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Fun, authentic, laid-back, beautiful… Antigua! There is no better way to explore the island than our popular Antigua Island Tour.
You get to explore Antigua island tour and get the best of everything that Antigua has to offer, in one amazing day!
Discover all of Antigua’s well-known and hidden treasures as you journey through small villages, into a national parks, and to the extraordinary lookout point of Shirley Heights. Views of tropical gold-sand beaches and sky-coloured ocean are just the beginning of what this Antigua travel has in store for you.
We highly recommend this adventure tour due to the fact of how much you get to see and do in one day. This is especially key for those visiting our shores on a cruise stop. This is the ideal shore excursion. If you are choosing one thing to do while you are visiting Antigua, our “Explore Antigua Tour” is the best choice!
A fully air-conditioned vehicle comes along with a well-trained, knowledgeable, and very friendly driver and guide.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1Betty's Hope
Betty’s Hope was Antigua’s pioneer sugar plantation, founded about 1650. It is now in ruin, as so many other West Indian sugar estates. The founder of Betty’s Hope was Governor Keynell, whose widow inherited the estate upon his death in 1663, but was forced to flee Antigua during the French occupation in 1666. Today, though the project is still on its way to completion visitors can still view new and improved exhibits, follow a trail system to view the exposed ruins and the local flora, rest on the picnic benches, enjoy interpretive signage and self guided brochures for the full history of this monument.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2Devil's Bridge
Devil's Bridge is a natural rock arch in eastern Antigua. It is located on the Atlantic coast near Indian Town Point to the east of Willikies. The area around the arch features several natural blowholes which shoot up water and spray powered by waves from the Atlantic Ocean. This particular location is exposed to waves that are pushed by the Trade Winds with no land between this location and Europe. In 2008 it was declared National Park.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Nelson's Dockyard
In the early eighteenth century, the British Royal Navy recognized the strategic importance of English Harbour in protecting ships from hurricanes and in its position at the south of the island for monitoring French naval activity. Today, Nelson’s Dockyard provides many sites and activities for visitors to explore and enjoy.
35 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4Shirley Heights
Shirley Heights, named after the former governor Sir Thomas Shirley. Overlooking English Harbor and Galleon Beach, Shirley Heights is one of the best spots to get a bird’s-eye view of the island.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
Fig Tree Drive (Pass by)
These very twisty and steep countryside road takes you through the rain forest, which is rich in foliage, plants, mangoes, pineapples, banana trees (fig is the Antiguan word for "banana") and more.
Admission ticket free -
5Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre
(Optional Stop - Time Permitting) Dow's Hill overlooks English Harbour and offers views of the first European settlements on Antigua, established in the early 17th century, and of the fortifications surrounding Nelson's Dockyard. The hill formed part of the estate of Archibald Dow, the civilian storekeeper at the dockyard, who constructed a house there in 1732. The land was compulsorily acquired from Dow in 1789 at a cost of £8,354 to allow fortifications to be constructed to protect the ridgeline from attack from the landward side.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
6Darkwood Beach
(Time Permitting ONLY) Darkwood beach offers some of the most iridescent seas and white beaches on the island, set on a backdrop of hilltops and tropical forestry; the views are both panoramic and spectacular also on a clear day, you can see Montserrat. Being one of the longest stretches of beach there is ample space to take it all in and with warm, alluring sea lapping up on pristine sands, there is plenty of reasons to visit.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour duration includes travel time
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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