estled in the Leewards of the Caribbean, St Kitts and Nevis are two tiny islands that merge into one country. Separated by a channel just 3 kilometres in width, they are the smallest country in the Americas.

Hummingbirds soar over dreamy Nevis which at its heart boasts Nevis Peak, a stratovolcano rising to an impressive 3,232 feet. A forested island of humongous ferns and wild orchids, come here for horseback riding on powder white sands, to dine on Creole cuisine at sugar plantations and stroll around the pretty Georgian capital of Charlestown. From the bleached sands of Oualie Beach, a speedboat puts you in St Kitts in just five minutes. St Kitts is home to iconic 17th-century Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a magnificent example of military engineering built by African slaves. It also boasts the spectacular Black Rocks, geological lava remnants left behind from aeons-old Mount Liamuiga eruptions. The warm deep blue Caribbean waters likewise highlight just why this dual country is the perfect island escape.