Cyber rooms and library, shops and electronic casinos, and other modern facilities.

The Sandals Antigua Resort & Spa is a deluxe "couples- only" resort, set on breathtaking Dickenson Bay, the island's best and most famous beach. This romantic getaway offers the charm of a quaint Caribbean village, along with the refined luxuries of a world-class, all-inclusive resort, which has been voted the "World's Leading Honeymoon Resort" four year in a row. Discover Sandals Antigua Resort & Spa, and rediscover what it is to be in love. Just a few steps from the beach, Sandals guests will find five freshwater pools, one with a signature swim-up pool bar that serves tropical drinks in a limitless fashion. Guests will also find five soothing whirlpools, six other bars, and four delicious restaurants. There is a wide variety of activities, both water and land sports included in the nightly rate. The facilities at this Antigua resort are extensive, though guests may opt for off-property tours, or to visit the Kings Casino, which is adjacent to the resort.

The Galley Bay Antigua Hotel is a luxury hotel located 8 miles from V.C. Bird International Airport and four miles from the capital city of St. John's. Nestled on a three-quarter-mile stretch of Antigua's western coast, this hotel provides unparalleled service, amenities and attractions. An all-inclusive stay at this hotel includes air-conditioned accommodations, all meals with á la carte dining, brand name liquor, tropical coolers, wine, Caribbean beer and soft drinks. It also includes access to the hotel's secluded bayside beach, snorkeling, sunfish sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, tennis courts, croquet, a freshwater swimming pool and fitness center.

Antigua, the Caribbean island with a British flavour, is an ideal paradise for scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, sailing, and other water sports, and will give you an unforgettable vacation.