Which is the best Caribbean island?

Question

My Fiance and I are planning our honeymoon and want to go down to the caribbean. There are so many islands all which have the beautiful water but we would like to be able to hike, ride horses, maybe rock climb, zip line, snorkle. We want to do everything outdoors? Any recomendations will be great!

Answer 1

For all those things...Jamaica.

Answer 2

I like St. Barts, Aruba, The Bahamas, St. Lucia and Jamaica.

Answer 3

If you want to ride horse/rock climb, as listed above in the other answers, you will have to stick to the bigger islands ie. Jamaica/Puerto Rico. If you can do away with those, I would suggest some of the smaller islands  ... more peaceful and quiet for a honeymoon. St Barths is a great honeymoon island .. also check out St. Lucia and Dominica .. all three of those islands are a little out of the main stream .. you'll meet less obnoxious people ;)

Answer 4

JAMAICA without a doubt

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Answer 5

Trinidad and Tobago! Awesome nightlife in Trinidad, as well as the Asa Wright bird sanctuary and you could also go to Tobago for gorgeous beaches, the world's oldest government-protected rainforest and lots of other outdoor activities. Plus foods too numerous to mention them all, music and a warm welcome.

Congrats!

Answer 6

The english speakng island of Dominica (not The dominican Republic ) is exactly what you are thinking of.So much so that the tourism tag line is "Defy The everyday..Dominica the nature island).

Activites that may suit you:

River canyoning (sure you havent heard of that one)

Horse back riding through the forest

ATV-riding through the forest

Scuba dving (rated number one by reader's choice Dive magazine for best small animal encounter and healthiest environment.)

Snorkeling.Very clear pollutant free waters beacuse our beaches

Whale and dolphin watching-branded as the whale watching capital of the Caribbean.

Bird watching

Biking

Sea Turtle watching

Take a ride on the Rainforest aerial tram high in the mountain tops

Kayaking

River tubing

Mountain climbimg(Dominica is the most mountainous relative to size and her tallest mountain is almost 5000ft)

Hiking-(One of a kind sites such as the World's famous boiling lake 2nd largest in the world largest of its kind)

And the list goes on and on and on and on.

It was the main island in which the moves Pirates Of The Caribbean 2&3 were filmed.

So I will provide you with links to varous websites where u could view  the activities etc.

Answer 7

Jamaica for sure, all you have mentioned, plus caves exploring, authentis foods, reggae, soca and calypso music.

Answer 8

Jamaica all the way.

Answer 9

Spent our honeymoon in Cozumel, an event to remember. Has all of your needs

Answer 10

Puerto Rico

I don't know about rock climbing, but they do have cave exploring in Camuy.  You also said you like to snorkel, so you really should visit the Bio Bays (see link below).  There are so many things to do in P.R. that you can't see it all in one trip.

By the end of your honeymoon you will say, "Puerto Rico es mi Encanta!".

Answer 11

My personal {albeit bias} opinion, is Dominican Republic.  It literally has everything you could possibly want in an "outdoorsy" kind of vacation.  If you want to hike, there's Pico Duarte; you want to see cave drawings of Taino Indians, there's Las Caritas; you want snorkel/scuba diving, most resort/hotels can provide you with tours.   DR has EVERYTHING your heart desires, not to mention the most beautiful beaches the Caribbean has to offer and the kindest, most welcoming people you can ever meet.  If you want more info, there is a great forum at dr1.com.  When I needed info, I got it most of it on this site.  Trust me, you can't lose if you go to DR