Jason Rich - The Everything Family Guide To The Caribbean: A Complete Guide to the Best Resorts, Beaches And Attractions - Island by Island!

THESE HANDY, PORTABLE BOOKS are designed to be the perfect traveling companions. Whether youre traveling within a tight family budget or feeling the urge to splurge, you will find all you need to create a memorable family vacation.

Use these books to plan your trips, and then take them along with you for easy reference. Does Jimmy want to go sailing? Or maybe Jane wants to go to the local hobby shop. The Everything Family Guides offer many ways to entertain kids of all ages while also ensuring you get the most out of your time away from home.

Review this book cover-to-cover to give you great ideas before you travel, and stick it in your backpack or diaper bag to use as a quick reference guide for activities, attractions, and excursions you want to experience. Let The Everything Family Guides help you travel the world, and youll discover that vacationing with the whole family can be filled with fun and exciting adventures.

TRAVEL TIP

Quick, handy tips

RAINY DAY FUN

Plan ahead for fun without sun

FAST FACT

Details to make your trip more enjoyable

JUST FOR PARENTS

Appealing information for moms and dads

Dear Reader,

Thanks for picking up this copy of The Everything Family Guide to the Caribbean! This book will help you and your family get the most out of your upcoming vacation, no matter how large or small your travel budget happens to be. Not only will you find detailed information about all there is to see and do throughout many of the popular Caribbean islands, youll also learn about popular Caribbean cruises and discover dozens of useful money-saving tips.

Like all the titles in the Everything Family Guide series, this book was written for the entire family, a quality that set s it apart from other travel guides. Youll soon learn all about the best ways to spend your time while in the Caribbean. Plus, youll find out what activities are most suitable for you and your kids or teens as you explore all that the Caribbean islands have to offer.

All of the attractions and activities described in this book are also rated. These ratings are based not just on the quality and overall value of the entertainment or services offered, but on age appropriateness as well. This will help you quickly identify the best, most exciting, and most appropriate things for the whole family to see and do during your vacation.

I have been very careful to ensure that all of the information contained in this guide is accurate and up to date. Still, it is always possible that some contact details will have changed by the time this guide goes to press. Be sure to check any Web sites provided for such changes. In addition, if you would like to share your own vacation experiences or opinions about any aspect of the Caribbean covered in this guide, please visit my Web site at wwww.jasonrich.com or drop me an e-mail at jr7777@aol.com. My goal has been to provide the most comprehensive, informative, and fun-to -read travel guide possible. After reading this book and comparing it to other travel guides available, I hope youll find that Ive achieved my objective.

Have a wonderful, memorable, and safe trip!

THE
EVERYTHING
FAMILY GUIDE TO THE
CARIBBEAN

A complete guide to the best resorts,
beaches, and attractionsisland by island!

Jason Rich

Publishing Director: Gary M. Krebs

Managing Editor: Laura M. Daly

Copy Chief: Brett Palana-Shanahan

Acquisitions Editor: Gina Chaimanis

Development Editor: Luann Rouff, Jessica LaPointe

Associate Production Editor: Casey Ebert

Director of Manufacturing: Susan Beale

Associate Director of Production: Michelle Roy Kelly

Cover Design: Paul Beatrice, Matt LeBlanc

Layout and Graphics: Colleen Cunningham, Holly Curtis, Erin Dawson, Sorae Lee

Copyright 2005, F+W Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.

An Everything Series Book.
Everything and everything.com are registered trademarks of F+W Publications, Inc.

Published by Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company
57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322 U.S.A.
www.adamsmedia.com

ISBN: 1-59337-427-5

Printed in the United States of America.

J I H G F E D C B A

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rich, Jason.
The Everything Family Guide to the Caribbean / Jason Rich.
p. cm.(An everything series book)
ISBN 1-59337-427-5
1. Caribbean AreaGuidebooks. 2. Family recreation
Caribbean AreaGuidebooks. 3. ChildrenTravelCaribbean
AreaGuidebooks. I. Title. II. Series: Everything series.

F2165.R53 2005
917.2904dc22

2005015469

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.

From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the
American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations

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Four-wheel-drive safari tour

Beaches

Horseback riding

Jet Skiing

Kayaking

Scuba diving

Shopping for souvenirs

Snorkeling

Submarine ride

Swimming with dolphins

Thanks to everyone at Adams Media, especially Gina Chaimanis, for inviting me to work on this exciting book. On a personal note, the love and support I receive on an ongoing basis from my closest and dearest friends is extremely important to me. For this, I am truly grateful.

Thanks to Ferras AlQaisi, who shared in my Caribbean travel adventures and who provided some of the photographs for this book. Id also like to extend my love and eternal gratitude to Mark Giordani, the Bendremer family (Ellen, Sandy, Emily, and Ryan), and to my own family. Id also like to acknowledge Rusty, my newly adopted Yorkshire Terrier puppy (