"The Southern Loop" Top 5 Page for this destination Saint Kitts and Nevis Things to Do Tip by Pieter11

Basseterre, the capital of Saint Kitts, is situated exactly at the point where the island is devided in two. The northern part contains the high mountain range of the island while the southern part becomes very narrow, quite flat and very empty at the same time.

All around the southern peninsula you will find the beaches that attract a lot of people to the island. But even though these beaches are quite popular it still is very easy to find one that is completely empty and where you have everything for yourself alone. Just rent a car or a scooter and take a small road or the mainroad and you're almost sure to end up at a beach.

But besides the beaches there are quiet saltponds, great viewpoints from where you can see the neighbouring island Nevis, and hills with dry forests on them where the green velvet monkey hides. These monkeys were taken here from Africa by the French when they were the boss on the islands, and they obviously are havng a great time there because they can be found everywhere in the south of Saint Kitts.