• Enjoy the extensive yachting and sailing facilities: Antigua hosts many international yachting events and regattas throughout the year. Those preferring to seek out a secluded cove or sheltered beach and anchor for a day of peace and quiet can do so by hiring a dinghy.

• Enjoy the scenic route of Fig Tree Drive. The 32km (20miles) of winding roads take you through the lush tropical hills and picturesque fishing villages along the southwest coast. There is no point looking out for any figs though - it's the Antiguan name for banana.

• Get stuck into Antigua & Barbuda’s impressive range of watersports: windsurfing, waterskiing, beachcombing, surfing, snorkelling and scuba diving are on offer, and there are over 365 beaches to practise in.

• Crab-race: ideal for the very lazy, this eccentric sport is staged in certain bars once or twice a week. A punter may win enough to pay for the next round of drinks, but the moderate stakes are unlikely to make anyone a millionaire!

• Play Antigua & Barbuda’s national game of Warri - an ancient board (‘count and capture’) game that was traditionally played using shells placed in cups: a National Warri Festival is held every year.

• Dabble in the other (more modern) national game of cricket. The sport is played to the highest international standard as well as by enthusiastic amateurs in villages all over the islands. Antigua produced one of the finest cricketers the game has ever seen, Viv Richards.

• Salivate and haggle over the riot of colourful fruits, vegetables and spices available at one of the best local markets in the Caribbean, situated in the south end of town at the junction of Valley and All Saints Roads.

• Get a bird's eye view of Antigua's rainforest. Boldly stride or nervously creep along a high wire course made up of zip lines, swings, suspension bridges and a controlled parachute jump (website: www.antiguarainforest.com.)

• Explore huge caves at Two Foot Bay, Barbuda: get expert help and go underground and underwater; see ancient cave drawings, stalactites and stalagmites. Then climb 35m (125 ft) to the top of the Highland, the island’s highest point, and enjoy the view.

• Go for a bush safari in Barbuda. Stop for a picnic in the shade and watch for the wildlife amongst the sparkling salt ponds.

See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.