A visit to the popular Mount Gay Distillery, established in 1703, where tour participants learn about the unique history of this popular spirit, which was regularly traded to Canada for its lumber and cod.

But there are lesser-known lures on the island – like watching kite surfers and wind surfers take on the wind and waves at Silver Sands Beach, which thanks to the winter trade winds makes this area the ideal for these sports.

The plantation estate of St. Nicholas Abbey, a family-owned sugar cane farm which now produces its own rum, offers daily tours about its rum production, the history of the estate and a unique film about how the family came to the island.