AT A GLANCE
Why go?
Savannah Bay is the long, empty stretch of sand on Anguilla's far eastern coast that most visitors never find. There is no resort here, no beach club and almost no foot traffic—just a crescent of undeveloped shoreline, the roll of the Atlantic, and a single, famously laid-back beach shack. If you want the quiet, unspoiled side of an island better known for polished white-sand bays, this is it.↗↗↗
What makes the bay special is its contrast: a calm, shallow, swimmable cove at one end and a wide, windswept, wave-powered strand at the other, with snapper-size snorkeling around a signature offshore rock and a near-total absence of people in between.↗↗
One beach, two faces
Savannah Bay runs along Anguilla's southeastern coast near the eastern tip, one of the island's largest and least-developed sandy bays. Rather than a single mood, the shoreline offers two distinct experiences in the same sweep of sand. The eastern end, known locally as Junks Hole, is calm, shallow and sheltered—the water is warm and clear enough that you can walk out a surprising distance and still keep your head above the surface. Head the other way and the bay opens onto the Atlantic, where the swell livens up, whitecaps form and the sand is backed by rolling grassy dunes.
