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Welcome to
Bequia on the Paradise
Islands website. Bequia
is part of St Vincent
and the Grenadines and
lies nine miles south of
St Vincent and north
west of the world famous
island of
Mustique. Bequia is
around seven square
miles making it the
largest of the thirty
two
Grenadine Islands
and it also home to the
largest population of
5,000 inhabitants
outside of the main
island of
Saint Vincent.
Bequia is
a delightful island and
the editor of Paradise
Islands was lucky enough
to explore the island
whilst staying on the
nearby
Young Island
resort. It is a peaceful
easy going place with
plenty of charm,
fabulous beaches and
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Sailing and
diving are popular past
times for both local and
visitors alike with some
of the best diving reefs
in the world. Average
annual temperatures vary
between 24 and 32
degrees centigrade and
as with most
Caribbean Islands
the peak tourist season
is December to Easter.
Admiralty Bay is
the heart of
Bequia where you
will find the
main town of
Port Elizabeth
with a few shops
along Front
Street and the
island dock for
visiting ferries
(known locally
as "de
Harbour").
Bequia is
blessed with
some fine white
sandy beaches
and coves
including
Princess
Margaret Beach,
Lower Bay,
Spring Bay,
Industry Bay,
Moonhole and
Friendship Bay. |
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Above left: Local whale
hunters and fishermen. Above right:
Local men |
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Travel to
the island is relatively
easy with daily direct
flights with SVG Air
(less than one hour)
from
Barbados Grantley
Adams International
Airport to Bequia's J.F.
Mitchell airport (opened
in 1992). Visitors can
also fly to St Vincent
and then take the one
hour ferry to Bequia.
(You can fly to St
Vincent's E.T. Joshua
airport from Barbados,
St Lucia, Grenada
and Trinidad. There are
currently no direct
flights to St Vincent
from North America or
Europe). |
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Above left: Sunset over
Admiralty Bay. Above right:
Scuba diver on the
Almond Point Reef |
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Other well known
Grenadine
islands include
Canouan, Petit
St Vincent
(private
resort), Union
Island and the
Tobago Cays. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and photograph
guide to Bequia island in the Grenadines. All text and images are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org 2008. All photographs on this website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the islands tourist boards. Some of our own images
maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes
attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty.
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Port Elizabeth |
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Princess
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Admiralty Bay |
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Bequia Map |
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Bequia Beaches |
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Hamilton Fort |
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Moonhole |
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Whaling |
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Model Boat
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Island Scenes |
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Almond Point
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Squirrel Fish |
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