Ins & Outs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 2023

42 DISCOVER ST. VINCENT Family Friendly Villa Beach and Indian Bay These two white sand beaches, divided by a small hilly projection, are easily accessible. Both offer good snorkeling and provide lovely views of Young Island with a string of places offering great dining and entertainment. Blue Lagoon Surrounded by palm trees, with a lovely beach. Excellent for swimming and it’s a very pleasant anchorage. This is now a port of entry with Customs and Immigration on site at the the Blue Lagoon Marina, a full service marina offering 20 slips and 4 alongside berths with water and 110/220 electricity with 50 Hz. Snorkeler’s Paradise Wallilabou A picturesque bay and a good diving spot with reliable line handlers available to help secure yachts. Customs and Immigration can be cleared here between 4pm and 6pm (up to 7pm during the busier winter season). Chateaubelair With its 40-foot deep reef and array of brightly coloured fish, is a snorkeler’s dream. While usually a good anchorage, especially on the eastern half of the bay, the northerly swells in the winter months can cause difficulties. Customs and Immigration clearance is also available in Chateaubelair. Petit and Grand Byahaut Two small bays where diving and snorkeling are superb. At Dinosaur Head (face of Byahaut point) you will find a 120-foot wall covered in sponges, seafans and coral. Troumakar Bay This small well-protected bay, with room for only a handful of yachts, has some mooring posts on the beach. There is good snorkeling along the shore. Buccament Bay A well-protected, very calm bay with an excellent anchorage shelf in the eastern corner close to the beach. There is exceptionally good snorkeling here. Sandals Beaches Resort is currently being built here. St. Vincent’s beaches are all public. In the south, Indian Bay, Villa, Young Island and Blue Lagoon beaches have soft, golden sand and border many of the island’s hotels and restaurants making it convenient for ordering food and drinks. The best snorkeling and safest swimming is along the west coast. The dramatic Windward coast beaches have black sand as a result of volcanic lava flows and the sea is often quite rough with dangerous undercurrents. Beaches & Anchorages Cumberland Bay on the west coast of St. Vincent Photo: Calvert Jones