Antigua holiday travel

Antigua is a perfect resort destination with glorious beaches. This little island in the Caribbean is popular with tourists, but has many private locations where you won't feel crowded. Antigua also is a great diving location.

Where to stay - hotels

There are plenty of hotels to go around, and they are located in many different areas of the island. Whether you want a small bungalow or a luxurious resort, you can find both on Antigua. Prices and amenities vary widely, so it's best to find what you're looking for online. Find Antigua hotels here.

Runaway Bay and Dickenson Bay have several fine hotels and resorts. Deep Bay also has a number of up-market resorts. If you want to stay beachside, that's not a problem, as many hotels are located right next to the beautiful shoreline. Click here to get a good rate on hotels in Antigua.

Antigua can get busy during the high season, so it's best to book a hotel in advance. You can reserve an Antigua hotel online. Click here for more information on Antigua based hotels.

What to do

The main draw card on Antigua is its great beaches and wonderful diving spots. Most of Antigua’s beaches are public. With coral canyons, wall drops, and sea caves, the diving here is incredible. Other water activities include windsurfing and game fishing.

Dickenson Bay offers about any type of water sport you might fancy. The beach here is backed by several hotels, resorts, and open-air cafés and restaurants. More private is Runaway Bay, which also has a beautiful white-sand beach.

The main place to go on the island is English Harbor. It offers tourists the chance to visit restored buildings, hilltop forts, and museums. Today the harbor is full of sleek, million-dollar yachts. Fort Shirley offers great views over the bay plus some 18th century ruins and fun, local bars.

The capital of the island is St John’s, situated in the northeast on Heritage Quay, and is known for its shops, churches, museums, galleries, and restaurants. St John’s isn't big and you can easily walk to the different attractions.

What to see - by hire car

Antigua doesn't have a public transportation system, so it's best to get around the island with a hire car. You can hire a car from Antigua's airport. Check out rates on Antigua car hire here.

There are many great places to visit if you have a hire car. Just to the west of St John’s is Deep Bay, which is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. The Andes wreck looms out of the waters here, which makes curious attraction for divers.

Falmouth Bay is easy to get to by hire car and has one of Antigua’s oldest buildings, the 1676 St Paul’s Anglican Church, which is also used as the country’s courthouse.

You can also visit Antigua's only rainforest by hire car, which is near to Jolly Harbor. Book a hire car for Antigua online here.