barbados

[ns1986a]

Anyone been t0 barbados?I am looking for a tour not through cruise ship---and what beach is the best?What are the best places to see?

Thanks.

nancy

[zydecocruiser]

In Barbados I did a turtle and wreck snorkel tour.

Here is a short film clip of the turtles, but I'll need to look around to find pics of the rest.

[CanadianCruiser]

All I did in Barbados was an island tour. Very beautiful island.

[ns1986a]

can you tell me what you saw ,where you went and who you did the tour with?????

[sailingrose]

We hired a taxi and took an island tour. Stopped at the caves and went to the beach. Very nice scenery. The beach we went to had pretty rough waves, sorry can't remember the name of it.

[Joanandjoe]

We took a tour from Glory Tours (Google Glory Tours Barbados if the URL, http://glorytours.org/ , gets deleted) called "Just BIM":

"Just BIM is an experience like no other. Our tour begins at Sunburry plantation an old sugar plantation built in 1660. From there you will visit. The Andromeda Botanical Gardens where you will meander through pathways of lush tropical foliage. On leaving the gardens you will enjoy the rugged landscape as we drive through Bathsheba and Cattle wash on the way to our Lunch stop. After lunch our first stop will be Earthworks pottery and the adjoining Batik Studio. There are opportunities to see craftsmen at work at both

studios and to purchase souvenirs. Our last stop on this Tour is the Mount Gay Visitors Center where you will be given a guided tour of the Mount Gay Rum Factory. As part of this tour you will also learn about the history of rum in Barbados.

...............From November this tour will include Harrisons Cave"

It was great, although we could have done without the trip to the pottery and batik factories, and Harrison's cave was closed. As noted in the description, the cave will reopen in November, 2007. It was wonderful having a meal off the ship (fish at a casual restaurant), and the gardens were amazing!

Most people will, of course, choose a tour that includes a beach and, possibly, snorkeling. Glory has plenty of those.