Ever since Christopher Columbus sailed into Antigua, it has been a favored destination for sailors and luxury yacht charters. The beaches are wonderful and the people of Antigua will charm you with their smiles and patois english language. There are so many beaches in Antigua and Barbuda that you could spend a day on a different beach for an entire year. All of the beaches are open to the public.

Most of the resorts, both all inclusive luxury and smaller local resorts, are located in the northwest area of Antigua near the main town of St. Johns. In this area you will find plenty of beaches along with the main area for shopping, restaurants, snorkeling, diving, and windsurfing. Some cruise ships visit St. Johns each week so there are many tourism related services in this area. The main airport, V.C. Bird International Airport is located just outside of St. Johns.

English harbor is on the south side of the island with upscale resorts and restaurants catering to the yachting crowd and the luxury yacht charter clients. The two main golf courses on Antigua are the public Cedar Valley Golf Club and the Jolly Harbour Golf Course. There also are some new golf resorts in development.

Barbuda is a quiet retreat that offers great beaches and a relatively undiscovered tourist destination. There is great snorkeling along with a few luxury resorts making this a great place for a romantic getaway or for an extended stop during a multi-island luxury yacht charter vacation.

Sandals Resort for Couples in Antigua - Set on breathtaking Dickenson Bay, the island's best and most famous beach, this romantic getaway offers the charm of a quaint Caribbean village accompanied by the refined luxuries of a world-class all-inclusive vacation that has been voted the World's Leading Honeymoon Resort four years in a row. Here you can engage in every land and water sport such as water skiing, scuba diving and an impressive fitness center. Then relax at our full-service spa. When it comes to dining, there are five extraordinary restaurants to choose from. Discover Sandals Antigua and rediscover each other.