Grenada destinations

Grenada destinations: where to go

Grenada is small, about thirty five kilometres long, but its mountains and winding roads give it plenty of variety. The capital and the best beaches sit in the southwest, the rainforest fills the centre, the spice towns line the west and north coasts, and Carriacou waits a short flight or ferry to the north. Start here to see how they fit together.

Saint George Parish, southwest Grenada
St. George's
A hillside harbour capital of red roofs, old forts and a horseshoe bay, with a lively Saturday market.
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Saint George Parish, southwest Grenada
Grand Anse
Three kilometres of soft white sand, calm water and the island's best choice of hotels, restaurants and dive shops.
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Central Grenada, Saint Andrew and Saint George
Grand Etang
A misty rainforest park around a volcanic crater lake, with waterfalls, hiking trails and wild Mona monkeys.
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Saint John, Saint Mark and Saint Patrick, north and west Grenada
Gouyave and the north
The spice and fishing towns of the west and north coasts, with cocoa estates, a historic rum distillery and Atlantic beaches.
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Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the Grenadines
Carriacou
A slow, friendly island of empty beaches, wooden sloops and African heritage, a short flight or ferry from Grenada.
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The southwest: capital and beaches

St. George's is one of the prettiest harbour towns in the Caribbean, with forts, a busy market and the horseshoe Carenage. A short ride south, Grand Anse has the island's most famous beach and most of its hotels, restaurants and dive shops, with the quieter coves of Morne Rouge, True Blue and L'Anse aux Epines close by.

The interior

Grand Etang is the rainforest heart of the island, a national park around a crater lake with waterfalls, hiking trails and Mona monkeys. It is an easy half day from the south coast, or a full day if you hike.

The spice coast and the north

Gouyave and the north covers the fishing town famous for Fish Friday and its nutmeg station, the chocolate and cocoa estates of St. Patrick, the rum distillery at River Antoine and the clifftop history of Sauteurs.

The sister islands

Carriacou is the largest of Grenada's two inhabited sister islands, a slow, friendly place of empty beaches, sloop builders and Big Drum dance, with tiny Petite Martinique next door.

How to combine them

Most first visits use Grand Anse as the base and make day trips: St. George's one day, Grand Etang and the east coast another, and the spice coast and north a third. If you have a week or more, add two or three nights on Carriacou. Use the free trip planner to shape the route around your dates.

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