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Bequia ( pronounced beck-way ) is the second largest island in the Grenadines. It is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and is approximately 15 km from the nation's capital, Kingstown.

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Bequia is popular among cruising yachts, expats and vacationers. One of the busiest times of the year being the annual Easter Regatta.

Two Scuba diving stores run dive trips to twenty-eight identified dive sites around Bequia. There are several wrecks and shallow caves accessible to advanced divers. It is not unusual to see Hawksbill turtles, lobsters, moray eels and many kinds of fish when diving Bequia.

A feature of the Port Elizabeth waterfront is the Whale Boner Bar & Restaurant. This bar has an entrance onto the beach comprising of an arch of two whale ribs as well as whale vertebrae mounted on the bar seats and a whale rib running the length of the bar.

Bequia has a long tradition of whaling as well as the building of whaling boats. There is a small whaling museum on the island which chronicles this history.

Air Bequia has since a few years the international James F. Mitchell airport for small planes located near Paget Farm. Bequia be reached by plane directly from Kingstown, Bridgetown and other surrounding islands.

Sea By regular time scheduled ferries from the main island of St. Vincent. There are three ferries operational between the capital Kingstown and Port Elizabeth.

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Float from Bequia to Mustique and back to Young Island on one of two private yachts at your disposal on this 35-acre outpost of easygoing luxury, just a two-minute launch ride from St. Vincent's southern shore. Landlubbers can take a day trip to St. Vincent or simply wander around Young Island, a reserve that's home to agoutis (which resemble guinea pigs), iguanas and a colony of endangered St. Vincent parrots. You'll roost in one of 29 airy private cottages discreetly nestled around the gumdrop isle, three with plunge pools and one with an infinity pool. 

Travel to the island is relatively easy with daily direct flights with SVG Air (less than one hour) from Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport to Bequia's J.F. Mitchell airport (opened in 1992). Visitors can also fly to St Vincent and then take the one hour ferry to Bequia. (You can fly to St Vincent's E.T. Joshua airport from Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada and Trinidad. There are currently no direct flights to St Vincent from North America or Europe).
 

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