Looking for the best Caribbean travel blogs? You've come to the right place.
Mango Tree's own Caribbean travel blog is meant to inspire families to travel to the region - and to help them to do so with kids in an easy and memorable way. But the Caribbean's natural beauty and vibrant culture make it impossible for any one site to cover everything it has to offer. (That's why we keep going back!)
It's always great to read about a destination from someone who's been. So when we're headed to a new Caribbean island, we turn to the experts. In this post, we've compiled a list of the 10 Caribbean travel bloggers and travel guides we turn to first when we want detailed and accurate information about an island.
Each of these travel blogs is dedicated solely to Caribbean travel. Many are written by locals, and all have been a key resource in my own research to travel to Caribbean destinations. They are packed with information on everything from luxury island getaways to budget-friendly beach vacations, and lots more still about what is happening around the islands.
There are a lot of great bloggers out there (especially moms traveling with kids) who have great Caribbean content but who also write about other destinations around the world. But if you want detailed information from someone who focuses on the Caribbean - besides us, of course! - start with these 10 Caribbean travel blogs.
The writer behind Endless Caribbean was born and raised in Barbados. He's committed to learning everything he can about the region to help people travel there in a more authentic way. It's a great mission backed up by particularly well-researched posts.
With more than 100 articles to lose yourself in, Endless Caribbean lives up to its name. It includes a Culinary Directory highlighting the food festivals in various Caribbean islands, plus resources for finding dining options in just about every Caribbean location. Perhaps my favorite part of this blog, though, are the creative and sometimes punny itinerary names, such as "The Long Kiss in the Bahamas Itinerary" for honeymooners, and "Nature Calls: Wildlife in the British Virgin Islands Itinerary."
Caribbean and Co. is one of the most thorough Caribbean travel blogs I've found. Ursula, its writer, realized that very few Caribbean travel blogs and guides are actually written by people from the region. She set out to change that. Ursula is one of several female travel bloggers we feature on this list.
Her Caribbean travel guide offers overviews of more than 30 Caribbean countries, including basic information about how to get there, when to go, which airlines fly there, hotels and things to do, weather, and more. These insights are presented in an easy to navigate template for each island. Whether you're choosing a destination or looking for specific suggestions once you get there, Caribbean and Co. is a great way to get oriented.
Exploring Caribbean's writers acknowledge that there are many of us out there highlighting the region's best islands and beaches, whether on blogs or Instagram. They seek not to "compete with them, but to compliment them" by digging into the details of "what makes each place especially unique."
The blog is run by Lucjan and Ewelina, who live in the United States but have both traveled extensively to the Caribbean. They also frequently publish guest posts written by other Caribbean-addicts, and interviews with Caribbean business owners, bloggers, artists, and more. Their articles cover 20+ Caribbean destinations, so if you're headed to an island, check if they have any quick history lessons or distinctive suggestions.
Riselle is originally from Curaçao but now lives in St. Maarten. Her site offers not only hotel and experience recommendations from around the Caribbean, she's also got some great tips on how to travel in the region, including a handy list of Do's and Don'ts.
Riselle offers a locals guide to one our favorite island destinations, St. Maarten. A distinctive voice, a local's knowledge, and a love for travel spill out of these pages. Hard not to smile and get excited for any of her recommendations. But my own personal favorite is her series called "Chasing Murals," where Riselle captures some of the colorful Caribbean street art in various destinations, including Curacao and Guadeloupe.
5. Uncommon Caribbean
Brothers Steve and Patrick from St. Croix share my passion for Caribbean travel and culture. Their mission is to guide you on an "engaging journey" through the sunny islands.
The Uncommon Caribbean travel blog stands out as much for its style as its content, with on-point imagery, just the right amount of humor, but also sophistication. A top post includes a classic daquiri recipe (to accompany their deep bench of rum reviews). Steve has also made it to a Mango Tree favorite: Dragon Cay in Middle Caicos.
I've only skimmed the surface of this thorough guide to travel in the Caribbean - they have hundreds if not thousands of articles - but I can't wait to dig in and read more.
6. Island Girl In-Transit
Aisha is from Trinidad and Tobago, loves to travel around the Caribbean. Her Caribbean travel blog is an engaging catalogue of her adventures. She offers in-depth coverage of the destinations she's visited, which include Havana, Cuba, and several islands in the West Indies such as St. Lucia, Grenada, and of course her own Trinidad and Tobago.
I love to see that she's often laughing in her photos, clearly enjoying her journey and making you want to tag along.
And clearly she has good taste. When I saw that she'd not only visited Grenada many times (an island we love, as you can tell from our own ultimate guide to Grenada) but also that she recommended some of my favorite unique activities there, I was hooked.
https://islandgirlintransit.com/
7. Carib Journal
I have to admit, I delete most newsletters after a brief skim. But not my daily update from Carib Journal. Delivered in short, bite-size servings, Carib Journal keeps me up-to-date about Caribbean goings-on, particularly in the hotel industry. Sign-up for a daily dish of Caribbean inspiration and the most up-to-date happenings.
8. Caribbean Castaways
When we launched Mango Tree, I did a deep dive into the other Caribbean resources out there. The Caribbean Castaways podcast hosted by Rum Shop Ryan and Castaway Crystal was one of the first I found. I listened to an episode about Roatan, Honduras that made me want to pack my bags.
Fast forward a few months later: my first Mango Tree scouting trip was to Roatan. It's now covered as a top destination on the Mango Tree blog, as I absolutely loved it. Caribbean Castaways gave me the travel inspiration I needed to discover one of my new favorite islands.
Ryan and Crystal want to help make it affordable for everyone to travel to the Caribbean. If you're looking to get to the Caribbean on a budget, they have launched a Caribbean discount card, called the Caribbean preferred card, that secures you discounts on various hotels and activities.
9. Around the Caribbean
The mission of the Around the Caribbean travel blog is one I can get behind: "To provide accurate and reliable content" to help prospective visitors to the
10. Jet Set Sarah
In many ways, we've saved the best for last by rounding out this list with Jet Set Sarah. Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon is, without a doubt, a Caribbean expert - and perhaps the most widely known on this list. If you spend enough time poking around the internet looking for Caribbean travel tips, you will eventually come across something she's written.
She's an award-winning travel journalist and has been featured by brands such as Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler. Based in Miami, she's written about travel destinations all across the Caribbean region.
What makes Sarah unique? I'd say it's her style. Jet Set Sarah admits on her blog: She loves to shop. Her style shines through in all of her photos, with bright pops of Caribbean color, killer shades and flashy sneakers. Her fun wardrobe and sense of adventure makes you want to hide in her carry on.