Montserrat

Top Travel Highlights in Montserrat

• The Buried City of Plymouth & Montserrat Volcano Observatory – Visit the former capital with a licensed guide, partly buried in ash since the 1995 eruption, then watch a film on life with an active volcano at the observatory.
• Volcano Boat Tour – See Plymouth and the ruins inside the exclusion zone from the water, beneath the Soufrière Hills volcano.
• Birding in the Centre Hills – Track the Montserrat Oriole, the island’s endemic national bird, in an area of global importance for birdlife.
• Silver Hills Ridge – A 4.5-hour ridge-line hike known as the Cradle of Montserrat, with sunrise views over the ocean.
• Amerindian Petroglyphs – Hike to thousand-year-old rock carvings, the only recorded petroglyphs on the island.
• Black Sand Beaches – Beaches in shades of black and gray, with all but one of the island’s beaches in this palette.
• Diving and Snorkeling – Explore healthy coral reefs off one of the Caribbean’s least commercialized islands.
• AIR Studios & Under the Volcano – Explore the island’s music history through the story of AIR Studios and the artists who recorded there.
• Local Food & Living Traditions – A NYAME food masterclass with Dr Clarice Barnes, plus masquerade dancing, folk singing and afternoon tea at the National Trust Gazebo.
• St. Patrick’s Festival – Held each March, with parades, masquerades, calypso and soca, blending Irish and African heritage and commemorating the 1768 uprising.
• Panoramic Island Drive – A north-to-south road trip taking in Little Bay Museum, Carr’s Bay Cannons, Fogarty Hill, Runaway Ghaut and Garibaldi Hill.