What to do in Antigua and Barbuda (Podcast)

Hear about travel to the island country of Antigua and Barbuda as the Novice Traveler talks to former park ranger Jeff Ohlfs about his modern journey. 

Jeff states, “As you know, I’m really park centric. There’s a large amount of lovely areas there to investigate. There’s a ton of nature and record there. They’ve obtained the all inclusive resorts all above the position. So it’s a good Caribbean island, if you want to get absent and just do the all inclusive and a seashore keep. I’m not that sort of a man or woman, but they’ve have 365 beaches, one particular for every working day of the 12 months there.”

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

We start off on the principal island of Antigua. Jeff stayed in the key city of St Johns which is also the major cruise ship port on the island. There had been 3 cruise ships in city when he frequented but it can get as numerous as 5. They are glad to see these ships once again in Antigua as the extensive vast majority of the overall economy will come from tourism. 

Jeff centered on the national 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 Earth Heritage site.

Fort Barrington is part of the fortifications that shielded St Johns and the island in the age of sail. Devil’s Bridge is a natural arch by the east coast. Near Devil’s Bridge is the finest preserved of the previous 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 function of these standing stones was. 

Nelson’s Dockyard is a shielded bay on the south aspect of the island that was renamed for Admiral Horatio Nelson who was stationed in Antigua for section of his naval vocation. You can see the facilities that have been utilised to source and retain the British Navy. The dockyard still sees ships arrive in for repairs but caters more now to the yachting crowd.

The last countrywide park in Antigua and Barbuda is Codrington Lagoon National Park on the island of Barbuda. This place is a nesting location for seabirds like frigate birds. Jeff noticed Barbuda on a tour that incorporated stopping at the park, the pink beach, the sea caves and Princes Diana Seashore.

Jeff did yet another working day trip out to Redonda but for this one you will have to have both equally particular authorization and you will want to seek the services of a helicopter. This rocky island has been residence to quite a few fowl species. There used to be a guano mining procedure on the island but other than that the island has not been inhabited. Jeff claims that Redonda is acknowledged as the “Galapagos of the Caribbean” as the birds there are not concerned of individuals.

On the identical journey to Redonda, Jeff took a helicopter tour of Montserrat. Montserrat’s primary town of Plymouth which was deserted in 1997 simply because of volcanic eruptions. It was then mainly buried in ash. Substantially of the island is nonetheless a volcanic exclusion zone. Going to has been challenging in the time of COVID because of their policy of a 5 day quarantine.

No matter whether you occur for the beaches, the historical past or the rum, hear why Antigua in the Lesser Antilles may well be a pleasurable put to soak up the solar.

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Show 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 Travel
Fig Tree Push
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Shirley Heights Lookout – Stop by Antigua & Barbuda
Nelson’s Dockyard
Admiral’s Inn and Gunpowder Suites
Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge – The World’s Toughest Row
Devil’s Bridge
Betty’s Hope
Barbuda
Codrington Lagoon
Pink Sand Seaside
Barbuda Caves
Princess Diana Seaside
Redonda
Kingdom of Redonda
The Alchemy of Air
Montserrat
Soufrière Hills
Limey
Antiguan Pepper Pot
Goat Water

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