CaribbeanTravel.com Directory - (Page IV) BEACH BONANZA from long strands to private coves, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BEACHES Smokey’s for lunch) and Mead’s Bay (often hosting traditional sailboat races). You’ll have to take a boat to get to Little Bay, a tiny cove with lime green water nearly enclosed by 200-foot-high coral cliffs. PALMS, PIRATES & PINK SAND eaches are the mainstay of a vacation in the Caribbean. If you have beach connoisseurs among your client base, there are a host of specialty beaches in the region that will exceed their expectations. Anguilla often first comes to mind as the ultimate beach destination. This tiny island hosts a stunning collection of 33 pristine and unique beaches. The most popular beach is Shoal Bay East, where your feet sink up to your ankles in fine, fluffy white sand. It has calm water for swimming, reef patches for snorkeling, windsurfers to rent, beach barbecue shacks at one end and open space for distance walkers. Other long, empty beaches include Rendezvous Bay (two-and-a-half miles long with a view of St. Martin), Cove Bay (with B Some of the region’s longest beaches are in the Dominican Republic. The 37-milelong Costa del Coco runs northwest from Punta Cana with mounds of brilliant white sand and the prettiest palm trees in the Caribbean. Your clients can best see it by horseback or ATV tour. Wannabe pirates will get a kick out of Wallilabou Bay on St. Vincent. Along the beach is an entire pirate town — the actual movie sets for the “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Visitors can stroll around the wharf and town sets, imagining what it would have been like to join Jack Sparrow and the crew of the Black Pearl. For the ultimate castaway island experience, send clients on a day trip to Mopion, a sand cay in the Grenadines. It is surrounded by pristine PREFACE I coral reefs that will mesmerize snorkelers. Boat trips depart from Union Island, Mayreau, Petit St. Vincent or Palm Island. The glow of pink sand on Bermuda’s beaches adds extra emphasis to romance. South Shore Park contains 12 pink-sand beaches, ranging from long strands to tiny, hidden coves. There is a one-and-a-half mile coastal trail linking the beaches, starting at the expansive Warwick Long Bay and ending at the curved Horseshoe Bay for a refreshing rum swizzle. The Euro-hip scene is highlighted on Orient Beach, St. Martin. Chic beach- IV
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