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Festivals and music
are vital to these vibrant folk and the Big Drum Dance is
an African tradition, originally performed on special occasions.
The English custom of dancing the Maypole still plays a part
on May Day celebrations.
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The Parang Festival is held just before Christmas and is a great
excuse for dancing in the street, eating great food and meeting
wonderful, friendly people.
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Watersports
Carriacou is the largest island at the end
of the Grenadines chain, best known for the thriving boat
building trade established there in the early 19th century.
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Hillsborough's four day Sailing
Regatta is held during the first week of August. It is
much more than a sailing regatta and visitors come from far
and wide to enjoy the water and land based sports, street parties,
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Enjoy the outlying tiny islands or take a trip across the bay
to Mabouya
Island a hiking paradise.
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Sail to one of the nearby Grenadine
islands or scuba
dive in clean, clear protected marine
park waters
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Sports tourism.
A year round celebration of the glorious game of cricket!
Imagine a cricket package designed to suit your
team's requirements.
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All Caribbean 'Under 19' Cricket Carnival Tours are linked with
interesting educational packages. Areas covered within the week
can include visits to several areas of historical interest.
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Carriacou is no exception. A visit to the museum is offered
early in the trip. Lectures can be arranged with experts in
the fields of boat building, folklore, poetry, music, art and
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The historical tour can also include a trip to the Windward
side of the island where boat-building, an ancient art brought
to the island by the Scots, is still practised. It is an opportunity
to see first-hand wood craftsmen at work creating the traditional
ketches, a skill long since lost in most parts of the world. |
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You can also experience the thrill of sailing
in one of these beautiful boats
. Enjoy a trip over to uninhabited White
Island, for an afternoon of snorkelling, swimming and exploring.
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and the opportunity shouldn't be missed of going snorkelling
on one of the sunken wrecks, or taking a Resort dive, where
you learn to scuba dive in the clean, clear waters of Tyrell
Bay. Experts will enjoy exploring! |
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and we work closely with the Carriacou
Environmental Committee. It is the Committee's desire that
youth visiting the island are educated about the need to sustain
Carriacou's pristine environment through good marine, forestry
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Ecotourism
Ecotourism activities include excursions to the High North Nature
Reserve and guided tours into the hills and forests.
This area of Carriacou is a wonderful place for hiking and birdwatching.
Other ecotourism activities include whale and dolphin watching
as well as Hawksbill and Leatherback turtle tagging and monitoring.
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Tyrell bay provides a great location for watersports,
including dingy sailing
around the bay, kayaking around the Oyster beds, taking a small
craft for the day to one of the beautiful little islands or motoring
over to Mabouya
to enjoy a 'Castaway' experience, hiking and animal spotting.
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