destinations | barbados Barbados
BARBADOS TOURISM AUTHORITY 820 2nd Avenue, 5th fl oor New York, NY 10017 T: 212 551 4350 F: 646 329 6601 E:
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
POPULATION (2020): 287,375 CAPITAL: Bridgetown VISA: U.S. citizens must have a valid passport to enter Barbados. No visa is needed to enter Barbados for stays of up to six months HEALTH: Yellow fever immunization is essential if arriving from an infected area. Precautions against hepatitis A, polio and typhoid recommended CURRENCY: Barbados dollar (BDS$) = 100 cents. All major credit cards accepted EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): BDS$2 = $1 TIPPING: Hotels and restaurants generally include service,
otherwise 10 percent. Porters expect BDS$1 (50c) per bag TIME: GMT –4 ELECTRICITY: 110 volts. No adaptor required DRIVING: On the left. U.S. driver’s license and international driving permit recognized PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2021): Jan 1, 22; Mar 30; Apr 2, 28; May 1, 21; Aug 1, 6; Nov 30; Dec 25-26 LANGUAGE: English RELIGION: Predominantly Anglican, but more than 100 religious denominations COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +1 246
CLIMATE Barbados is consistently hot all year round, but temperatures are never extreme and sea breezes help to offset humidity. The wettest months are June to November, when there’s also a risk of hurricanes
GETTING THERE
MAJOR GATEWAY: Bridgetown Grantley Adams (BGI) TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 3.5h TRANSFERS: Bridgetown (7 miles/11km) bus 40 mins; taxi
30 mins PORT: Bridgetown
GETTING AROUND Buses operate a wide network of scheduled services and taxis have set fares. Rental cars, beach buggies, mopeds and bicycles are also options. Visitors are required to produce a valid driving license for the issue of a Barbados Driving Permit, valid for one year
ACCOMMODATION Barbados offers a broad selection of places to stay, ranging from luxury and A- class hotels to less expensive options, including guest houses, villas and self-catering establishments
MAJOR EVENTS
Barbados Jazz Festival (January) Holetown Festival (February) Holders Opera Season, Bridgetown (March-April) Oistins Fish Festival (April) Congaline Carnival (April-May) Crop Over Festival (July-August) Independence Festival of Creative Arts (November)
TOP ATTRACTIONS Guadeloupe
Martinique Dominica
St Lucia Barbados Speightstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenada Bathsheba Holetown BARBADOS
Francis Plantation Harrison’s Cave Barbados Museum Gun Hill Signal Station Farley Hill National Park Barbados Wildlife Reserve Flower Forest Andromeda Gardens Welchman Hall Gully Atlantis Submarines Barbados Beaches of Carlisle Bay Bathsheba Beach Animal Flower Cave St. Nicholas Abbey Crane Beach St. Lawrence Gap Hunte’s Gardens
TOP ACTIVITIES Bridgetown Oistins
Catamaran cruising Deep-sea fi shing Scuba diving Surfi ng Waterskiing
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Golf Coastal hiking
WHAT TO EAT & DRINK Fresh seafood is the island’s specialty. The fl ying fi sh emblem of the island permeates Bajan culture and is eaten baked, steamed or fried. Crane, chub, kingfi sh, snapper, dolphin fi sh (mahi mahi) and tuna are popular fi sh, along with lobster. There’s also roast suckling pig, sea urchins, crab soup and coconut bread. The main alcoholic drink is rum, which comes in a variety of forms, including planter’s punch, and beer
WHAT TO BUY Local handicrafts, rum, jewelry, crystal and fragrances. Pelican Village Craft Center in Bridgetown sells local arts and crafts
LOCAL TOURS OFFERED
Nature/heritage tours: Explore the island’s heritage and ecology by visiting a Barbados National Trust property Malibu Beach Club & Visitor Center: Take a tour of the West Indies Rum Distillery, followed by either rum drinks or cocktails served on the beach Safari tours: Step into a rigged 4WD Land Rover for one of three island tours with soft drinks, rum punch and Bajan-style snacks ATV quads: Guided tours are offered twice a week on roads or good-quality tracks Helicopter tours: Jet helicopters give you the best views that Barbados has to offer. Air Adventure, Bajan Helicopters and Astar Helicopters offer a bird’s-eye view of the island’s beauty Rum tours: Discover the historic tradition behind world-class Bajan rums. Tours reveal the various stages of rum production Submarine tours: Discover Barbados’s undersea world via the Atlantis, which takes you 150ft below sea level Catamaran cruises: From luxurious mega-catamarans to more intimate mono-hulls
CARIBBEAN SEA
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