Montserrat Travel Guide

Travel in Montserrat

Caribbean Travel Countries

Montserrat Travel Guide

Adventurous or eco-minded visitors are returning to the partially destroyed island of Montserrat. Known as "the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean," partly because of its verdant vegetation and partly because of its historic links to Ireland, Montserrat is 19km (12 miles) long and 11km (6 3/4 miles) wide, about the size of Manhattan. Two-thirds of the population of 12,000 had to be evacuated in 1995 and 1996 after the island's volcano, Chance's Peak, blew its top, smothering the southern two-thirds of the island with pyroclastic flows of hot gases and boiling hot ash, sometimes traveling downhill at hurricane velocity. In the aftermath, much of the island's southern tier—including the island's only airport—was burnt, buried, or rendered uninhabitable. Read More

Ask a Question

Do you have a travel question about this destination or can you provide a tip to a fellow traveler?

Join the discussion with Away.com's in-house experts in our travel Q&A.

Feature Articles

The Caribbean Defined
Festivals and Events
Top Ten Caribbean Festivals
Colorful, crazy, and Caribbean—that about sums up these ten island festivals, where you'll want to get on your feet and party like a local.