Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Travel Alert Status: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Ethnic Groups: black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 7%
National Holiday: Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
Geographic Coordinates: 13 15 N, 61 12 W
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Airports: 6

Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.

Medical Facilities and Health Information: Medical facilities are limited. The main hospital is Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (Telephone (784) 456-1185). This hospital is in the capital, Kingstown, but serious medical problems usually require evacuation to another island or to the United States. There is no hyperbaric chamber; divers requiring treatment for decompression illness must be evacuated from the island. The closest hyperbaric chamber is located in Barbados. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the United States can cost thousands of dollars. Doctors and hospitals usually expect immediate cash payment for health services.