Beautiful Coastal Sightseeing Tour of Barbados
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From $120.00
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Duration: 7 hours
Departs: Barbados, Barbados
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Barbados is an island of great beauty and diversity. Enjoy a scenic sightseeing tour and visit many special places along the shoreline that make Barbados the gem of the Caribbean. The route will take you north, south, east and west, as you discover the great beauty of the Barbados! You will see more of the island on this tour than any other tour and be given a free bottle of rum punch
What's Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Bottled water
Drive along the platinum coast of Barbados through old historic towns
Drive through the Capital Bridgetown a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Free Bottle of Rum Punch for every adult on tour
Friendly, knowledgeable & licensed tour guide
Hotel & Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Photo opp at the Morgan Lewis Windmill (endangered historical site)
Snacks
Visit Cherry Tree Hill and enjoy its fabulous sweeping views of the east coast
Visit Codrington College a beautiful serene historical site, one of a kind.
Visit Foul Bay a beautiful un-spoilt off the beaten track beach away from the crowds
Visit Miami Beach in Barbados a picturesque beach that is popular with visitors and locals alike
Visit the coastal town of Bathsheba and view the mushroom rocks
Visit The Garrison Savannah a UNESCO World Heritage site and see a few of the cannons on display
Visit the Northern tip of Barbados. Watch Atlantic waves crash on the cliffs in spectacular fashion
Visit to St Johns Parish Church, one of the oldest on the island built on a cliff with great views
What's Not Included
Fuel Surcharge of between US$1.50 and US$5.00 payable on the day of tour in cash to the guide.
Gratuities
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
- CHILD: Age: 3 - 12
- ADULT: Age: 13 - 93
Additional Info
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Our tours run with small groups of 8 persons maximum. If you are travelling as a family or group travelling together we can accommodate up to 12 persons. Groups or families booking 8 or more persons will have their own driver guide and vehicle for their e
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Barbados Garrison
From 1655 large fleets of British ships and soldiers were visiting and Barbados making it there base of operation. In the early years there were no barracks for them or provisions, the care and expense of the officers fell in the hands of Barbadians themselves. After repeated visits this became quite burdensome especially considering it was at a time when the island was quite impoverished. The legislature of Barbados was moved to petition the British government for a permanent garrison to be built on the island.
It was not until 1780 that it was finally decided by the British Government to station a permanent garrison on the island.
It was eventually decided that the Garrisons should be built near Charles Fort and St Anne’s Castle. 16 acres were purchased in 1789 and construction began by the early 19th century most of the buildings had been completed and had grown to cover 64 acres. The Garrison in Barbados is in fact the largest in the Caribbean.
Many of the buildings were constructed of London brick brought out as ballast in ships which returned with sugar. Some 60 of the original buildings are still in existence today.
The Savannah of itself was a very rocky area where many crabs lived. It had to be filled in and leveled for the troops to practice on. It was also the birthplace of cricket in Barbados and today serves as the islands racetrack.
On November 30th 1966 Barbados was led into Independence by the then Premier Errol Walton Barrow, officially celebrating the achievement of nationhood as a sovereign and independent state within the Commonwealth
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Miami Beach Barbados
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Foul Bay
Foul Bay was the location where the famous Harp Gun was off loaded from a ship and then transported to its location at Paragon. Train tracks were laid to aid in transporting the gun
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Codrington College
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
St. John's Parish Church
Following the hurricanes of 1780 and 1831, the current building was constructed in 1836.
Fernando Paleologus,a former church warden and planter was buried under the choir when he died in 1670. He was buried with his head pointing to the west and the body embedded in quicklime in accordance with the Greek Orthodox custom. Following the hurricane of 1831 his tomb was moved to the churchyard.
Paleologus was a descendent of the brother of the great Emperor Constantine XI He fled to Barbados after his family was driven from the throne of Constantinople by the Turks
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Bathsheba Beach
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Cherry Tree Hill
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Animal Flower Cave
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Larger ships always sailed into Speightstown because they could not get into Bridgetown until the deepwater harbor was constructed. They would load their cargo on to smaller ships that would then deliver to Bridgetown.
Sprightstown is also the port that many slaves in the triangular slave trade first sailed into. Arlington House now serves as a museum but was once a make shift clinic for slaves who often arrived on the island ill due to the horrid conditions they endured on the Atlantic crossing
Just North of Speightstown is Almond Hotel. This was once the Heywood’s sugar Plantation and was one of the locations used in the filming of the Tamarind Seed with Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Another was the old Paradise Hotel
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Holetown Beach
It was said that the first institution the English established in a new colony was a drinking house. The Spaniards and Church and the Dutch a fort. In Holetown there are two historic Churches
• Admission Ticket Free
Beautiful Barbados Tours & Excursions Ltd
• Admission Ticket Free
Bridgetown
• Admission Ticket Free
