# The best Caribbean islands to visit

A consensus of U.S. News, Condé Nast Traveler readers' choice, Lonely Planet and AFAR: beaches, diving, food and atmosphere.

- 1989 votes · 17 items
- Dec 18, 2025 · foodie_sydney
- https://even.best/en/l/74/the-best-caribbean-islands-to-visit

## Top 15

1. **Turks and Caicos** (209 · ▲230 ▼21) — Home of Grace Bay on Providenciales, regularly voted one of the world's best beaches.
2. **Saint Lucia** (177 · ▲192 ▼15) — Volcanic island with the twin Pitons, a World Heritage Site, and drive-in sulphur springs.
3. **Anguilla** (154 · ▲166 ▼12) — Low-lying island with 33 white-sand beaches such as Shoal Bay and Meads Bay.
4. **British Virgin Islands** (128 · ▲137 ▼9) — Sailing paradise of some 60 islands; Virgin Gorda's The Baths are giant granite boulders on the beach.
5. **Aruba** (125 · ▲139 ▼14) — Outside the hurricane belt, with Eagle Beach and its divi-divi trees.
6. **Grand Cayman** (88 · ▲104 ▼16) — Seven Mile Beach and Stingray City, where you can stand among southern stingrays.
7. **Barbados** (83 · ▲98 ▼15) — Calm west-coast beaches, rum distilleries and Rihanna's home island.
8. **St. Barts** (83 · ▲97 ▼14) — Chic French island with Shell Beach and Saint-Jean, beloved by yachts and celebrities.
9. **The Bahamas (Exuma)** (76 · ▲94 ▼18) — Exuma's cays include Pig Beach, where swimming pigs greet boats.
10. **Puerto Rico** (54 · ▲65 ▼11) — Old San Juan's colonial forts, El Yunque rainforest and bioluminescent bays; no passport needed for US citizens.
11. **Dominica** (45 · ▲65 ▼20) — The 'Nature Island', with the Boiling Lake and Champagne Reef's volcanic bubbles.
12. **Grenada** (45 · ▲64 ▼19) — The 'Spice Isle', known for nutmeg, Grand Anse Beach and an underwater sculpture park.
13. **St. Vincent and the Grenadines** (44 · ▲57 ▼13) — Chain of 32 islands including Bequia, Mustique and the Tobago Cays marine park.
14. **Jamaica** (43 · ▲62 ▼19) — Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Dunn's River Falls and the Blue Mountains coffee region.
15. **Curaçao** (43 · ▲57 ▼14) — Colourful Dutch Willemstad (World Heritage) and over 35 beaches and coves.
16. **Antigua** (39 · ▲53 ▼14) — Said to have 365 beaches, one for every day of the year, plus Nelson's Dockyard.
17. **Bonaire** (27 · ▲46 ▼19) — Shore-diving capital: the whole coastline is a protected marine park.

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