Itinerary · Barbados
Five days in Barbados: west coast, wrecks, rum and the wild east
The Platinum West Coast, Carlisle Bay’s wrecks and a Friday at Oistins, the Atlantic coast and its gardens, the north’s monkeys and rum, and a last morning at the spa. Plan day 2 for a Friday.
5 days, by car, taxi and boat
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Day 1 · afternoon
1Sandy Lane
Arrive and settle in on the Platinum Coast.
Day 1 · evening
2The Lone Star
Dinner on the beach at Mount Standfast.
Day 2 (a Friday) · morning
3El Tigre Catamaran Cruises
A lunch cruise to swim with turtles and snorkel over the wrecks of Carlisle Bay.
Day 2 · afternoon
4Mount Gay Visitor Centre
A rum tasting at Mount Gay’s visitor centre near Bridgetown.
Day 2 · evening
5Oistins Friday Fish Fry
Friday night at the Oistins fish fry.
Day 3 · morning
6Hunte’s Gardens
Across the island to the gully garden in St. Joseph.
Day 3 · lunch
7Dining at The Atlantis Historic Inn
Lunch over the Atlantic at Tent Bay, then watch the surf at Bathsheba.
Day 3 · sunset
8The Cliff
Back to the west coast for dinner on the water’s edge.
Day 4 · morning
9Island Safari
Off-road by Land Rover to corners of the island most visitors miss.
Day 4 · 2pm
10Barbados Wildlife Reserve
Arrive by 2pm for the green monkeys at the afternoon feeding.
Day 4 · evening
11Limegrove Lifestyle Centre
Shopping and dinner in Holetown.
Day 5 · morning
12The Spa at Sandy Lane
A last morning at the spa before the airport.
Day 5 · afternoon
13Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)
To the airport; allow time for traffic.
Book catamarans, distillery tours and dinners ahead in winter, and take a taxi on the nights you drink rum.
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