Summer in the Caribbean belongs to small islands. While the headline resorts of popular tourist destinations fill up, some of the season’s most rewarding escapes are taking place on the region’s smallest and least crowded islands. harbor island at Bahamas to Kariaku at Grenadines to Holbox Island off the coast Mexico.
It is a sparsely populated and gloriously remote place, reachable by ferry or morning flight. The sea is warm, the beaches are nearly empty, and the pace slows to a near standstill.
Some are geographically small. Some are simply untouched. And some are big islands with so few people that they feel small anyway.
What they share is an increasingly rare quality: the feeling of having the whole island to yourself, even during peak season.
at Bahamas to Grenadines to Guadeloupe IslandsThis is a small Caribbean island worth visiting this summer.
Harbor Island, Bahamas
harbor island Perhaps the most beloved little island in the Bahamas. It feels like equal parts. Nantucket and st barth.
It is home to a legendary three-mile walking trail. pink sand beachIt’s a soft, blush-toned bow that’s been attracting the fashion world and the barefoot luxury crowd for decades.
small settlement Dunmore Town All are filled with boarded-up cabins, bougainvillea, golf carts, and have dining areas that are way bigger than they are.
and there pink sandIt’s a historic resort that helped make the island an icon of barefoot chic in the first place, and it’s still one of the most romantic places to stay anywhere on the island. You come in the afternoon and find yourself making plans to return before you even leave.
