Guides for the Discerning Traveller

Huahine: Living Heritage and a Slower Island Rhythm

Choose Huahine for Maeva, village-scale days and a quieter two-island road rhythm, with every cultural, lagoon

Raiatea and Taha’a: Sacred Sites, Sailing and Lagoon Stays

Choose Raiatea for cultural and sailing depth, Taha'a for a slower motu rhythm, or combine them

Moorea: Lagoon, Mountains and Island Base Choice

Choose Moorea's coast by mountain access, lagoon rules and daily rhythm, then treat the ferry as

Tahiti: Papeete, Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti

Use Papeete for cultural and logistical range, then add Tahiti Iti when black-sand coast, valleys and

Bridgetown, the West Coast and South Coast, Barbados

Choose west-coast calm, south-coast energy or Bridgetown access, with the Atlantic east treated as a different

Basseterre, the Southeast Peninsula and Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis

Choose St. Kitts access, Nevis quiet or a deliberate split while preserving each island's heritage and

Philipsburg, Simpson Bay and Maho, Sint Maarten

Choose among Philipsburg, Simpson Bay and Maho while keeping Dutch Sint Maarten's heritage, airspace and marine

Marigot, Grand Case and the French Side of Saint-Martin

Plan French Saint-Martin around Grand Case, Marigot and the reserve while treating SXM as Dutch-side transit,

Oranjestad, Noord and San Nicolas, Aruba

Choose between Noord's resort ease, Oranjestad's cultural access and Aruba's quieter south, with Arikok handled on

St. John’s, English Harbour and Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda

Use Antigua as the operational anchor, then add Barbuda only when transport, community context and conservation

Gustavia and Saint Barthelemy

Choose Gustavia proximity or a quieter coast, then build every flight, ferry, beach and reserve day

Anguilla: West End, The Valley and Island Harbour

Balance West End ease with The Valley's history and Island Harbour's living east, using Anguilla's own