If you’ll be in want of a winter getaway as quickly as the vacation season has handed, then Anguilla must be in your radar.
Much less visited than a few of its neighboring islands however no much less stunning, Anguilla embodies the perfect of the Caribbean minus the crowds (no surprise it’s well-liked with the A-list and has a 75% repeat customer charge). From its idyllic cays surrounded by aquamarine water to its heat and welcoming hospitality –– and, after all, notable golf programs –– Anguilla is an incomparable Caribbean paradise that ought to positively be in your radar. And with American Airways increasing its direct service from Miami to Anguilla from now till March, it’s extra handy than ever to make the journey.
Expertise the Island’s Lauded Golf Programs
After a recent redesign that solidified its repute as one of many Caribbean’s prime golf programs, Aurora Anguilla’s Greg Norman Signature Design Championship Course reopened within the spring of 2022. With a surprising backdrop of Rendezvous Bay and distant views of St. Maarten, the 18-hole course blends unforgettable aesthetics with final playability and all of the post-game conveniences you might want, together with restoration therapies and a full-service restaurant.
Discover paradisiacal Cays
A brief boat journey off the shore of Anguilla’s most important island you’ll discover a collection of small cays –– pristine islets good for afternoons spent swimming, snorkeling, solar bathing, dabbling in watersports, and chook watching (Scrub Island alone boasts 34 completely different species). Three of the cays –– Prickly Pear, Sandy Island, and Scilly Cay –– have eating places the place you may feast on the freshest seafood possible (suppose: grilled lobster and just-caught fish), whereas sipping rum punch and making new associates as stay music performs.
Scuba dive at a shipwreck
The island has dozens of dive websites below the safety of seven marine parks, and is well-known amongst seasoned divers for its shipwrecks; eight sunken vessels supply underwater journey and encounters with considerable marine life, from sharks and rays to turtles and angelfish.
Take a elegant sundown crusing journey
Watching a tangerine sundown from the deck of a sailboat, Champagne cocktail in-hand and sea breeze in your hair, is a quintessential Anguilla trip expertise. A most important function is a 2.5 hour journey alongside the shoreline, savoring ocean vistas, boozy drinks, and house-made hors d’oeuvres as golden hour turns to nightfall. When you’re fortunate you may even catch a glimpse of the “inexperienced flash,” an optical phantasm occurring at sundown when refracted gentle creates an emerald inexperienced glow simply because the solar sinks beneath the horizon.
Journey with a neighborhood
Immerse your self in Anguillian tradition and check out one thing new while you guide an journey with Quest Experiences. Quest’s native skilled guides supply specialty excursions together with mountain climbing and caving, night time and day kayaking, shore fishing, scuba diving, kite making and extra. Distinctive choices like salt choosing supply insights into the historical past of the island whereas offering you with an only-in-Anguilla expertise to cherish.
Pattern Anguilla’s eating and after-dark scenes
The island’s eclectic eating scene runs the gamut from elevated fare at locations like Veya (an upscale institution the place Caribbean dishes are blended with North African and Southeast Asian influences) or Blanchards Restaurant (an ocean-side venue with an award-winning wine listing), to informal delicacies at buzzy spots together with Sunshine Shack (a laid-back seaside bar serving BBQ on the sand) and Vincy on the Seashore (a regionally owned restaurant with Anguillian dishes). For a nightcap – or a night spent dancing below the celebs – head to the Lit Lounge (a two-level bar with DJ and musical performances spanning all genres) or Elvis’ (a beachy hangout with hammocks, stay music and feisty cocktails).
