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