Explore the island on foot or horseback, visiting lush mountainous rainforest, historic ruins and long-abandoned sugar plantations, looking out for local wildlife such as chattering monkeys and multi-hued butterflies – simply ideal for active honeymoon couples.
For an insight into the plantation era, visit Fothergill's Nevisian Heritage Village, which includes an old sugar mill, blacksmith's workshop, a rum store and a cobbler's outpost.
Stroll the wide and quiet streets of Charlestown and learn more about the island’s history at the Museum of Nevis History where Alexander Hamilton (a famous American statesman) was born.
See a fine collection of the admiral's memorabilia in the Nelson Museum; it was during his tour of duty on Nevis, that Lord Horatio Nelson met his future wife, Frances Nisbet.
Tee-off from a choice of three links, enjoy a flutter at races held at the Nevis Jockey Club or dive Monkey Shoals to view marine life such as angelfish, nurse sharks and turtles.
Apart from relaxing on the beach, beside the pool or in a hammock slung between two palm trees, Nevis offers a good range of outdoor activities.
Hiking
Choose from a range of guided hiking tours to explore the lush natural beauty of Nevis. Follow marked trails through lush rainforest brimming with flowering plants such as bougainvillea and hibiscus to hidden waterfalls, ruins of colonial-era sugar mills, lush rainforest and deserted beaches. Along the way look out for monkeys, hummingbirds and multi-coloured butterflies.
The most challenging hike on Nevis is to the summit of Mount Nevis, recommended only for those who are fit. Follow ‘the trail’ through lush forest and moss-covered slopes to the summit of Mount Nevis (970m) for panoramic island views.
Book a guide and pack a picnic lunch for the 5-hour hike; be rewarded for your efforts with stunning panoramic vistas over the islands of Antigua, Saba, St Eustatius, St Kitts, Guadeloupe and Montserrat.
For a less challenging walk, stroll beside pools and waterfalls in the Botanical Garden of Nevis, a 4ha site featuring 100 species of palms and 70 varieties of orchids.
Golf
Tee-off at the scenic 18-hole championship course at the Four Seasons Hotel. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr, who lauded it as "… the most scenic golf course I've ever designed", the course unwinds across pristine manicured fairways with panoramic ocean and mountain views at every turn.
Scuba diving and snorkelling
Choose from several excellent dive sites including Monkey Shoals, a reef dive featuring nurse sharks, angelfish and turtles just 3km offshore, west of the Four Seasons Hotel.
Or try Champagne Garden, featuring an underwater sulphur vent teeming with colourful reef fish.
Later, head to Coral Garden, with schools of Atlantic spadefish and large sea fans at a depth of 21m; and the Caves, a series of coral grottoes that are home to squirrelfish, needlefish and turtles.
Local dive centres offer dive safaris and provide equipment and PADI certification courses. The best spot for snorkelling is off Pinney's Beach and in the waters of Fort Ashby; most resorts provide equipment free to guests.
Fishing
Hook up a deep-water charter to catch wahoo, dorado, tuna, blue and white marlin, sailfish, kingfish and billfish.
Hop on the local ferry and explore neighbouring St Kitts, Nevis' sister island.
Slightly more commercial, St Kitts is famous as the first permanent English settlement in the Caribbean. The island then served as a base to settle neighbouring Caribbean islands for Britain.
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, the site of the largest fortress ever built in the Eastern Caribbean and an 18th century battleground between opposing British and French forces. Discover the island’s lush natural beauty on foot or horseback.
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Latest update: Nevis – Things to do: 4 January, 2023
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