Tourist Attractions in Anguilla

Offering dazzling beaches mixed with friendly locals and genuine island feelings, the Caribbean boasts Anguilla, which is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Caribbean. Many tourism packages have included this wonderful destination on the Caribbean Islands itinerary. If you’re looking for a calm and relaxed area, check out Anguilla, which offers wide sandy beaches to sprawl on the island’s silky strands, turquoise waters to swim, play with your four-legged pooch on offshore islands, and snorkel or dive the fish-filled reefs. You’ll find a number of good restaurants to have a delicious meal and museums, and art galleries, too. Other popular things to do in Anguilla include booking a small place or ferry and taking a day trip to the adjacent islands of St. Barts. You can also find historical places, head to the island’s heritage trail in The Valley, Anguilla’s sleepy capital. Anguilla celebrates several festivals all year, such as in summer, peaceful Anguilla offers the Summer Festival, with dancing, beauty pageants and parades, and boat races, too. 

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Meads Bay Beach

Meads Bay Beach is nestled on the western end of Anguilla, i’s praised for its silky-smooth sand, crystal-clear water, and breathtaking views. Every year thousands of visitors head to this picturesque location, yet it’s not as crowded as Shoal Bay East, and hopefully, you’ll always find places to eat and chairs to rent. Many locals and tourists love to have dinner at Blanchards Beach Shack, which serves delicious cuisines from Monday till Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Just like many other Anguilla beaches, you can have enjoyed yourself here free of cost. Just be prepared because the waters can get a little rough during December through January but usually stays mild during the summer. You should better book a hotel that is within walking distance of the beach, or you can get to Meads Bay via taxi.

Island Harbour

Situated on the Island’s northeast side, Island Harbour is considered the launching point for local fishermen of a sheltered fishing village. Here, you can get familiar with how locals live in such a great area. Stay there during the night to watch Fishermen Park their beautifully decorated boats along the narrow shoreline and unload the day’s catch. Island Harbour has a few tourist attractions to offer to visitors. Just a walking distance away from the village, Big Spring National Park is home to a partially collapsed cave containing 25 Amerindian Petroglyphs. You can inquire about tours at the Anguilla National Trust. During March and April, a festival is celebrated, which is a two-day “celebration of the sea”, with a variety of entertainment, music, food, and (of course) a fishing competition. Adjacent lays Scrub Island that offers a gorgeous beach on its western side, with great scuba diving.

Prickly Pear Island

Prickly Pear Island offers a fantastic shoreline for scuba divers and snorkelers. You won’t witness another calm and serene beach like Prickly Pear Beach along these rugged shores, but Anguilla is surprisingly quite a niche for watersport activities. It boasts caves and little walls, where divers can spot nurse sharks, barracudas, stingrays, eels, and much more. This place gets crowded when many boatloads of visitors make their way to from nearby St. Martin/St. Maarten. You can also do basking on the sublime beach and snorkeling and scuba diving in the waters of this popular beach. Some umbrellas and sun loungers can find on the soft sands, and visitors also like hand-feeding bananaquits. A restaurant nearby serves fresh-catch seafood and refreshments. You can also spot a fine dining area on this petite spit, umbrellas, and sun loungers along the shore.

Sandy Ground Village

To get the local island feelings, make your way to Sandy Ground Village. Sandy Ground Village offers one of the best spots for nightlife in Anguilla, and also serves as the main port of entry for boats. Tourists usually start their journey from the pier all the way to Sandy Island, and most of the celebrations of the famous three-day Anguilla Regatta take place at Sandy Beach, with fun at a small restaurant and other venues. Famous for picturesque beauty, Sandy Island is lined with a dive shop, delicious dining halls, and a few local-key areas to hang out. Bird-lovers might want to go around Road Salt Pond behind the village, where herons, egrets, and other beautiful birds stalk the shallows. The Pumphouse and Old Salt Factory are both Anguilla’s historical attractions, with the salt industry in Anguilla has been one of the country’s primary exporters of salt until the early 1980s.