Palm trees in Barbados, Caribbean (Corbis)
Sailing at sunset in Barbados, Caribbean (Barbados Tourism Authority)
Palm trees and ocean view, Barbados, Caribbean (Stock Trek)
Bridgetown Cruise Terminals, Barbados, Caribbean (Barbados Tourism Authority)
Beach chairs and umbrellas, Mullins Bay, Barbados, Caribbean (Photodisc)
Enterprise Beach, Barbados (iStockphoto/Thinkstock)
Palm trees on the beach, Barbados, Caribbean (PhotoDisc)
What to do in Barbados
Barbados’s trade winds move onshore, encouraging head-high waves to double over into pristine blue barrels before collapsing in a froth of sea spray. If you watch surf videos, this is nothing new, but here’s the catch: Barbados is 2,000 miles from the nearest Pacific breaks, far from Oahu’s North Shore. It’s a lone island at the far edge of the supposedly placid sea. Ace surfers find perfection at spots like the Soup Bowl or the Sand Bank, but Barbados waves aren’t always extreme. At any given time, waist-high waves lap beaches somewhere on the island, which means the surf scene draws riders of all levels. Better known for rum, offshore banking, and the uber-developed Platinum Coast that fringes its western shore, Barbados has a hardcore local side that thrives among the limestone pillars near the windward town of Bathsheba.
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We are an extended family of 20 with 11 children ranging from 2 to 18 -4 families and a grandmother. We went to Mexico last January 1 and found it nice but not quite warm enough and not enough for the kids to do at the hotel. We went to Chel-ha and Telum but we would like for there to be lots of activities at the resort as well. We have a budget of about $1700.00-$1800.00 per person before taxes. Is there somewhere you can recommed for us?? Did I mention beautiful beach and lots of restauraunt choices?? A tall order, thank you so much. Catherine
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Hi are thinking of heading over to barbados in september and are planning on staying in the south, im a surfer and wandered what are the waves like down south and also whats the best and cheapest way to get around,eg; to bathseba to the soup bowl.
thanks
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We want to go to Barbados in at the end of August, but heard it is rainy season. If we go, will we still get at least some sun?
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My family loves to snorkel. We've never been to the caribbean, any suggestions on the best venues?
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