4 Barbados Shore Excursions You Can Do Before All-Aboard

1.Barbados Shore Excursion Snorkel cruise and Beach Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 441 reviews · from $58Our pick

Spend about 5.5 hours at Carlisle Bay with port pickup, a 1.5-hour Tranquility Cruises snorkel trip, turtle and shipwreck stops, beach chairs, an umbrella, and a welcome drink at Savvy on the Bay. The boat has restrooms, a bar, two decks, and a glass-bottom viewing area.

“This snorkel was like a joke. The shipwreck had some fish and just coupke hundred feet from the beach. To see turles would be even more ridiculous, the site was almost next the the beach and there was no turtle to see!”

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2.Barbados Shore Excursion Barbados Paradise Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · from $68

Spend about six hours touring Barbados by air-conditioned vehicle, from Cherry Tree Hill and Morgan Lewis Windmill to Bathsheba, St. John’s Church, the Garrison, and Carlisle Bay. Guides such as Narren, Charles, Storm, and Dwayne have led this route. Expect a full sightseeing day with two to three hours on the beach.

“Enjoyable day, led by the wonderful Glyne, who is passionate and knowledgeable about Barbados. A quick and easy tour showing some of the many sights of the island, it’s definitely worth the few hours to visit, without anything feeling rushed.”

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3.Barbados Shore Excursion: Carlisle Bay Turtle & Shipwreck

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · from $48Best value

From Bridgetown’s cruise terminal, you’ll ride to Carlisle Bay for two short water stops: one over a shipwreck and one near a turtle-feeding area. The 90-minute boat trip includes gear, a drink, washroom, shower, glass-bottom viewing, and a slide. Ron and the crew are especially helpful with children and first-time snorkelers.

“The tour takes you just off shore where you can easily swim to. The tour guide kept yelling to keep everyone together so it was not relaxing. The actual snorkel time is very short. We returned to the beach the next day on our own which was right by our hotel and had a wonderful time snorkelling with the turtles for free! If you know how to snorkel, don’t go on a tour. Just go to the beach with equipment.”

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4.Barbados Shore Excursion: Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $94Top rated

Meet your guide at Bridgetown’s cruise terminal for three hours of Bajan food, history, and easy city walking. Expect bakery treats, fishcakes, soup, flying fish, Banks beer, and local stories from guides such as Paulette, Janelle, and Shari. Food and drinks are included, with advance notice required for some diets.

“Paulette was great during this walking food tour. She was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable about the history of Barbados as well as taking us to delicious places to eat. I will definitely recommend this tour. Paulette made it extra fun.”

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