Getting There

US Airways offers year-round service from Charlotte to St. Kitts and Nevis.

Getting Around

The most convenient way to get around these tiny islands is by taxi. Stands are located at the Newcastle Airport and in Charlestown, and you can also arrange for pickup at your hotel. Car rentals are available, but you need to obtain a driver’s license at one of the island’s four police departments at a cost of $24 (you’ll need a valid driver’s license from home). Privately owned buses are inexpensive (from less than 50 cents to $1.50 for fare), and can be flagged down along any road. For detailed info, visit the Nevis Tourism Authority Web site at nevisnaturally.com/IslandTransportation.htm.

Where to Stay

Once a lime plantation in the early 1800s, the Mount Nevis Hotel and Beach Club offers 30 rooms in four two-story pavilions. Expect a view of the ocean and the mountainous island of St. Kitts from your window.
mountnevishotel.com

Nestled in the mountainous interior of the island, the brightly colored cottages at The Hermitage Plantation Inn offer quiet luxury. See the island’s oldest wooden house while you’re there.
hermitagenevis.com

The Golden Rock Plantation Inn features 14 cottages spread out across the remains of a 96-acre sugar plantation. Inside the towering walls of a once-operational sugar mill, there’s a two-story suite. The inn is one of the best places to encounter vervet monkeys.
www.golden-rock.com

You’ll find lavish accommodations in an intimate setting at the 17-room Montpelier Plantation Inn. At an elevation of 750 feet, it provides breathtaking views of the ocean — appropriate, when you consider that Admiral Horatio Nelson was married here in 1787.
montpeliernevis.com

The Four Seasons name is a guarantee of luxury, and the Nevis edition is no exception. An 18-hole golf course, ten tennis courts, an oceanfront whirlpool, numerous dining options, and complimentary watersports equipment — in addition to outstanding service — helped earn the hotel a AAA Five Diamond rating in 2007. [Editor’s note: At press time, the Four Seasons was closed to repair damage from Hurricane Omar.]
fourseasons.com/nevis

What to Do

With Sunrise Tours, hikers can make the arduous climb to the summit of Nevis Peak or embark on one of several less challenging treks, including one through the rainforest in search of vervet monkeys.
nevisnaturetours.com

Have an up-close look at sea turtles and sting rays on a snorkeling excursion with Under the Sea Nevis. You’ll explore waters between Nevis and St. Kitts.
undertheseanevis.com

Located on Oualie Beach, Chill Spa offers stone therapy, reflexology, and Indian head massages.
chillnevis.com

Where to Eat

Double Deuce is probably best loved for its Pinney’s Beach location. Getting to this oceanfront restaurant and bar rife with plastic chairs and handpainted signs requires walking over a small footbridge. Once there, it’s as if you’ve been transported to a sand-ensconced secret hideaway.
869.469.2222

The name says it all at Seafood Madness, just outside of Charlestown. Dishes range from conch, tuna, and snapper to blackened mahi-mahi and, for those not fond of frutti di mare, jerk ribs and chicken.
869.469.0558

Reservations are required for dinner at Miss June’s, but patrons never regret taking the time to set one up. The restaurant is run by top chef June Mestier from her elegant home in Jones Estate. Influences from India, the French isles, and beyond make her buffet-style meals among the most memorable on the island.
869.469.5330

Photos by Christopher Percy Collier