Barbados , renowned for it's white sand beaches, crystal clear blue waters, miles of coral reefs teeming with an incredible variety of sea life and an abundance of shipwrecks, is also famous for it's friendly people and rum. Shopping in Barbados is second to none in the Caribbean with quality products and a tax free system resulting in 30% to 50 savings over regular prices in Europe and the U S A.

Restaurants, bistros, wine bars, pubs offer a wide variety of cuisine from Bajan specialities island-wide but particularly in restored Holetown, to Chinese, Mexican, English, French, Italian, Tex-Mex, Indian, Japanese, Greek, and Caribbean, as well as fine dining in such restaurants as The Cliff, The Tides, La Mer, Carambola, Josefs, and Bagatelle.

Nightclubs are in abundance with from the more sedate Coach House or Bamboo Beach Bar to reggae, soca, calypso, and jazz at After Dark, Harbour Lights, Reggae Lounge, Mr Blue, and the Waterfront Café. Barbados caters to all tastes. A variety of dinner theatres are available including 1627 & All That at the Barbados Museum , and Plantation Spectacular at the Plantation Restaurant & Garden Theatre.

Barbados is the sports capital of the Caribbean, with all water sports, sailing, parasailing, diving, game fishing, golf, tennis, and, of course, cricket. A wide variety of cruises are available from mono-hulled yachts to luxury catamarans to the wild fun cruises on the "Jolly Roger". For the adventurous, a day tour on one of the world's most advanced passenger submarines is a fantastic way to experience the world beneath the waves, and helicopter tours are also available. Why not island hop by plane or boat to the Grenadines for a day trip or even overnight on Bequia, Mustique, Union, or Petit St Vincent.

No visit to Barbados is complete with having visited Welchmans Gully, Harrisons Cave , St Nicholas Abbey, Andromeda Botanical Gardens , Gun Hill Signal Station, Codrington College , and the plantation houses at Francia, Sunbury, Fisherpond, and Drax Hall.