Montserrat, the only country outside of Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a national holiday, to live in the Caribbean right-style with week-long series of celebrations surrounding this annual event. For the 2010 celebration, held 13-20 March, travelers looking for a little more than four-leaf clover and a pint of Guinness can take advantage of the St. Patrick’s Day in the Emerald Isle package offered in a variety of villas and guest houses all around the island.
These eight days / seven nights accommodation, including a special, private island tours, boat tours to the former capital of Plymouth, now submerged beneath the ash and mud, hiking, snorkeling, kayaking, some meals, seven days car rental and transportation airport shuttle, also entered into several special events during the week of St. Patrick. St. Patrick’s Day in the Emerald Isle package starts at $ 915 per person.
St. Patrick’s Day in the Emerald Isle package allows visitors a unique mixture of adventure and culture as well as opportunities for truly rich experience of Irish heritage. Important events during the annual celebration including the Heritage Day Festival & Celebration, the Kite Festival Village Festival, a performance by the Junior Steel Orchestra at the Cultural Center, the Freedom Run / Walk and tour a rum shop or a pub crawl.
Visitors do not need to “Irish luck” to have a lot of time in Montserrat. Landscape Caribbean Sea and the islands of Nevis and Redonda waiting for guests in one of the Tradewinds Real Estate offers a private villa in the package. With a fully equipped kitchen, living and dining room, and private pool, visitors can relax and feel at home after a day of adventure and exploration. Accommodation is also available in Olveston House, a private residence Beatles producer Sir George Martin who had been converted into an attractive inn and restaurant, featuring authentic cuisine english