Luxury Vacations in St Kitts & Nevis

Beach-blessed and rainforest-fringed, this dual island nation in the Caribbean’s northern Leewards has some unique sights.

Hop aboard “the last railway in the West Indies”, a double-decker narrow-gauge train that once carried sugar cane; explore its 17th-century fortress of black volcanic stone, a UNESCO treasure crowning St Kitts’ northern tip. The larger of the two islands, St Kitts, is overlooked by dormant Mount Liamuiga, topped by an emerald crater lake; the focal point of a lush, mountainous interior criss-crossed with hiking trails through a cloud-strung jungle where green vervet monkeys make their home. Its fertile volcanic soil produces a rainbow of tropical produce, the coconut, breadfruit and plantains that form a feast with fresh catch of snapper, conch and lobster. Tiny Nevis, meanwhile, has few roads but an abundance of Georgian buildings and plantation-houses-turned hotels, a relic of British rule, while its quiet sheltered bays welcome rays and turtles that bask in the island’s raw beauty.