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Departure Points
Be a Fodor’s Correspondent ............ 3
About This Book ............ 7
What’s Where ............ 8
Island Finder ............ 16
If You Like ............ 18
If You Want ............ 22
When To Go ............ 24
Hurricane Season ............ 25
On the Calendar ............ 26
The Face of the Caribbean
Chapter 1: Anguilla ............ 31
Chapter 2: Antigua & Barbuda ............ 61
Chapter 3: Aruba ............ 99
Chapter 4: Barbados ............ 133
Chapter 5: Bonaire ............ 183
Chapter 6: British Virgin Islands ............ 213
Welcome to British Virgin Islands ............ 214
British Virgin Islands Planner ............ 216
Tortola ............ 218
Virgin Gorda ............ 240
Jost Van Dyke ............ 253
Anegada ............ 257
Other British Virgin Islands ............ 259
British Virgin Islands Essentials ............ 260
Chapter 7: Cayman Islands ............ 265
Welcome to Cayman Islands ............ 266
Cayman Islands Planner ............ 268
Grand Cayman ............ 270
Cayman Brac ............ 297
Little Cayman ............ 302
Cayman Islands Essentials ............ 307
Chapter 8: Curaçao ............ 313
Chapter 9: Dominica ............ 351
Chapter 10: Dominican Republic ............ 383
Chapter 11: Grenada ............ 447
Chapter 12: Guadeloupe ............ 483
Chapter 13: Jamaica ............ 525
Chapter 14: Martinique ............ 581
Chapter 15: Montserrat ............ 621
Chapter 16: Puerto Rico ............ 639
Chapter 17: Saba ............ 693
Chapter 18: St. Barthélemy ............ 711
Chapter 19: St. Eustatius ............ 741
Chapter 20: St. Kitts & Nevis ............ 757
Chapter 21: St. Lucia ............ 803
Chapter 22: St. Maarten/St. Martin ............ 849
Chapter 23: St. Vincent & the Grenadines ............ 887
Welcome to St. Vincent & the Grenadines ............ 889
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Planner ............ 890
St. Vincent ............ 894
The Grenadines ............ 910
Bequia ............ 910
Canouan ............ 921
Mayreau ............ 923
Mustique ............ 925
Palm Island ............ 927
Petit St. Vincent ............ 928
Tobago Cays ............ 929
Union Island ............ 929
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Essentials ............ 933
Chapter 24: Trinidad & Tobago ............ 939
Welcome to Trinidad & Tobago ............ 940
Trinidad & Tobago Planner ............ 942
Trinidad ............ 946
Tobago ............ 964
Trinidad & Tobago Essentials ............ 978
Chapter 25: Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 983
Welcome to Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 984
Turks & Caicos Islands Planner ............ 986
The Caicos ............ 989
Providenciales ............ 989
Little Water Cay ............ 1007
Parrot Cay ............ 1007
Pine Cay ............ 1008
North Caicos ............ 1008
Middle Caicos ............ 1010
South Caicos ............ 1011
The Turks ............ 1012
Grand Turk ............ 1012
Salt Cay ............ 1019
Turks & Caicos Islands Essentials ............ 1021
Chapter 26: United States Virgin Islands ............ 1027
Welcome to United States Virgin Islands ............ 1028
United States Virgin Islands Planner ............ 1030
St. Thomas ............ 1034
St. John ............ 1071
St. Croix ............ 1093
United States Virgin Islands Essentials ............ 1119
Essentials ............ 1126
Getting Started ............ 1127
Booking Your Trip ............ 1130
Transportation ............ 1136
On The Ground ............ 1140
Index ............ 1152
About the Authors ............ 1168
Maps
Caribbean What’s Where ............ 8—9
Greater Antilles What’s Where ............ 10-11
Lesser Antilles What’s Where ............ 12-13
Windward Islands What’s Where ............ 14-15
Anguilla ............ 32-33
Antigua & Barbuda ............ 62-63
Barbuda ............ 91
Aruba ............ 100-101
Eagle/Palm Beach Hotels ............ 105
Barbados ............ 134-135
Holetown & Vicinity ............ 140
Bridgetown ............ 172
Bonaire ............ 184-185
British Virgin Islands ............ 214-215
Tortola ............ 220-221
Virgin Gorda ............ 242-243
Cayman Islands ............ 266-267
Grand Cayman ............ 272-273
Cayman Brac & Little Cayman ............ 299
Curaçao ............ 314-315
Willemstad ............ 339
Dominica ............ 352-353
Dominican Republic ............ 384-385
Punta Cana ............ 394
Santo Domingo ............ 432
Grenada & Carriacou ............ 448-449
Guadeloupe ............ 484-485
Jamaica ............ 526-527
Montego Bay ............ 540
Negril ............ 546
Martinique ............ 582-583
Montserrat ............ 622-623
Puerto Rico ............ 640-641
Greater San Juan ............ 648-649
Old San Juan ............ 678
Saba ............ 694-695
St. Barthélemy ............ 712-713
St. Eustatius ............ 742-743
Oranjestad ............ 747
St. Kitts & Nevis ............ 758-759
Nevis ............ 781
St. Lucia ............ 804-805
St. Maarten/St. Martin ............ 850-851
St. Vincent & The Grenadines ............ 888-889
The Grenadines ............ 912-913
Trinidad & Tobago ............ 940-941
Tobago ............ 966-967
Turks & Caicos Islands ............ 984-985
Providenciales ............ 992-993
Grand Turk ............ 1015
United States Virgin Islands ............ 1028-1029
St. Thomas ............ 1036—1037
Charlotte Amalie ............ 1065
St. John ............ 1074—1075
St. Croix ............ 1096—1097
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
Distributor: Random House, Inc.
Publication Date: 08-26-2008
Pages: 1168
Measurements: 7.97in X 5in X 1.71in X 2.25lb
