| If you want to travel to the Caribbean, you | | | | (and the occasional tropical rainfall), |
| have many options to choose from. Your | | | | making any island you select an ideal |
| Caribbean travel destinations include: | | | | destination for your tropical paradise. |
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| # Antigua and Barbuda | | | | However, the majority of the Caribbean is |
| | | | within a hurricane belt. This means that |
| # Haiti | | | | during certain times of the year, the |
| | | | Caribbean can be hit by hurricanes. The |
| # Aruba | | | | official hurricane season in the Caribbean is |
| | | | June 1st to November 30th with August to |
| # Jamaica | | | | October being peak months. Now even though |
| | | | the hurricane season is smack dab in the |
| # Bahamas | | | | middle of prime summer vacation time, you |
| | | | need not worry. With technology today and |
| # Martinique | | | | weather tracking, it's now possible to |
| | | | identify when a hurricane or major storm will |
| # Barbados | | | | hit. So, if you're planning a Caribbean |
| | | | travel trip, find out what the current |
| # Puerto Rico | | | | hurricane season is like and how the island |
| | | | of choice will fair during it. |
| # Cayman Islands | | | | |
| | | | Southern islands such as Barbados and Aruba, |
| # St. Kitts and Nevis | | | | on the other hand, lie outside of the |
| | | | Caribbean hurricane belt and almost never |
| # Cuba | | | | fall victim to hurricanes. If you don't want |
| | | | to worry about planning your Caribbean trip |
| # St. Lucia | | | | around the hurricane season, the southern |
| | | | islands of the Caribbean are the best way to |
| # Dominica | | | | go. |
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| # St. Vincent and the Grenadines | | | | Caribbean Activities |
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| # Dominican Republic | | | | Each Caribbean destination has its own |
| | | | terrain and landscape, providing its own |
| # Trinidad and Tobago | | | | unique activities. Almost all destinations |
| | | | have amazing beaches, but some also have |
| # Grenada | | | | tropical rain forests and mountains. Puerto |
| | | | Rico, for example, has the only rainforest |
| # Turks & Caicos Islands | | | | that's part of the U.S. National Parks |
| | | | system. Aruba, on the other hand, is one of |
| # Guadeloupe | | | | the only islands that offer a non-tropical |
| | | | environment, offering dryer surroundings. So, |
| # Virgin Islands | | | | depending on your Caribbean travel |
| | | | destination, your activities are limited to |
| Each destination offers its own experiences | | | | the natural makeup of the island. But in |
| and exotic ambiance. Use this guide to learn | | | | general, your activities will include |
| about the Caribbean and what you need to know | | | | sunbathing, playing in the ocean, nature |
| before you disembark on your trip. | | | | hikes through the lush terrain (if |
| | | | available), trips into town to purchase the |
| Caribbean Weather | | | | local merchandise, and experiencing the |
| | | | island nightlife. |
| Most people travel to the Caribbean because | | | | |
| of the region's amazing weather. Sunny with a | | | | Caribbean travel destinations are the key to |
| steady breeze, the Caribbean provides ideal | | | | a tropical getaway. With many island |
| weather for hours of sunbathing and | | | | destinations to choose from, all offering |
| frolicking in the ocean. All islands, for the | | | | optimal weather and relaxing activities, the |
| most part, offer the same climate with slight | | | | Caribbean is definitely a destination to put |
| variations in weather patterns here and there | | | | on your list of places to visit. |