• Since Grenada is widely known as the 'spice island', you would do well to visit the Gouyave Nutmeg Processing Station, the largest nutmeg processing factory on the island, where spices are sorted, dried and milled, hidden among the red roofs of Gouyave. The Dougaldston Estate is a traditional plantation in the centre of the nutmeg and cocoa growing region. Most of the traditional spice factories offer tours of the grounds.

• From the rock of Le Morne des Sauteurs, the last of the island’s Carib Indians plummeted to their deaths in 1650. The Carriacou Museum in Hillsborough has an impressive collection of Amerindian artefacts and mementoes dating back to occupation by the French and British.

• See the River Sallee boiling springs in the north east of the island, of spiritual importance to the local residents. Throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish.

• Many national parks have been developed in the last decade and a half, and the protection of both rainforest and coral reefs continues to be a high priority. The Oyster beds can be reached by a trail from Tyrrel Bay, followed by a short boat ride to the middle of one of the most pristine ecosystems in the region. La Sagesse Nature Reserve, located in the south, is a protected bird sanctuary with several rivers, mangroves and salt lakes.

• Before you leave, you must witness hashing. Hashing takes place every Saturday and involves participants running around the island following a trail of flour; it is followed by drinking lots of locally made rum.

• Participate in the colourful splendour and riotous joy of Grenada’s annual carnival in August, involving lively street parties, street theatre, steel bands and calypso competitions.

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