4 Days in Grenada: The Ultimate Itinerary (2026)

Four days in Grenada is enough time to get properly under the island's skin, but only if you plan well. Grenada is small (21 miles long) but surprisingly diverse, and the roads between points of interest are slow and winding. Here's an honest, field-tested itinerary that makes the most of four days without over-scheduling.

Day 1: St. George's and Grand Anse

Arrive, settle in, and don't rush. St. George's is one of the most beautiful capital cities in the Caribbean, a horseshoe harbor ringed by pastel-painted buildings climbing steeply up the hill, with a working fish market at the waterfront.

Start at the Carenage, the inner harbor, and walk the waterfront. This is where fishing boats unload, vendors sell coconuts, and the pulse of the city is most visible. Then climb up to Fort George, built in 1705, for the best view of the harbor. The fortifications are impressively intact and admission is free.

Spend the afternoon at Grand Anse Beach. After a long travel day, two hours in calm turquoise water is exactly what you need.

Dinner: BB's Crabback on the Carenage. Order the crab backs (local blue crab in shell) and the fish choka. Budget $30-50 USD per person with drinks.

Day 2: Spice Country and Belmont Estate

This is your immersion into what makes Grenada different from every other Caribbean island: it's the Spice Isle. Nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, Grenada produces them all.

Drive north to Belmont Estate, a 400-year-old working plantation near Sauteurs. The tour ($15 USD) walks you through the organic cocoa production process, from fermentation pools to the drying tables to hand-cranking the 19th-century winnowing machine. At the end you make a cup of cocoa tea. It sounds like a tourist trap. It isn't.

From Belmont, continue to Levera Beach and the Levera National Park wetlands. It's remote and there are no facilities, but the view north to the Grenadines is worth the rough road.

Lunch: The restaurant at Belmont Estate serves a set Grenadian lunch, oil down, rice, peas, callaloo. Eat here. It's excellent and inexpensive.

Dinner: Return to St. George's and eat at the Nutmeg Restaurant on the Carenage, classic Grenadian food, harbor views, cold Carib. A Grenada institution for 50 years.

Day 3: Waterfalls, Grand Etang, and the South Coast

Today is your nature day. Drive up into the interior to Grand Etang National Park, a volcanic crater lake surrounded by lush rainforest. The lake itself is scenic, and you can hike to Annandale Falls (15 minutes) or the more serious Seven Sisters Falls (90 minutes return, worth it).

Annandale Falls is a 30-foot waterfall with a swimming pool at the base. It's touristy (vendors, guides, kids jumping off the rocks) but legitimately beautiful. The water is cold and refreshing. Take the plunge.

After lunch, drive to the south coast and spend the afternoon bouncing between Magazine Beach and La Sagesse. If you only have time for one: La Sagesse, for the mangrove walk and the solitude.

Dinner: Aquarium Restaurant at Magazine Beach, fresh fish, cold rum punch, sunset views over the water. Book ahead on weekends.

Day 4: St. George's Deep Dive, Rum, and Departure

Save St. George's for your last morning. Spend it exploring the market in the heart of the city, stalls selling fresh nutmeg, cocoa balls, cinnamon sticks, and turmeric. Buy spices to bring home (the airport confiscates fresh nutmeg with husks, so get them dry-processed in the market).

Visit the Grenada National Museum on Young Street for context on the island's complex history, the colonial period, the 1979 revolution, and the 1983 US invasion. It's small but genuinely illuminating.

If your flight allows: a stop at Clarke's Court Bay on the south coast for one last swim and a rum from the distillery. Clarke's Court Rum is made here, the tour is free and the rum is cheaper than anywhere else on the island.

Logistics and Practical Notes

• Transport: Rent a car for days 2 and 3 (essential). For St. George's, walk or take taxis. Buses are cheap but slow and routes aren't obvious to newcomers.
• Budget: $100-150 USD per day per person covers accommodation (mid-range), food, transport, and a couple of activities.
• Timing: December-April is dry season and ideal. July-August is hot and humid but prices drop. June and November are wettest, mornings are usually clear, afternoons can rain.
• Tipping: 10% is standard in restaurants. It's appreciated but not expected at casual spots and beach bars.

The guide's interactive map has every spot in this itinerary, with exact GPS coordinates, opening hours, real photos, and tips from visitors. It's built specifically for a 4-day Grenada trip.