Nevis is very peaceful and not very touristy.  And that's the beauty of it.  If you want to have a quiet, contemplative time, it is entirely possible. On the other hand, there are lots of things to do for a more active vacation.  Oualie Beach hotel reception desk has all the contact information.

Click here to see our Guest Book for some of the activities our guests enjoyed.

There have been reports that you can do five to six times more work than usual with your laptop on the veranda (taking periodic walks to the beach below and dips in the pool).  But that may be not everyone's idea of a vacation...

Islander Watersports on the beach below offers sea kayaking, jet ski rentals, windsurfing, and deep sea fishing.

Dive Nevis (info@divenevis.com, 869-665-1516; 869-662-8047), run by Ellis Chaderton, also on Oualie Beach, offers scuba diving to experienced divers as well as beginners.

Yacht charters are available from Nevis Yacht Charters.

Help the Nevis Turtle Group volunteers (www.nevisturtlegroup.org) track sea turtle nests and, if you are lucky, see turtles lay eggs. Contact Lemuel "Lemmy" Pemberton, Department of Fisheries, Whatsapp: 869-669-4771; nevisturtle@yahoo.co.uk.

Mountain bike rentals are available at the bike shop at Oualie.

The friendly captain Lennox Wallace sails his catamaran Caona almost daily from Oualie Beach to the shores of St. Kitts for swimming, snorkeling, or just enjoying rum punch or beer and the sunset. 

The Four Seasons hotel has a world-class 18-hole, par 72, 6,766-yard golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.  They also have ten lighted tennis courts.

Nevis Equestrian Center in nearby Cades Bay (a 20-minute walk) offers horseback riding. 

Many hotels are renovated plantations that can be fun to visit.  A ride around the island on the main road is 25 miles and takes an hour.

Nevis offers many beautiful hikes, including to the watrfalls and to Nevis Peak (3,232 ft).  The latter is hard to find, though, without a guide. 

The Golden Rock Plantation Inn has a pleasant "nature walk."  It used to be the place to see vervet monkeys, but now you are likely to see them from the veranda or on the road to the beach.

Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis in 1755. See a statue of Hamilton and a travelling exhibit at the small Hamilton Museum.

Nevis has a small Nelson Museum. Nelson arrived to Nevis to enforce the Navigation Acts and eventually married Fanny Nisbet here. 

Nightlife on Nevis is low-key. Eddy's in Charlestown used to have a DJ on Wednesdays; Oualie Beach Hotel has a local band on Tuesdays and a steel drummer for Sunday brunch; Four Seasons has a Calypso band every day. You can always ask around to find out what else is going on.

A nice office location

On the Nevis Yacht Charters boat