Antigua Essentials — 4 days

365 beaches and a colonial fort facing the Caribbean Sea. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & St. John's; English Harbour & Shirley Heights; Half Moon Bay & catamaran; St. John's & departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & St. John's

• 14:00 — Arrival at V.C. Bird International (ANU)
• 16:00 — Hotel check-in at Dickenson Bay — Dickenson Bay, Antigua
• Walk to the beach — Dickenson Bay, Antigua → Dickenson Bay
• 17:30 — Sunset on Dickenson Bay — Dickenson Bay
• Taxi to St. John's — Dickenson Bay → St. John's
• 20:00 — Grilled seafood dinner — St. John's

Day 2 — English Harbour & Shirley Heights

• 09:00 — Coastal drive to English Harbour — St. John's → English Harbour
• 10:00 — Nelson's Dockyard — English Harbour
• 13:00 — Lunch at the English Harbour marina — English Harbour
• Drive to Shirley Heights — English Harbour → Shirley Heights
• 17:00 — Shirley Heights — panoramic view — Shirley Heights
• Walk to the lookout — Shirley Heights → Shirley Heights Lookout
• 18:30 — BBQ & steel band at sunset — Shirley Heights Lookout

Day 3 — Half Moon Bay & catamaran

• 09:00 — Half Moon Bay — Côte est, Antigua
• Drive to lunch — Côte est, Antigua → Half Moon Bay
• 13:00 — Lunch at a local beach shack — Half Moon Bay
• Boat to the reef — Half Moon Bay → Côte sud, Cades Reef
• 15:30 — Catamaran trip & snorkelling — Côte sud, Cades Reef
• Taxi to St. John's — Côte sud, Cades Reef → St. John's
• 20:00 — Antiguan Creole dinner — St. John's

Day 4 — St. John's & departure

• 09:00 — St. John's market & Redcliffe Quay — St. John's
• 10:30 — St. John's Cathedral — St. John's
• 12:30 — Farewell lunch — St. John's
• 16:00 — Return flight from ANU