"Yo ho, Yo ho, a pirates' life for me..." So sings the crusty sailor in one of Disneyland and Disney World's best-loved attractions, and this year a major movie tries to turn that popularity into box office gold.
But why settle for a movie, or for that matter, a theme park ride, when you can do your own yo-ho-ing on a real-life unspoiled Caribbean isle? The beautiful scenes in the Pirates of the Caribbean film were shot in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a little-known corner of the Caribbean.
Now you can visit sites where the movie was shot, and generally enjoy the islands' beauties, with a 6-night "Pirates of the Caribbean-- St Vincent and the Grenadines" package from Alken Tours.
Here's the deal:
- price from $1440, including airfare from NY with American Airlines, and airport transfers
- rates starting at $757 for children under 10
- three nights at Young Island Resort, three nights at Friendship Bay Beach Hotel
- "Discover St. Vincent" tour
- day tour to Falls of Baleine, the waterfalls on St. Vincent's north coast
- boat tour of Mustique and Bequia
- one-day dive on Bequia (ages 12 and up)
Young Island Resort is St. Vincent's premier resort, on a 35-acre island just off Villa Beach: arrive in style on the hotel launch (- a five-minute ride). The Friendship Bay Beach Resort is on Bequia, and has a 1-mile stretch of white sand beach.
Other possible activities for the adventuresome include:
- a hike up La Soufriere, St. Vincent's active volcano
- exploring Kingstown, the 18th-century capital city of St. Vincent
- island-hopping by boat in the Grenadines to lovely spots as the Tobago Cays, a protected national park.
For information on the Pirates of the Caribbean package to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, call Alken Tours at 1-800-729-1726.
To explore these beautiful islands online, visit the St. Vincent and Grenadines web site.
