Underrated warm vacation spots

Average January temperature: 28℃

St Lucia is one of the Caribbean’s lushest islands – 80 per cent of it is rainforest – but its green good looks are because it’s one of the wettest, too.

January, though, is among the driest months, and is an ideal time to visit, before February kicks off peak season. You could easily just come for a blast of sunshine and sea and nothing more, but if you're up for some action, hiking the island's famed Piton Mountains should be at the top of your to do list.

For more leisurely sightseeing, ride the rainforest aerial tram – an open-air gondola that glides quietly through the tops of the trees at the ecological park.

Where to stay:Viceroy’s Sugar Beach is the undisputed cream of the hotel crop, due in no small part to its location: at the foot of Petit Piton, with peerless views of Grand Piton from both the beach and the pool.

Add to that its rainforest spa – treatment cabanas sprinkled throughout the actual rainforest – and the fact that every clapboard cottage comes with a private plunge pool, and there’s perhaps no better way to th

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