Barbados is located in the West Indies, between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This flat island is 21 miles long with a lot of adventurous and thrilling activities to do for fun-loving travelers. Which forces them to come back to this amazing destination again and again. It’s not only a paradise for beach lovers and surfers but it offers a lot more to explore on the island itself. Here is your ultimate bucket list of Barbados.
Oistins Fish Fry
Oistins is famous as a fishing town, located on the south coast and is a central point for entertainment on weekend nights. The main attraction is fry fish served in a formal way at Oistins Bay Gardens. You can find all sorts of fish cooked in a different style depending on your choice.
Besides enjoying your meal the other attraction over here is the live music of different bands. Sometimes they are playing their old cultural and domestic notes and sometimes the latest Crop Over hits to amuse the visitors. One can either enjoy the dancers or can join the party.
If you could reach early you can enjoy the stunning sunset and could even feed the turtles with the fish scrapes. There are lot of stalls of art and craft from where you could buy your gifts like ceramics, jewelry, wood carving, pottery, leather crafts, paintings clothing, and many more.
The Soup Bowl
Located at the Eastern coast of the island is this white, dreamy, misty, and foamy beach of Bathsheba, which is the place for the breaking of Atlantic waves resulting in the unique formation of rocks, is bliss for the restoration of your senses. You can enjoy the luxury of natural pools just a few feet away from the beach, formed because of coral reef, where you could swim or just relish the beauty of natural whirlpools. Be careful of the riptides and undertows while swimming. This place is also a site for surfing, so you can enjoy the tides if you are experienced enough for them to handle. Bathsheba Park is also a good picnic place where you could enjoy your lunch.
Kite surfing at Silver Sands Beach
Located at the distance of 3.6 Km from the airport and 12.5 Km away from Bridgetown is the southernmost point of Christ Church- the silver sand beach. This place is famous for its lively beach and silver sand. This hidden beauty is almost cut off from the world but the interesting thing is that it offers you all, you could wish for a beach including a play park and nearby accommodation, where you could easily find local delicacies like the Chicken Rita or London Bar. Another striking feature of this beach is the strong wind which makes this place fascinating for the kite surfers. The sight of brightly colored kites across the sky is breathtaking for the beholders.
Catamaran Cruises
If you are in the Caribbean and want to enjoy a surfboard, tropical surroundings, snorkeling with the sea turtles or a luxury trip then you must have Catamaran Cruise in your bucket list of Barbados to spend a full day. You can get an exotic tour on board with Tiami Catamaran Cruises. You can not only enjoy the snorkel with fish, swim with the turtles but could have the delight of watching the underwater sea life as well. On its board and wide deck, you could bask in the vibrant sun-setting scenery while enjoying local delicious dishes and all-day open bars.
Animal Flower Cave
Yes, you heard right this is the magical place of shimmering water pools casting its shadows at the dramatic natural cave walls, which Rihanna choose to film her promotional music video of her song ‘Diamonds’. is situated in the North of Barbados. This is the place where you could find yourself close to nature, listening to crashing water waves against the jagged rocks craving the rough caves.
Harrison’s Cave Tour
Located in the central upland, this crystallized cave is one of the main attractions of your trip to Barbados. This cave of flowing streams, natural pools of sapphire water, towering columns of stalactites and stalagmites merging into each other to form unique structures and of amazing waterfalls which drop into incredible pools left you awestruck and spellbound for the three hours of your electric tram tour that takes you to the lowest part of the cave. Here you can have a walking tour and if you are daring enough then surely you can enjoy special Eco tours as well. A well-planned Visitor’s Center is also there to provide refreshment and to exhibit Amerindian artifacts as well.
A Walking Tour of Bridgetown
If you are interested in Barbadian history and culture then you must include this capital in your bucket list to explore. Heroes Square, a Historic race track known as the Garrison Savannah, has historic buildings like military barracks, George Washington House, parliament buildings, St. Mary’s Anglican Church, and the Jewish Synagogue. So there is a lot more to visit in this historic city that is also regarded as the UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can also visit Barbados National Heroes Gallery and Barbados Museum of Parliament. This is a lively city which could offer you different diverse activities like shopping, dining, pleasure craft like yachts, fishing boats, catamarans, and duty-free shops. After the exciting tour of this one of the oldest cities of the Caribbean, you could enjoy yourself with the fresh food produce by the local restaurants and vendors. Another experience not to be missed especially for chocolate lovers is to visit Agapey-a chocolate shop with a small chocolate factory where you could see the manufacturing process.
FIVE MUST-TRY FOODS
Flying fish cutter, a famous sandwich, prepared with special Bajan sauce and peppers in tradition salty bread is a must try as flying fish is also a national food of Barbados as well. Another specialty is Cou Cou which is cooked with cornmeal or breadfruit mixed with okra. Rum punch is so popular that there are special rhymes to sing while preparing it and tourists take special tours to enjoy one of the finest Rum punches in the world. Cookies are another traditional snack and Independence Day’s favorite food is prepared with a lot of ingredients like pumpkin, coconut, raisins, cherries, sugar, and different spices, steamed and rolled in banana leaves.
With this bucket list, we hope that you can experience your tour to Barbados with all of your four senses and for that you have to go beyond the beaches, be adventurous and feel the heart of this nation.
