ABOUT BARBADOS

Barbados offers a wide range of activities to keep you fully entertained on your trip! Take your pick from the list below.

• Animal Flower Cave & Restaurant
• Atlantis Submarines
• Barbados Museum & Historical Society
• Barbados Wildlife Reserve
• Flower Forest Botanical Gardens
• Hamilton's Pottery
• Harrison's Cave Eco-Adventure Park
• Hiking in the Scotland District
• Hunte's Gardens
• Mount Gay Visitor's Centre
• Oistins Bay Gardens
• Stade's Rum Distillery Experience
• St. Nicholas Abbey
• Watch Horse Racing at the Garrison Savannah

Barbados is a one of a kind, beautiful island - if we do say so ourselves. Below are our top sightseeing picks.

• Bathsheba, St. Joseph
• Cherry Tree Hill, St. Andrew
• Farley Hill National Park, St. Peter
• Gun Hill Signal Station, St. George
• Richard Haynes Boardwalk, Christ Church
• Rock Hall Freedom Monument, St. Thomas
• Shark Hole, St. Philip
• St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church
• Welchman Hall Gully, St. Thomas

From fast food to fine dining, Barbados is densely populated with a variety of food options. Some of our favourites are below.

• Bombas
• Cafe Sol
• Champers
• Cuz's Fish Stand
• Dis Ole House
• Pat's Place - Oistins
• The Cliff
• Scotland View Bar
• Sea Shed
• Sharad's Bar & Grill
• Theresa's - Baxter's Road
• Wendy's Sports Bar
• 6Mix Bar

Our local currency is the Barbados Dollar. However, most establishments will accept the U.S. Dollar as a form of payment.

The informal conversion is BBD$2.00 - USD$1.00.

Wear your seatbelts. Both drivers and passengers should wear their seatbelts while the vehicle is being driven.

Driving on the left. In Barbados, we drive on the left side of the road, and at roundabouts, we give way to the vehicle coming from the right.

Speed Limit. Be on the mindful of traffic signs and speed limits. The three main speed limits are below: 

80 km/hr = 50 miles/hr
60 km/hr = 37 miles/hr
40 km/hr = 20 miles/hr 

Rush Hour. Rush hour in Barbados falls between the hours of 6:30 am - 9:00 am, and on evenings, 4:00 - 6:30.