Fun Things to Do In Barbados

Travel to Barbados For a Fun Vacation

Barbados is a white-sand beach heaven. It’s no wonder so many travelers return year after year to enjoy this island paradise. Regardless of whether it’s the friendly atmosphere, neighborly culture or the traditional British customs. Rum is the Island specialty, so we wouldn’t accuse you in the event that you decided to kick back and simply enjoy a beverage in such a beautiful place.
 
Here are 15 splendid activities while in Barbados:

Do a Walking Tour of Bridgetown

Besides having an incredible arrary of shops and restaurants, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is also loaded with interesting, historical sites to investigate. If you are in the downtown area, walk over to National Heroes Square – home to a statue of Lord Nelson. Also, visit St Michael’s Cathedral, the Bridgetown Jewish Synagogue, and Parliament Buildings – all available to you within a short walk. Why not end your day with an ‘Sundowner’ rum punch at a seaside restaurant or watering hole in the Bridgetown Harbor at sundown, watching fishermen and sailboats.

Visit the Garrison Savannah

A notable army installation, Garrison Savannah is home to structural magnificence and merits taking an all-day tour to investigate. You’ll see the excellent Matthias Church once utilized by British Forces, the remains of St Ann’s Fort and the renowned Savannah racecourse where manor proprietors used to race their horses. What’s more, many people come here to fly kites, go running, or basically watch the world pass by!

Find Flora and Fauna

From the Andromeda Botanic Gardens to the rich desert spring of Hunte’s Garden, Barbados is paradise to the green-fingered sorts. With thick Caribbean wilderness and verdant tropical plants, Hunte’s Gardens is a charming spot to investigate. The unbelievable horticulturalist Anthony Hunte at times even welcomes guests himself, with inviting stories and an invigorating glass of rum punch. You can make multi-day of it by visiting the close-by Welchman Hall Gully, a tropical backwoods cavern home to 2,100 colorful plant species and green monkeys. What’s more, near to Harrison’s Cave you can view spectacular stalagmites and stalactites that go back many thousands of years.

See the Mammoth Baobab Tree

Visit Queen’s Park and you will get to see the incredible Baobab Tree. It will not be hard to spot. This is one of the biggest trees on the island. In fact it takes roughly 15 grown-ups to extend their arms right around its colossal trunk. It is so large, it appears to have come straight out of a storybook.

Drink in the Bajan Spirit

It would not be right to visit Barbados and not test its most well-known spirit. A visit to the Mount Gay Rum Distillery offers an understanding into the island’s character. Smell the overwhelming fragrances as you pass tremendous tanks of molasses and test an assortment of matured rum mixes. Or then again why not visit the family-run Foursquare Rum Distillery that is home to Rum Sixty Six. The more recent brand Malibu Rum has an great visitor center which merits a visit as well. It offers tastings of its coconut-seasoned Malibu and you also get a beautiful view of Brighton Beach.

Barbados Sporting Heritage

Enjoy a day of playing he ponies in Barbados at the Barbados Turf Club. Take in an exciting Polo match at one of the many Polo Clubs. However, the British influence is clear with the popularity of Cricket. Bridgetown’s noteworthy Kensington Oval, the ‘central hub’ of Cricket, was at once the grounds of a manor house and presently an ultra-modern arena and home to some of the best Cricket on the planet.

Barbados Carnival

In the event that you’re taking off toward the end of July to early August, make a point to prepare for Barbados Carnival. This is a festival of colorful costumes, dancing in the streets, a lot of great Caribbean food and a fun vibe over the whole island. Known as the ‘Yield Over Celebration’ it goes back to the 1780s and commends the sugar stick gather. See Calypso and Soca rivalries and witness the pined for ‘Pic-O-De-Crop’ declared at the island’s Kensington Oval arena. The festival ends with Kadooment Day.

Experience a ‘Lime’

A gathering is known as a ‘lime’ to Bajan individuals and the best spot to encounter one is at Oistins Fish Fry which is held each Friday and Saturday. These fish fry’s are where the fisherman gather at night and people consume the catch of the day while enjoying a beer to help wash the tasty seafood down. There’s Calypso music and dancing in front of an audience. Street vendors abound selling tourist items. Local people regularly then head to adjacent St Lawrence Gap a short time later, home to a lot of clubs and bars.

Visit enchanting Speightstown

Arlington House is a reestablished eighteenth-century working in Speightstown – an interesting port twinned with Reading in England. More than three stories of intuitive presentations, you can watch interesting recordings about neighborhood individuals and find out about the island’s sugar stick creation and slave exchange history before hearing ‘privateer’ stories of its exchanging past. With an on-location bistro and gift shop as well, it makes for an extraordinary family day out. Why not walk around Speightstown itself. Spot anglers getting their day by day get and the beguiling pilgrim structures will feel like they’re miles from the vacationer hotspots.

Barbados Water Sports

On the off chance that you can tear your toes from the too delicate sand, at that point you’ll be blessed to receive a submerged encounter like no other. From swimming with turtles to viewing lively coral reefs, there aren’t such a large number of exercises very as captivating as a decent old snorkel. Over the water watersports, for example, kayaking, windsurfing, and kitesurfing are altogether ensured to get the beat moving.

East Coast Waves

The East Coast is acclaimed for being a surfer’s paradise and home to many surfing titles. So in case, you’re turned on by gigantic waves, head to northern Bathsheba – home to the acclaimed reef break known as the Soup Bowl. This reef-filled piece of the Atlantic is for cutting edge surfies as it were. In any case, the wonderful rough coastline, oceanfront cafés, and odd shake developments that call attention to the sand, merit the visit alone.

Explore the star-studded West Coast

The West Coast isn’t known as the Platinum Coast to no end. Home to the rich and popular with numerous upmarket inns and estates you’re certain to feel like a VIP in the event that you visit. Sprinkle your money at the boutique Lime Grove shopping center, loaded up with fashioner garments, adornments, and stylish bistros. What’s more, in case you’re searching for an exceptional sentimental escape or something somewhat calmer, this is the spot to be. It’s specked with gourmet cafés and lovely grown-ups just spot like The House on Paynes Bay. The waves here are quieter as well.

Take a Sailboat Trip

For a definitive Caribbean experience look at the Virgins Ahoy Sailing trip that takes you on a crewed sailboat ride along with the elite West Coast. During the trip, you can enjoy some snorkeling as Barbados is loaded with extraordinary coral reef fish. You can also see shipwrecks, hawksbill turtles, mammoth sand eels, ocean ponies, and an assortment of other stunning sea life.