The island state of Grenada is composed of three different islands: Grenada, Petite Martinique, and Carriacou. Petite Martinique and Carriacou are very popular day trips for people staying on Grenada
You can travel between the islands by a convenient ferry, which makes daily trips. Osprey Express is one of the ferry services available. A cargo ferry that travels once a week to Trinidad can also make for an exciting day excursion.
Bedy Oceanline also plans to begin offering ferry services between Grenada, St. Vincent, and Trinidad in the near future.
Visit Bedy Travel’s Web site for updated schedules. Many tour companies on the island offer a number of inter-island tours that visit the islands’ popular tourist attractions.
You can also take scheduled boat tours of Carriacou and Petite artinique from Grenada. The ride from Grenada to Carriacou take about 90 minutes. Travelers will come ashore at the main jetty in Hillsborough. While visiting either of the two neighboring islands, vacationers can experience rich culture or embark on an exciting scuba-diving adventure.
Visiting Carriacou and Petite Martinique is easy and well worth the trip: Grenada’s sister islands offer unspoiled tropical retreats where tourist traffic is at an all-time low.
