Animal Flower Cave

Animal Flower Cave is the only accessible sea cave on Barbados, located at North Point, St. Lucy. There are guided tours along the cave’s colourful walls and a gorgeous view of the ocean. From February to April, you may even sneak a peek of humpback whales. If you get hungry after the cave tour, there is a lunch restaurant on the clifftop awaiting you.

• Web:

  www.animalflowercave.com

• Address:

  Animal Flower Cave, St. Lucy

• Phone:

  +1 246 439 8797

• Opening hours:

  Daily 9am-4:30pm

Barbados Boardwalk

Barbados Boardwalk stretches nearly 12 kilometres along the southern coast of Bridgetown, from Rockley Beach to Coconut Court Beach. Visitors and locals alike enjoy jogging or walking the wooden floorboards by the ocean. If you feel the need for a bite or a drink, you will find plenty of little shacks and bars along the boardwalk.

• Address:

  The Boardwalk, Bridgetown

Barbados Museum & Historical Society

This museum is housed in a former military prison close to the Garrison. Several exhibitions display the natural history of the island, the furnishing of plantations houses and the life of early inhabitants, the Amerindians. There also is an interactive children’s section and a library.

• Web:

  www.barbados.org/museum2.htm#.XigWWMhKi70

• Address:

  Dalkeith Road, Bridgetown

• Phone:

  +1 246 538 0201

• Opening hours:

  Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 2pm-6pm

Barbados Wildlife Reserve

At the edge of historic Farley Hill National Park, green monkeys, iguanas, tortoises, and snakes wander around freely in the Barbados Wildlife Reserve. Plan to be there around 2 pm, when parrots, caimans, and maras are getting fed. The reserve’s admission also grants access to Grenade Hall Signal Station and Forest. Getting to the park takes a rough 35 minutes by car from the capital city.

• Web:

  www.barbadoswildlifereserve.com

• Address:

  Farley Hill, St. Peter

• Phone:

  +1 246 422 8826

• Opening hours:

  Daily 10am-5pm

Downtown

Downtown Bridgetown has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2012 (along with the Garrison). You can start your walk at Independence Square with its fountains and columns and cross Chamberlain Bridge. You will then arrive at National Heroes Square (formerly known as Trafalgar Square) at the northern shore of the Careenage. From here you can explore the streets, getting a glimpse of colonial buildings here and there.

Farley Hill National Park

After some hot and sunny beach days, a trip to Farley Hill National Park can be a refreshing alternative. Grab a picnic and enjoy hiking through mahogany woods and looking down at the eastern coast from time to time. The ruins of Farley Hill house, once a splendid mansion, add a mystical aspect. Sometimes, this place is even transformed into a stage for theatrical events.

• Address:

  Farley Hill National Park, Benny Hall