Caribbean

The furthest east of the Windwards, this very British island combines spectacular pink-hued sandy beaches with a rich cultural heritage.

The beaches really are as fabulous and numerous as everyone says, but there's much more to discover here on Antigua as the young Horatio Nelson found out.

This volcanic island is covered in lush vegetation and beautiful, flowering trees line the roadsides.

Home to the oldest protected rainforest in the western hemisphere, this is a truly lush island, frequently described as 'the last of the unspoilt Caribbean'.

A third of the world's nutmeg is grown here as well as copious quantities of cloves and mace, justifying its nickname the Spice Isle.

Over 200 pristine white-sand islands and 700 cays make up the Bahamas.

More than just an island paradise, this is a place of history and character where the impact of Fidel Castros communist regime has created a culture unlike any other in the caribbean.

The classic Caribbean attractions of palm lined beaches and a wide range of water sports are very much in evidence on this large island, but Jamaica is also spectacularly beautiful and filled with natural splendours.

Mexico's Caribbean coast combines miles of white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters, with the Yucatan Peninsula - home to the mysterious lost civilisation of the Mayans.

They call it the island with the split personality, as it's the only one in the Caribbean that's joint owned.

Known to the Carib Indians as 'the fertile land', St Kitts has the only expanding rainforest in the world!...

Capital of the US Virgin Islands, this small island is one of the Caribbean's most beautiful.

Lying between Florida and the Dominican Republic, this small chain of islands and tiny cays is a British Crown Colony and has something of a castaway feel.