At the far north of the island is the Natural Salt Pond at Owia Bay, consisting of a huge bathing pool enclosed by lava peaks and ridges. The pounding waves of the Atlantic Ocean crash into this barrier and then gently cascade into the pool.

Secluded coves and fishing villages dot the coastline and diving sites abound in the turquoise waters surrounding these volcanic islands. The diving ranges from the gentle, even lazy, to the exhilarating. The deserted cays, rocks, sand bars and lagoons are teeming with sea-life and alive with colour. St. Vincent & The Grenadines is one of those all too rare, virtually undiscovered dive destinations and boasts an almost infinite selection of wall diving sites complete with pristine corals. SVG was awarded the 2006 “BEST DIVING ISLAND OF THE YEAR” from Caribbean World.

St Vincent is an ex-British colony. Colonized in 1719 and fought over by France & UK for most of the 18th century until Britain claimed the island for England in 1783, it remained a British colony until internal autonomy was granted in 1969. It gained full independence in 1979 and maintains ties to the British Monarch represented in Barbados by the Governor General.

St Vincent is home to the oldest Botanical Gardens in the Western Hemisphere which were founded in 1762 as a commercial breeding ground for plants brought from other parts of the world. (St Vincent was Captain Bligh’s original destination when the mutiny on HMS Bounty delayed his first scheduled arrival. He eventually completed a second voyage and a descendant of one of his original breadfruit trees thrives in today’s garden).

Wallilabou Bay on the west coast of St Vincent was the principle Caribbean location for Disney’s 2003 hit movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl’, and sequels ‘Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean - At Worlds End’. The bay was transformed into the 17th century town “Port Royal” – the set and props are still in situ and can be visited.

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