THINGS TO DO

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Barbados has much to offer to make your vaca­tion a most unfor­get­table exper­i­ence! Exciting activ­it­ies and breath­tak­ing attrac­tions abound this spe­cial Caribbean des­tin­a­tion. There is just so much to dis­cover about this island and its warm and friendly people.

Activities

Whether you visit Barbados in the sum­mer or the winter, be sure to exper­i­ence some of the island’s unique fest­ivals and events. From jazz to gos­pel, car­ni­val to opera, fish fest­ival to his­tor­ical and cul­tural cel­eb­ra­tions, there is some­thing for every­one!

For the sport­ing enthu­si­asts there is polo, golf, cricket, water sports, game fish­ing, ten­nis, horse rid­ing, horse racing, you name it! Barbados has also played host to world class sport­ing events includ­ing the 2006 World Golf Championships and the final of the 2007 World Cup of Cricket.

For a full cal­en­dar of events tak­ing place in Barbados, visit http://barbados.org/eventcd.htm

Attractions

Be sure to visit some of the island’s top attrac­tions on your Barbados vaca­tion. Barbados is an island of astound­ing nat­ural beauty, and is home to the won­drous Harrison’s Cave. These under­ground cav­erns are con­sidered to be among the finest show­cases in the world!

Lovers of flora and fauna are encour­aged to visit:

Andromeda Botanical Gardens, Flower Forest, Orchid World – where the col­or­ful plants and flowers are guar­an­teed to take your breath away.

Barbados Wildlife Reserve – our Barbados zoo, stroll freely with anim­als such as Barbados Green Monkeys in their nat­ural hab­itat.

Folkestone Marine Park & Museum – an arti­fi­cial reef, mar­ine museum with pic­nic and recre­ation facil­it­ies

Those with his­tor­ical interests can visit a plant­a­tion house for a trip back in time, see the tower­ing light­houses that once led ships to safety, or explore the his­toric towns that are an import­ant part of our past and present.