What to do in Antigua and Barbuda (Podcast)

Hear about vacation to the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda as the Newbie Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about his new trip. 

Jeff says, “As you know, I’m very park centric. There is a good deal of stunning sites there to examine. There’s a great deal of nature and historical past there. They’ve acquired the all inclusive resorts all about the spot. So it’s a excellent Caribbean island, if you want to get away and just do the all inclusive and a beach continue to be. I’m not that kind of a man or woman, but they’ve have 365 shorelines, a single for just about every working day of the calendar year there.”

Jeff frequented all 3 islands that make up the region of Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua, Barbuda and the limited uninhabited island of Redonda. He also designed a side vacation to do an arial tour of the volcano on Montserrat.

We start on the most important island of Antigua. Jeff stayed in the primary metropolis of St Johns which is also the main cruise ship port on the island. There had been 3 cruise ships in city when he frequented but it can get as quite a few as 5. They are happy to see people ships once again in Antigua as the wide greater part of the overall economy arrives from tourism. 

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

Fort Barrington is section of the fortifications that protected St Johns and the island in the age of sail. Devil’s Bridge is a normal arch by the east coastline. Close to Devil’s Bridge is the best preserved of the old sugar plantations on the island: Betty’s Hope.

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

Nelson’s Dockyard is a safeguarded bay on the south aspect of the island that was renamed for Admiral Horatio Nelson who was stationed in Antigua for aspect of his naval profession. You can see the facilities that ended up utilised to offer and preserve the British Navy. The dockyard however sees ships come in for repairs but caters far more now to the yachting crowd.

The closing countrywide park in Antigua and Barbuda is Codrington Lagoon Countrywide Park on the island of Barbuda. This space is a nesting location for seabirds like frigate birds. Jeff observed Barbuda on a tour that incorporated halting at the park, the pink beach front, the sea caves and Princes Diana Beach front.

Jeff did a further day vacation out to Redonda but for this one particular you will need to have both distinctive authorization and you will want to seek the services of a helicopter. This rocky island has been residence to numerous bird species. There applied to be a guano mining procedure on the island but other than that the island has not been inhabited. Jeff claims that Redonda is regarded as the “Galapagos of the Caribbean” as the birds there are not concerned of men and women.

On the exact vacation to Redonda, Jeff took a helicopter tour of Montserrat. Montserrat’s key town of Plymouth which was abandoned in 1997 since of volcanic eruptions. It was then generally buried in ash. Substantially of the island is nonetheless a volcanic exclusion zone. Traveling to has been complicated in the time of COVID mainly because of their policy of a 5 working day quarantine.

No matter whether you occur for the beach locations, the background or the rum, hear why Antigua in the Lesser Antilles could be a exciting spot to soak up the sunshine.

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Present 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 Travel
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Shirley Heights Lookout – Go to Antigua & Barbuda
Nelson’s Dockyard
Admiral’s Inn and Gunpowder Suites
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Problem – The World’s Hardest Row
Devil’s Bridge
Betty’s Hope
Barbuda
Codrington Lagoon
Pink Sand Beach
Barbuda Caves
Princess Diana Beach
Redonda
Kingdom of Redonda
The Alchemy of Air
Montserrat
Soufrière Hills
Limey
Antiguan Pepper Pot
Goat Drinking water

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