Antigua Outdoors
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      • Shirley Heights
      • Shirley to Indian creek
      • Monk's Hill
      • Rendez vous bay
      • The Donkey Loop
    • Island wide >
      • Cycling to St John's
      • The Big Loop: Fig Tree, St John's, Potswork dam
      • Devil's Bridge & Long Bay
      • Harmony Hall & Half Moon Bay
      • The other way to St John: Bendals to Swetes via the Body Pond Valley
      • Mount McNish
      • The North Coast
      • Five Island Peninsula
  • Hiking
    • The Goat Track (Middle Ground trail)
    • Monk's Hill
    • Walks around Shirley Heights >
      • Shirley Height main road
      • Desmond's and Carpenter's trails
      • Jone's Valley Trail
    • Sugar Loaf Hill
    • Wallings dam walks >
      • Wallings Dam to Signal Hill
      • Wallings Dam to Rendez-vous Bay and Falmouth
    • Mount Obama
    • Mount McNish
    • West Antigua map
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  • Time Out
    • Eating Out >
      • Around Falmouth
      • Elsewhere
    • Playing Out
    • Sleeping out
  • Beyond!
    • The Kingdom of Redonda
    • Montserrat
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Montserrat

Montserrat


Montserrat is a small volcanic island about 20 miles from Antigua. It is an independent state, but its short history as an island nation has been highly traumatic. The Soufriere volcano  (Soufriere means Sulfur Mountain in French) errupted, or, rather, literally exploded in 1995. The capital, the harbour, the airport were buried under the lava and ash clouds, basically destroying the country's whole infrastructure. Today, half of the island is off limit to residents and visitors alike; the local population has slowly re-organised its life on the northern, protected, slopes of the mountain; many migrated to the UK and beyond. Montserratis were given British passports soon  after the volcanic eruption

This all makes Montserrat a unique place to visit. It is also easy to get to, with regulars flights and ferries linking it to Antigua. Helicopter tours  from Antigua are also popular; the views of the volcano are supposed to be stunning.

Plenty of hiking trails and other outdoor activities will fill a few days visit, most of those being centred around the volcano.

This travel Montserrat section is to be developed- input please, full credit given!!!

Till then, the Montserrat tourist board website is a good source of preliminary information!
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Ferry Schedule December 2013 to Montserrat (reproduced from Tourist Board website)

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On deck runs day trips to the island in season on some of their yachts.
Fly Montserrat runs scheduled flights to and from Antigua- its is often busy!
Caribbean Helicopters offers fly over charter tours from Antigua.

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  • Home
  • Antigua
  • Cycling
    • Around Falmouth Harbour >
      • Shirley Heights
      • Shirley to Indian creek
      • Monk's Hill
      • Rendez vous bay
      • The Donkey Loop
    • Island wide >
      • Cycling to St John's
      • The Big Loop: Fig Tree, St John's, Potswork dam
      • Devil's Bridge & Long Bay
      • Harmony Hall & Half Moon Bay
      • The other way to St John: Bendals to Swetes via the Body Pond Valley
      • Mount McNish
      • The North Coast
      • Five Island Peninsula
  • Hiking
    • The Goat Track (Middle Ground trail)
    • Monk's Hill
    • Walks around Shirley Heights >
      • Shirley Height main road
      • Desmond's and Carpenter's trails
      • Jone's Valley Trail
    • Sugar Loaf Hill
    • Wallings dam walks >
      • Wallings Dam to Signal Hill
      • Wallings Dam to Rendez-vous Bay and Falmouth
    • Mount Obama
    • Mount McNish
    • West Antigua map
  • Activities
  • Time Out
    • Eating Out >
      • Around Falmouth
      • Elsewhere
    • Playing Out
    • Sleeping out
  • Beyond!
    • The Kingdom of Redonda
    • Montserrat
  • Feedback