What to do in Antigua and Barbuda (Podcast)

Listen to about journey to the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda as the Newbie Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about his the latest excursion. 

Jeff claims, “As you know, I’m incredibly park centric. There’s a good deal of stunning destinations there to explore. There’s a ton of mother nature and heritage there. They’ve obtained the all inclusive resorts all around the spot. So it’s a great Caribbean island, if you want to get away and just do the all inclusive and a seaside remain. I’m not that sort of a individual, but they’ve have 365 beach locations, a person for just about every working day of the year there.”

Jeff frequented all 3 islands that make up the country of Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua, Barbuda and the restricted uninhabited island of Redonda. He also produced a facet journey to do an arial tour of the volcano on Montserrat.

We get started on the major island of Antigua. Jeff stayed in the most important metropolis of St Johns which is also the primary cruise ship port on the island. There have been 3 cruise ships in city when he frequented but it can get as lots of as 5. They are glad to see individuals ships yet again in Antigua as the large bulk of the financial system comes from tourism. 

Jeff concentrated on the countrywide parks and there are 4 on Antigua: Fort Barrington,  the Megaliths Of Greencastle Hill, Devil’s Bridge Nationwide Park, and Nelson’s Dockyard. Nelson’s Dockyard is also a UNESCO Entire world Heritage internet site.

Fort Barrington is portion of the fortifications that safeguarded St Johns and the island in the age of sail. Devil’s Bridge is a purely natural arch by the east coastline. In the vicinity of Devil’s Bridge is the best preserved of the aged sugar plantations on the island: Betty’s Hope.

The Megaliths Of Greencastle Hill is the “Stonehenge of the Caribbean”. It is not apparent what the functionality of these standing stones was. 

Nelson’s Dockyard is a secured bay on the south aspect of the island that was renamed for Admiral Horatio Nelson who was stationed in Antigua for part of his naval career. You can see the amenities that ended up utilised to source and manage the British Navy. The dockyard however sees ships come in for repairs but caters more now to the yachting group.

The final nationwide park in Antigua and Barbuda is Codrington Lagoon Countrywide Park on the island of Barbuda. This area is a nesting location for seabirds like frigate birds. Jeff noticed Barbuda on a tour that bundled halting at the park, the pink beach front, the sea caves and Princes Diana Seaside.

Jeff did a further working day excursion out to Redonda but for this 1 you will will need both equally special authorization and you will need to have to use a helicopter. This rocky island has been home to various chicken species. There applied to be a guano mining procedure on the island but other than that the island has not been inhabited. Jeff says that Redonda is known as the “Galapagos of the Caribbean” as the birds there are not concerned of people today.

On the very same excursion to Redonda, Jeff took a helicopter tour of Montserrat. Montserrat’s main city of Plymouth which was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic eruptions. It was then generally buried in ash. Substantially of the island is continue to a volcanic exclusion zone. Browsing has been difficult in the time of COVID due to the fact of their policy of a 5 day quarantine.

No matter whether you occur for the beach locations, the record or the rum, hear why Antigua in the Lesser Antilles may possibly be a pleasurable spot to soak up the solar.

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Exhibit Notes

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua
Santa María La Antigua
Antigua Seaview Inn
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
St. John’s Cathedral (Antigua and Barbuda)
Hemingway’s Caribbean Cafe
Fort Barrington
Megaliths Of Greencastle Hill
Chuck’s Vacation
Fig Tree Generate
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Shirley Heights Lookout – Visit Antigua & Barbuda
Nelson’s Dockyard
Admiral’s Inn and Gunpowder Suites
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Problem – The World’s Toughest Row
Devil’s Bridge
Betty’s Hope
Barbuda
Codrington Lagoon
Pink Sand Beach
Barbuda Caves
Princess Diana Beach front
Redonda
Kingdom of Redonda
The Alchemy of Air
Montserrat
Soufrière Hills
Limey
Antiguan Pepper Pot
Goat H2o

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