Bequia

The tiny island of Bequia has a unique, magical charm which is hard to find anywhere else in the Caribbean. With fewer than six thousand inhabitants, it feels like home from the moment you arrive; friendliness is the watchword, and the pace is relaxed and easy-going. Don't be surprised if you are greeted with a warm hello as you walk along the street - a centuries-old dependence on inter-island shipping and trading has meant that Bequians have been eagerly welcoming visitors to their shores for generations.

The island's enduring seafaring heritage is one of its most striking features. Virtually every Bequia family has some connection to the sea either past or present, and today's fishermen, sailors and boat-builders are quietly proud to share their marine traditions with newcomers to the island.

Bequia fulfils many dreams of the perfect small Caribbean island: beautiful sandy beaches where more than ten people may constitute a crowd, lush green hillsides, attractive little villages, intimate, well run hotels and guest houses, hardly any traffic, places to get together and places in which to find that perfect solitude. Variety and choice on so small an island may come as a surprise - but there are both wherever you look.

Choose a holiday of total beach relaxation or exhilarating sailing and diving in some of the most beautiful waters in the world. Get to know the island on foot, or hire a car and discover so much more than just the golden beaches; take day or overnight trips to neighbouring isles or simply fill up another perfect day doing what is increasingly necessary to unwind - nothing!

Your choice of holiday home could be a luxury hilltop villa, air-conditioned self-catering apartment or first class small hotel, a friendly beachfront guesthouse or a privately chartered yacht swaying quietly at anchor off a deserted beach.

A choice of nightlife too awaits you - gourmet international cuisine, or delicious local cooking; elegant cocktails or sundowners in a local bar; a lively jump up to steel band music or a wonderfully romantic candlelit dinner far away from it all.

And then of course there are the warm tropical nights, with an orchestra of singing cicadas and gently murmuring surf, and the brilliance of the star-studded sky which tells you, if you didn't already know, that this is where you have always wanted to be.

Extract from the Bequia Tourism website and the SVG Tourism website.

Fancy

Fancy is a small, rural community located at the Northern most tip of St Vincent and the Grenadines.  It is located forty-five minutes North of the Rabacca Dry River. Its  last stretch is rough and may require a four wheel drive vehicle. On a clear day, one can see the Island of St. Lucia and the Pitons. Fancy is a Village with spectacular scenery mainly mountain slopes, luscious hillside, rugged coast line and rough seas with strong currents.  

Fancy is one of the last Villages inhabited by the black Caribs. The members of the community are friendly and always ready to extend courtesy to visitors. Most of the members own their own houses as well as plots of land on which they farm. The main economic activities are fishing and farming (arrow root, peanuts, bananas and coconuts). There are a number of tour operators in St Vincent taking visitors to Fancy on land and by sea.

Owia

Owia, commonly refered to as ‘Carib Village’ is located on the North Eastern Coast of St. Vincent.  It is located some forty miles North of the Capital Kingstown, and about two hours drive from Kingstown. It is still home to many of the indigenous peoples of St Vincent. It is also the home of the Owia Arrowroot processing factory.

The Owia Salt Pond is one of nature’s wonders, located in Owia. It consists of huge bathing pools lined with lava rocks and ridges and a constant supply of sea water generated by the strong waves from the Atlantic Ocean. This picturesque location is ideal for picnics and swimming.

The recent effort to highlight the Owia Community includes the creation of Fishing Complex and the present building and upgrading of the Owia Salt Pond Project. Both initiatives are seen as opportunity to open up St Vincent potential to the wider market and promote the Island as a major Tourism destination.