Anguilla is aimed at the high end traveller. The resorts are 5-star expensive. The tourist restaurants are as gourmet as any that you will find in Manhattan... and as expensive.

LAND UPDATES Update 2005: Price of land increases. Update 2006: Anguilla real estate skyrockets!

So naturally, my Dad thought that Anguilla real estate would be impossibly pricey! Wrong!

Unlike well-known Caribbean islands, Anguilla real estate is still relatively undiscovered. Before my dad read A Trip to the Beach, he thought "Anguilla" was "Angola" spelled wrong!

Anguilla offers breathtaking oceanfront property for a fraction of the price that you would pay on "discovered" Caribbean islands.

One small detail, though. Sandy waterfront cannot be owned by foreigners. Anguillians Only! But, hey, that's ok! It puts some fun into hunting for Anguilla realty.

If you like sandy beachfront, try to buy a rocky oceanfront lot that borders on a sandy beach, or as near by as possible.

My dad is determined to winter here when he "retires" (ha!), so he has been researching Anguilla real estate in detail (as you'll see below, with some beautiful pictures, too!) His most important tip? Find a great real estate agent -- he loves and highly recommends Jackie Pascher (contact information below).

And one more important tip... to find your "secret beach," you will need a highly detailed map showing every dirt road and foot path. Luckily, I have already told you about Dad's #1 tip. Click here to learn about the best map possible.

Once Dad tracked down and bought his super-map, and started exploring, we found some amazing beaches, with a wide variety of "I'd love to live here" Anguilla real estate. Here are some of my Dad's leading candidates. (He doesn't mind me telling you about them, because there is still so much wonderful oceanfront land available.)

One more thing... as you look at these pictures, I think you'll see why Anguilla's slogan is "Tranquility Wrapped in Blue". Actually, it's more like turquoise.

Little Harbor is a small, sheltered bay. The water is so calm and quiet, hardly any waves, so smooth a baby could swim in it. So smooth even my dad could swim it (haha)! A few minutes west are some amazing cliffs with an open view of the roaring sea!

Little Harbour... from glassy quiet to
great views of the roaring ocean

Shoal Bay East is recognized as the most beautiful beach in the Caribbean, some say in the world. The picture below shows the stretch of sand East of the tip, beyond which you can see land, some of which is for sale. Wow!

Shoal Bay East... What a place to live!
See that real estate
at the end of the beach?

Sandy Point is close to the ferry to St. Martin. Sandy Point is a perfect "little beach." See the tip of sand in the photo below? Land is for sale just past that point. The shining sun, the blue sea, and the soft sand, what more could you ask for?...

Sandy Point Beach...
I'd love to come home here
from university for winter holidays!

It's a long and bumpy road to get to Limestone bay. All the twists and turns, and ups and downs, but it's worth the ride. Look at that shade of turquoise! There is property available here, there is only one thing... you'd need solar power! No electricity out here yet.

Limestone Bay... a remote beauty

Sea Feather Bay is a more developed community of well-to-do foreigners and Anguillians. Ronald Webster, father of Anguilla, owns a house just to the right of the yellow house. And land is available just to the left -- and the snorkelling (behind my mom) is excellent!

Sea Feathers Bay... the closest thing
to a "high end development"

Do you know why they call Island Harbor, "Island Harbor"? Because it has it's own little island, Scilly Cay. You can hop on a boat, go over to Scilly Cay and have a fabulous seafood meal. You know it's fresh, because the fishermen are right here. Some prime Anguilla real estate is available higher up, on Captain's Ridge. But, we're not the only ones who think it's beautiful...

Island Harbor... Even Michael Dell
is building a house nearby!

Long Bay's most impressive feature is its wide, white perfect-sandy beach. The sun seems especially intense and water a special shade of turquoise. And, from the hills overlooking the ocean, you have a view of the most perfect little tropical island... Sandy Island.

Long Bay Beach... truly spectacular
land available past the sand

Crocus bay, a cozy little beach, with a great restaurant, Roy's. Yum! Have their fish and chips. Anguilla real estate here? Yes, available on the cliff from which we took this photo.

Crocus Bay... great views,
cozy little beach, yummy food!

Sherrick's Bay is really, really, really, remote! If you can find Sherrick's Bay through the maze of dirt and sand and bumpy roads, congratulations! You have really explored the island! You may have to do some digging at the Lands and Survey office, but no one has built out here yet.

Sherrick's Bay...
secluded but spectacular
Unusual view of Cove Castles from West