BARBADOS TOUR DESCRIPTIONS & PRICING

All rates quoted are NET U.S. Dollar rates and are inclusive of all applicable taxes. Please note that on some tours minimum/maximum numbers of participants are required for the rate that has been quoted. Most of these events can be 'customized' to meet your clients special requirements and would therefore necessitate pre-booking and confirmation of numbers of participants in advance. Prices subject to change without notice.

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SIGHTSEEING

A 'customized' tour of the island covering the historic and scenic highlights of Barbados. To begin, travel in air-conditioned comfort up the Gold Coast of Barbados to Speightstown. Then cross inland to Harrison's Caves, where electric trams take you deep under the ground to view centuries old stalagmites and stalactities.

After your tour, journey down the hills of St. Andrew into scenic St. Joseph, along the east coast highway through Cattlewash and beautiful Bathsheba with its pounding Atlantic surf and rolling hillsides. Our lunch stop is at the quaint Edgewater Hotel in Bathsheba. This hotel was built in 1947 and is overlooking the world-famous 'soup bowl' surfing site.

After lunch, visit the St. John's Parish Church, which boasts the tomb of the last descendant of the Emperor of Constantinople who died in Barbados in 1678. Pass through banana plantations and sugar cane fields on your way to Sunbury Plantation House. Newly refurbished after a fire in 1995, Sunbury is a testament to the days when sugar was king and the Planter's enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. The entire Great House is open for viewing and there is also a museum containing many interesting items of Barbadian history. Enjoy a cool drink in the Fountain Courtyard and imagine the days of old.

From Sunbury, the tour takes you through the fishing village of Oistins and along the south coast of the island and to the nation's capital, Bridgetown, where the historic Parliament Buildings and Trafalgar Square dominate the city center. Applicable entrance fees, buffet lunch (on luncheon tour) and guide service are included.

A four-hour tour with stops at Harrison's Crystal Caves for a guided 35-minute tram ride through this underground wonderland; and the beautiful Flower Forest - a unique tropical experience, more than just a botanical garden. View the beauty of Barbados above and below ground. Applicable entrance fees, and guide service included.

A three-hour tour designed for 'kids of all ages!' Visit the fascinating Wildlife Reserve and stroll through the lush mahogany forest alive with the playful native monkeys and other Barbadian fauna. See our local wildlife undisturbed in their natural habitat. Then on to Farley Hill National Park where one of the most impressive 'old Barbadian merchant palaces' (built in 1818) once stood. The site for the filming of the movie "Island in the Sun", the grounds of the park today have been lovingly restored and offer visitors a magnificent scenic and historic treat. Applicable entrance fees and guide service are included.

One of the newest and most exciting attractions in the Caribbean - the Atlantis Submarine! Offering a truly unique experience to everyone, the Atlantis is a modern, highly sophisticated submarine carrying 46 passengers. Traveling along the ocean floor and exploring the beautiful coral reefs with their colorful abundance of marine life, the Atlantis offers a view of Barbados virtually never before afforded the visitor.

Not a tour to the big department stores or trendy boutiques! This shopping spree takes you up into the hills for a visit to the "potteries" where artisans hand make uniquely beautiful ceramic wares; to the Medford Mahogany Craft Village for hand-crafted Barbadian mahogany pieces; and to the Pelican Village with its myriad of tiny shops filled with shell crafts, baskets, coral jewelry etc.

King Sugar - the crop that built Barbados...a fascinating journey through the growing, harvesting and processing of the island's leading export. Visit a plantation, the sugar factory museum and then on to the Mount Gay Visitor Center where one of the final products of the sugar is transformed into the world-renowned Barbados rum!

Transportation into Bridgetown is provided from your hotel - and then you're off on a two-hour walking tour of the island's historic and scenic capital city. Visits are made to St. Michael's Cathedral, Queen's Park, Trafalgar Square, the Law Courts and Parliament Buildings, the Jewish Synagogue and the Barbados Central Bank. Your guide provides informative and interesting commentary - and the 2 1/2 mile tour also includes a light "Bajan style" lunch in one of Bridgetown's restaurants.

See 'all of Barbados' in a thrilling 30 minute tour by helicopter - flight see the island's highlights with an experienced pilot/guide. You'll swoop over the majestic Atlantic coast and skim the tranquil Caribbean waters along the western side of the island to get a bird's eye view of this tropical paradise. This tour is like no other tour in Barbados!

NOTE: The above rate for the Helicopter DOES NOT include transfers.

RECREATIONAL SPORTS

There are a wide variety of land-based recreational activities available in Barbados. Sporting and recreational activities such as those outlined below can be arranged for your clients on an exclusive group basis or as individual activities. Please note that the rates listed below do not include the cost of transfers unless stated.

HIGHLAND OUTDOOR TOURS:

This new company offers a range of tours for the outdoor aficionado. Choose from a two-hour Plantation Tour onboard a tractor drawn jitney that passes through some of the most scenic countryside in Barbados or anywhere! If horses are your love, cover the same ground on horseback. Your informative guides will outfit you with a steed that matches your riding ability, from the novice to the old hand. For those that want an all day affair outdoors, there is a scenic Safari hiking tour and horse trek riding tour that include breakfast and lunch up in the hills and down on the stunning St. Andrew coast.

GOLF:

Try a round of golf at the Royal Westmoreland Golf course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the championship par 72 course covers 290 acres of tropical scenery overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Amenities include a full service Clubhouse with Golf Shop, locker rooms, restaurant and bar. Or try the renovated 18-hole course at beautiful Sandy Lane and Southern Golf and Country Clubs. For those wanting a shorter game, try the executive 9 holes at Club Rockley or Almond Beach Village, you'll be sure to enjoy your game in Barbados. Some sample rates are as follows:

DMS will be happy to coordinate your entire golf tournament or golf outing. We can arrange for Master Billing privileges at the course and set up all aspects of the programme for you from beverage carts, to continental breakfasts, to pro scoring and coordination. DMS will usually add a 10% service fee to all arrangements at the club.

PARTY CRUISES

JOLLY ROGER CRUISES:

Lunch cruises - USD $ 65.00per person

The 'Jolly Roger' is an authentic wooden schooner of the type that sailed the Caribbees for over four centuries with real cannons and muskets and full of historical memorabilia. The captain and his jolly crew inform and entertain you with onboard activities, while you sail to anchorage at Holetown. The Captain's Locker is well stocked and open any time for a cool refreshing drink. But be cautious with the world famous Pirates Punch - a brew whose effects are highly intoxicating and unforgettable! While at anchor, you can enjoy our tropical waters in many ways:

• rope swinging
• walking the plank
• a trip to the beach on the Jolly Barge
• snorkeling at the Marine Park (mask & snorkel provided)

HARBOUR MASTER:

Lunch and Dinner cruises - USD $ 75.00 per person

The newest in the fleet, this ship offers a totally different experience for those who wish to cruise on the Caribbean Sea. It's 100 feet long, 40 feet wide and 4 decks high with lots of fun and games, food, drink, excitement and adventure. You'll find the largest floating bar in the Caribbean and whether it's a lunch or romantic dinner cruise, the Harbour Master has first class service and facilities to make this cruise one of the highlights of your holiday!

On both boats, while you work up your appetite either soaking up the sea or dancing under the stars, our chefs are busy preparing delectable Caribbean dishes for the buffet luncheon on the Jolly Roger or dinner on the Harbour Master, which includes complimentary wine with a choice of chicken, fish or beef for your main course. Afterwards, the music begins to pick up the pace to get the party going and the trip back to the Harbour is what has made the Jolly Roger and the Harbour Master legendary!

FISHING AND BOATING ACTIVITIES

DEEP SEA FISHING: USD $ 400.00 per boat (6 people) (1/2 day charters)

Barbados has a variety of deep sea fishing boats manned by experienced captains and crew. Each boat is stocked with all bait and tackle; rum, beer, soft drinks and snacks. Fish caught in local waters include: dolphin (mahi mahi), blue marlin, wahoo, sailfish, albacore, Yellowfin tuna and barracuda. Rates for full day charters or party fishing for those who don't want the boat exclusively are available on request.

Set sail along the beautiful West Coast of the island on a lovely catamaran and enjoy a memorable start to your relaxing, carefree day of sailing with champagne cocktail. A sumptuous buffet lunch, open bar, and an afternoon of snorkeling and swimming complete your leisurely day at sea. Or enjoy 3 hours of sailing & snorkeling with full open bar and just relax in the sun. Or, for romantics, there is the Champagne sunset cruise complete with hors d'oeuvres and champagne served though out the cruise.

THE WATERSPORTS SAILING ADVENTURE: USD $ 99.00 per person

The perfect combination for fun loving 'seafarers' of all ages! Spend the day aboard a beautiful catamaran and along with your sailing adventure, you'll have an opportunity to try your hand at all types of watersports - aquacycles, windsurfing, banana boat rides, snorkeling, jet bikes, kayaks, glass bottom boats and sunfish sailing. This 4-hour adventure also includes: round-trip transfers from your hotel; light refreshments throughout the day; a buffet lunch and lounge chairs at the anchor beach stop.

SCUBA DIVING:

"Diving - it's not just a sport, it's an adventure!" And, the excellent facilities in Barbados help make the diving adventure available to everyone. We have fully licensed operations including a PADI five star training facility staffed by some of the most experienced professionals in the Caribbean, and Barbados also offers the most complete range of instruction, equipment and dive packages available anywhere. From the novice to the professional, there's a diving adventure for everyone in Barbados.

Come experience the underwater adventure in Barbados...dive the colorful reefs and fascinating wrecks beneath crystal clear Caribbean waters - or try one of the unique 'bottle hunting dives'! "Coral Isle Divers" offer a great dive & dine package for visitors that combines a one-tank dive with a sumptuous buffet lunch served on board their custom built dive boat "Bubbles". This is a half day of fun in the sun where both divers and their non-diving families and friends can enjoy an outing together. Listed below are some of the more popular dive packages:

Since 1996, all divers in Barbados must purchase a reef pass for USD$5.00. The money from this permit is used by the Professional Association of Dive Operators (PADO) to install permanent moorings at many of the more popular dive spots. PADO also lobbies local government for many reforms to protect our marine environment and helps to maintain the decompression chamber, Barbados being one of the few countries in the Caribbean that has a decompression chamber available in emergencies to recreational divers.

DINNER EVENTS

All of the shows detailed below can be booked exclusively for your group, but there will be a required minimum number of participants - and the rates will vary according to the number of people attending. The rates as they are listed below are based on your clients attending a regularly scheduled show on the evenings listed.

TROPICAL SPECTACULAR: Wednesday & Friday - USD $ 77.50 per person

The island's leading Calypso Cabaret show featuring one of the islands top Calypso bands, plus the lively sounds of a top steel band. An exciting, colorful evening with lots of audience participation!

Including: Round-trip transfers between hotel and plantation home;

Calypso Cabaret Show; steel band and Calypso band performances;

Open bar throughout the evening; full buffet dinner, featuring local dishes.

** Pricing for all tours and activities are
subject to change without prior notice.