Intoxicating natural beauty, sunny skies, warm waters, and white sandy beaches combine to make St. Kitts one of the most seductive spots in the Caribbean . Christopher Columbus first spotted St. Kitts in 1493, when it was populated with native tribes, but the Europeans did not colonize until the British arrived in 1623. Its strategic location and valuable sugar trade led to an advanced and luxurious development that was among the best in the Colonial Caribbean.

While development has been of the highest quality, it has fortunately remained in low quantity, so St. Kitts remains un-crowded and unspoiled, famous around the world for excellent preservation of the ecosystems. Nature lovers will want to take advantage of the various tours through lava formations, tropical forest areas, and seaside lagoons. Boating tours and scuba diving expeditions are also favorite activities. Plantation homes have been transformed into grand, intimate inns. Quaint shopping areas and beautiful Colonial architecture draw visitors to the tiny towns. If a quiet vacation in a luxurious and alluring corner of paradise is what you seek, you'll find it on St. Kitts.

The peaceful calm of St. Kitts suggests nothing of the extraordinary history of the island. For centuries, St. Kitts occupied a critical position in the European struggle for the West Indies , combining exceptional wealth as sugar colonies with a vital strategic position as gateways to the Caribbean . As a result, the struggles and conflicts that marked their history are among the most decisive episodes in Caribbean history.

St. Kitts is a volcanic island, a fact to which it owes its dramatic central mountains, its rather unpredictable geologic history, and its lush tropical vegetation. In fact, St. Kitts' pre-Columbian Carib inhabitants knew their island as Liamuiga, or "fertile land," a reference to the island's rich and productive volcanic soil. Today that name graces St. Kitts' central peak, a 3,792-foot extinct volcano.

Thomas Warner chose St. Christopher for its abundant forests and fresh water, its fertile easily worked soil, its accessible physical structure, and the presence of salt.

A priority for your dream vacation in St. Kitts is our superior quality restaurants, with a tasteful variety on the menus. Your choices will range from formal plantation house dining and relaxing city restaurants, to casual beach hideouts and roadside barbeques.

Certainly, you will find that the Kittitian cuisine is salaciously and compellingly exquisite! However you like it - fresh, broiled, fried, sautéed, stewed, well done, rare - we serve it. St. Kitts has a delightful combination of local tropical flavours and a wide range of beverages to satisfy any palate. In addition, however, we offer sensational cuisines from other Caribbean Territories , Latin America , North America , Africa , Europe and Asia.

St. Kitts boasts a wide variety of beaches which range in character from the sparkling black sands of the northeastern side of the island, through to the grey sands and the golden sands which give way to a whiter hue as one travels towards the end of the southeast peninsula. Along this peninsula, there are numerous little beaches, many of which tend to become private seclusions for the adventurous and the curious. So, pack a tote bag with, sun glasses, a good novel, sun screen, and a pleasant attitude, and a cooler with ice, lots of drinks and an opener – it's really frustrating when you forget that. Now, you are ready to Explore Our Beaches!

Friars Bay
The south – Caribbean Sea – side of Friars Bay provides a splendid beach experience for all. The water is calm and the atmosphere is usually quite lively, especially on Sundays. Food and drinks are available. It is an excellent outing for the entire family. However, the more adventure-seeking beach goer will probably be more exhilarated by the higher surf of the Atlantic Ocean on North Friars Bay .

Frigate Bay - South
This is the action beach strip on the Caribbean Sea . There is a hotel & restaurant (Timothy Beach Hotel), an independent restaurant (Monkey Bar) and water sports located on the eastern end, while the western end is punctuated by the Oasis restaurant-sports bar-night club. This one mile stretch of white-sand beach, which is ideal for swimming, wind-surfing, water-skiing and various other water sports, is also lined with various types of beach shacks – island bars that serve drinks, food, craft, and trinkets in an atmosphere infused with infectious Caribbean rhythms. The party goes on to the wee hours of the morning.

Frigate Bay - North
This white-sand Atlantic coast beach is literally in walking distance from the south side. It is ideal for relaxing, swimming, wind-surfing and surfing in some areas. Various hotels, like the Angelus Resort, the St. Kitts Marriott Resort and the Sugar Bay Club, are situated on this beach.

White House Bay
Apart from passive sea-bathing, this beach offers a tremendous opportunity for snorkeling. This is as a result of the rocky reef that shelters the beach and a sunken tugboat that harbour schools of multi-coloured fish and other marine life.

Sandy Bank
This is an unusually calm Atlantic beach with a quiet, romantic aura. While bathing in the warm waters or strolling across the white sand, one is unlikely to come across many other folks, especially since there are no restaurants or water sports available here.

Turtle Bay
This is adjacent to Sandy Bank beach. It a stretch of white sand beach that offers surfing possibilities and much seclusion.

Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach is not to be mistaken for Turtle Bay , which is on the northern coast of the peninsula. Turtle Beach is situated at the extreme end of the South East Peninsula , and is ideal for a day out. It houses an excellent beach bar and restaurant by the same name and is frequented by friendly vervet monkeys, some of which will gladly join you for a drink and/or a bite to eat. If you are out on a boat and you are lucky, you might see the odd dolphin or pod of whales passing through, especially in wintertime. The beach is great for bathing, water sports and beach sports. It is worth the drive.

Cockleshell Bay
Cockleshell Bay is two miles (3 km) of power-white sand. It offers a splendid view of the sister island of Nevis , since it sits directly on the Narrows , which is the channel between the two island. This is the perfect beach seclusion.

Dieppe Bay Beach
This small palm-lined, black sand beach is protected by a major reef, which serves to provide placid waters, ideal for sea-bathing. The reef also provides an excellent site for snorkeling, since it is the home of a variety of marine life. Additionally, the shiny black sand enhances the tanning process. As you stand on the beach and gaze out at the water, you will be looking at the Caribbean Sea on your left, and the Atlantic Ocean on your right. Dining and bar services are available at the Golden Lemon Inn which sits on this exotic beach.

Pump Bay
Pump Bay , in Sandy Point , is a good beach for beginners who want to dive and snorkel. It is a shiny, black sand beach in the shadow of the magnificent Brimstone Hill Fortress.

Conaree Beach
Some may argue that this is the best beach on the Atlantic side. It is a narrow strip of gray-black sand, signifying the meeting of the volcanic and coral features of the island. Body-surfing is popular here, as well as snorkeling along the reef.

Half Moon Bay
Like Conaree, this Atlantic beach is great for a brisk swim and some exhilarating body-surfing.