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St Vincent mainland

Use Kingstown as the one base and the ferry gateway for the Grenadines; do the botanic gardens, the forts and one leeward or volcano day as trips from it.

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Key facts · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Best months
Dec–Apr
Visa
Depends on your passport
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar
Language
English
Plugs
G · A · B · 230 V
Time zone
UTC−4 all year
Month by month here
Rules in force · 6Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ↗Check entry rules for your passport on official St Vincent and the Grenadines government sources before you fly.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ↗Camouflage-pattern clothing is illegal for civilians: leave it at home.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ↗The Tobago Cays are a marine park: visit with licensed operators and follow anchoring and no-take rules.

St Vincent is the largest island in the country and the only one with the international airport. Kingstown is the capital and the port for the ferries to Bequia and the southern Grenadines. Plans go wrong on the last ferry, on hurricane-season weather and on volcano-area access, so keep a flexible day before any onward boat and check the current status of La Soufrière with local sources.

Where to sleep

3 places in this region

Sleep base

Day trip

  • Leeward coast (Layou, Barrouallie)Guide: planned

    Black-sand beaches, fishing villages and petroglyphs; about 45 min by car.

    Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.

  • La SoufrièreGuide: planned

    Active volcano in the north; check current access and hiking rules before you plan.

    Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.

Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

3 nights
Kingstown 3 with a leeward-coast day
7 nights
Kingstown 2 + Bequia 3 + Kingstown 2
  • Argyle airport is on the east coast: allow 45–60 minutes to Kingstown, more in traffic.
  • Do not book the last ferry back to Kingstown on the day you fly out.

Day-trips door to door

ToFromDoor-to-door p50Last returnNote
Bequia (ferry)Kingstown90 minunknownCrossing about an hour; check the last sailing and buy the ticket before boarding.
Leeward coastKingstown50 minunknownCar or driver; minibuses run but stop early.

Bags between cities

No luggage forwarding culture: keep the main bag at your hotel and take a day pack to Bequia.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

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CountryJFMAMJJASOND
Kingstown
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (country-wide)
Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Go next

Other regions of the country

Bequia

planned

3–5 nights

Easiest Grenadine by ferry; boat-building and beaches

Southern Grenadines (Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island)

planned

2–4 nights

Tobago Cays, sailing and small resorts

St Vincent mainland: what we know, and what is coming

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On this page

  1. 3 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
  2. How to split 3 or 7 nights
  3. 2 day trips with door-to-door time
  4. Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
  5. What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
  2. Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
  3. Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
  4. Regional food: what, where and when it works
  5. A page for Leeward coast (Layou, Barrouallie) — Black-sand beaches, fishing villages and petroglyphs; about 45 min by car.
  6. A page for La Soufrière — Active volcano in the north; check current access and hiking rules before you plan.

Meanwhile

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep
1 base
Day trips
2, 50 min to 1 h 30
Nights suggested
3–7 nights

Trips that stop here

From the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines guide

  • St Vincent and Bequia

    7 days · 2 nights here

    Kingstown → Bequia

  • Down the chain

    10 days · 2 nights here

    Kingstown → Bequia → Canouan / Union

  • Grenadines to Grenada

    14 days · 2 nights here

    Kingstown → Bequia → Union Island → Carriacou → St George's

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Local time

What time it is there now, compared with the clock on your device.

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