Enjoy Anguilla’s tropical beaches and parades as flights resume to the Caribbean paradise
THE Caribbean sun is beating down upon my back as the masseuse works her dexterous digits into my shoulder muscles.
Just 20 minutes earlier, my private yoga instructor was leading me through a series of poses, with powder-white sand between our toes. Soon I will be sipping a jalapeno mojito with the turquoise surf lapping at my legs.
This really isn’t your average holiday quarantine.
I’ve been in Anguilla for just one week. The quarantine period for arriving British visitors is 14 days. But, instead of being cooped up in a hotel room for your entire two-week stay, quarantine on this tropical isle feels close to paradise.
Added to the superb weather and hotel facilities on offer, special “holiday bubbles” allow Anguilla holidaymakers in quarantine to dine out at certified bars and restaurants, visit different parts of the island and enjoy approved activities.
At just 16 miles long and three miles wide, this British Caribbean island is fringed by 33 stunning beaches and bays — oh, and it currently has just three cases of coronavirus.
Carimar Beach Club is offering a 20 per cent discount on bookings for stays until January 31, 2021.
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OUT AND ABOUT: La Severine Fitness and Massage Services offers on-location massages and fitness training sessions.
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MORE INFO: All visitors to Anguilla must apply for pre-approved entry, costing from £225pp, £375 per couple and £188 for each additional family/group member.
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In January this year, just before Covid chaos took hold, Adele, and Harry Styles were pictured holidaying together here, on Meads Bay, just a short stroll down the beach from me, at Blanchards Restaurant and Beach Shack.
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So although you won’t quite be rubbing shoulders with any celebs in the era of social distancing, you can still holiday like the superstars.
Now that’s a quarantine I could get used to.
HOW TO GET THERE
- Apply to visit Anguilla at .
- Take a Covid test. All guests must present negative test results within three to five days of travel. Proof of travel insurance that covers all medical costs related to Covid-19 also needed.
- Upon arriving, holidaymakers have temperatures taken and take another Covid test, then are shuttled to their hotels to await results (usually within three hours).
- Have fun.
- If staying longer than 14 days, you’ll take another Covid test at the end of your quarantine period. If negative, you can explore the island and mix with locals and celebrities alike. You do not need to quarantine on return to UK.
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