Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Quick Facts

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Capital

Kingstown

Population

117,534

Government

parliamentary democracy; independent sovereign state within the Commonwealth

Religions

Christianity (Protestant, Catholic)

Languages

English, French patois

Calling Code

+1784

Nationality

Vincentian

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Introduction

The Grenadines pick up where Grenada leaves off and stretch northwards till they hit Saint Vincent. They are a collection of 30 islands, only a dozen of which are inhabited. Most are blessed with perfect Caribbean beaches and diving waters and many of the islands also afford great windsurfing conditions.

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Saint Vincent is the cultural hub of the islands, where most of the population live. Kingstown, along its southwestern shore, is the country's capital, a bubbly cultural affair marked by a decidedly relaxing West Indies atmosphere. The island affords a number of great hikes, most notable of which is the journey up the La Soufriére volcano, a tall active volcano as majestic as it is volatile.

Cruises are a great way of seeing the Grenadines and Saint Vincent. Budget travellers will have to pick their islands wisely, since some are geared almost exclusively to the rich and famous.

Islands

• Saint Vincent is the largest island and most populous
• The Grenadines is an archipelago south of Saint Vincent. The Grenadines partly belong to the nation of Grenada.

Towns

• Kingstown is the country's capital on Saint Vincent.
• Barrouallie
• Chateaubelair
• Georgetown

Getting there

Plane

Mustique Airways and SVG Air are the two national airlines flying to and from E.T. Joshua International Airport. They both operate both scheduled and charter service to most islands in the eastern Caribbean, like Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, Grenada and Saint Lucia.

Boat

From the island of Carriacou in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines there are ferries to and from Grenada with Osprey Lines. You can find their schedule over here.

Getting around

Boat

There is an Inter Island ferry between several of the main islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Four ferries operates between the islands of Saint Vincent, Bequie, Canouan, Mayreau and Union Island. The exact schedule can be found on this page]].
Admiralty Transport (phone 784 458 3348) and Bequia Express (phone 784 458 3472) have 4 boats togethere, travelling between the island of Bequia and Kingstown on Saint Vincent. There are 7 sailings on weekdays, 5 on Saturdays and 2 on Sundays.
The MV Jasper leaves Union Island for Carriacou at 6am on Mondays and Thursdays. It leaves Carriacou on the same day at noon. In addition various fishing boats leave Union Islands at 7:30 and will drop passengers in Carriacou for a price similar to the ferry service.