• Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.
  • Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.

Bridgetown: Guided Walk Through History. Ends at Beach.

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ID: GYG1067341-1641655
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Country: Barbados

Duration: 02:00 hours


Description

Discover the history of Bridgetown, Barbados on a guided walking tour. Learn about the island's past, see the places, meet the characters. End your tour on a beach overlooking beautiful Carlisle Bay.
From just outside the cruise ship port, join our walking tour of Bridgetown and explore the city’s rich history. Discover flying fish, sugar and slavery, pirates and prime ministers. Meet those who forged this nation and set its people free.

See the landmarks and memorials, but always with the story of the people at its heart. From the Amerindians and the early British settlers, from the enslaved Africans to those who helped steer Barbados to independence and beyond.

Learn about those who made this island and the city of Bridgetown what it is today. Jonathan, your guide, is a citizen of Barbados, a storyteller, researcher, and former BBC journalist whose work has been published around the world.

End your tour at a beach overlooking beautiful Carlisle Bay, where you can enjoy a cold beer and a swim.

Highlights

  • Learn about the island's past, from sugar and slavery to independence and beyond
  • Visit important landmarks and hear about the people who made Barbados
  • Discover the history of Barbados with a local guide and storyteller
  • End your tour at a beach overlooking Carlisle Bay. Enjoy a cold drink!
  • Small groups - no more than 10 people per tour

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Tour starts just 100 metres from Bridgetown port gates. Duration is approximately 2 hours.
Ends at a beach overlooking Carlisle Bay
Walk out of the main gate of the port along the seafront path with the ocean on your right. Jonathan will meet you at the end of the path, under the shade of some West Indian mahogany trees where the path turns left towards a set of traffic lights. Do not cross the road. The tour finishes at a beach overlooking Carlisle Bay where you can have a swim, find somewhere to get lunch and enjoy a cold drink. To get back to the port you have the option of a walk or taking a taxi.
INCLUDED
  • Guided walking tour
  • Visit important landmarks
  • Historical storytelling
  • Images from past and present
  • Meet the people who forged the nation of Barbados
NOT INCLUDED
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry into synagogue and museums

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.