Ocean Blue Luxury Apartment – Beachfront – Glitter Bay 203

Activities close to Glitter Bay, Barbados

Activities you shouldn’t miss on your romantic beach getaway in Barbados

Barbados has a plethora of activities to suit every taste and although the temptation to lie and laze in the hot Caribbean sun is strong, you must get out there and enjoy what is on offer. We can’t list them all but here are some activities that you shouldn’t miss…

Ideal for your luxury golf holiday, we recommend these golf clubs:

  • Barbados Golf Club – The Barbados Golf Club Located at Durant’s in the southern parish of Christ Church near the airport. Barbados Golf Club 
  • Royal Westmoreland Golf Club – Visit the Royal Westmoreland website.
  • Sandy Lane Golf Club – a luxury golf course that offers three golf courses – Sandy Lane Golf Club 

Spas close to Ocean Blue Romantic Caribbean Getaways

Feeling stressed?  On holiday here is your opportunity to rejuvenate mind and body, unwind and take a break from normal life.  Luxury spas on the West Coast are all a very short distance from apartment Ocean Blue.

Other activities to enjoy:

  • WATERSPORTS -There is an endless list of water sports for you and your family to enjoy.  Swimming with turtles right off the Glitter Bay beach is possible every day; you can rent a mask at one of the beach bars. The Folkstone Marine Reserve is within walking distance of the apartment.  There is a sunken ship and wonderful snorkelling from a pristine stretch of beach, complete with equipment rental, lockers and showers, plus small playground and café.  Water skiing, jet skiing, paddle boarding, diving trips, surfing on the South Coast and a huge array of catamaran cruises are available to choose from. It guarantees you will have something different to do every day of your holiday.
  • SWIMMING WITH TURTLES. You can swim with the turtles from the beach, hire a mask at a beach bar close by. Or you can book a half day catamaran cruise with lunch, they include swimming with turtles.
  • OCEAN ADVENTURES – From one extreme to the other, Ocean Rhino Safari Adventures caters for a relaxing or an energetic water experience, leaving the choice to you.  www.oceanadventures.bb
  • TALL SHIPS – offers a complete set of cruises that includes the Jolly Roger pirate ship party cruise. Email tallships©sunbeach.net
  • SURFING – The waves are big enough in many parts of the island for boogie-boarding and you will find boards for hire on these beaches.
  • KITESURFING – In recent years kite surfing has emerged as a popular sport on the island. As with windsurfing, the best conditions are around the southern point of the island and so it takes place mostly at Silver Sands.
  • ATLANTIS SUBMARINES – The family friendly, Atlantis Submarine adventure is one of the most unique and highly recommended attractions in Barbados.
  • SPORTS FISHING – The waters around Barbados provide some interesting big game fishing with catches including blue marlin, white marlin, barracuda and yellow fin tuna. www.barbadosgamefishing.com.
  • ISLAND SAFARI – You see them everywhere, all around the island, each with eight passengers comfortably seated in the open-air jeeps and with an expert and knowledgeable driver that goes that extra mile to make this the most memorable experience of your holiday.
  • POLO – Polo has grown in popularity in Barbados over recent years, and the island now has five polo fields where international matches are played.www.barbadospoloclub.com.
  • HORSE-RACING – The Barbados Turf Club has racing at the Garrison Savannah almost every Saturday during their three seasons across the year www.barbadosturfclub.com.
  • SPORTS – With its year-round temperature climate and abundant tropical vistas, Barbados plays the consummate host to many a sports enthusiast.
  • CYCLING – Barbados has a number of road-cyclists who compete at regional and international level.  www.barbadoscyclingunion.org
  • CRICKET  – Cricket is something of a religion in Barbados and it is well worth attending any match in either a local or regional tournament.

Gardens to Explore whilst Holidaying in Barbados

Barbados has an amazing competitive advantage over so many locations and one of the attractions is the very special and varied types of gardens available for the garden-obsessed British to visit combined with five-star luxury beach-side accommodation!

  • Hunte’s Garden and Nursery – Barbados’s top-rated attraction on Trip Advisor . The atmosphere in the garden is one of controlled yet primitive exuberance. huntesgardensbarbados.com
  • Andromeda Botanical Garden – Iris Bannochie (1914 –1988) is renowned for her botanical knowledge but is mostly remembered by locals for her eccentricities. She made this garden at Bathsheba, on the east coast, on land that had been in her family since 1740. andromeda.cavehill.uwi.edu
  • Bentham’s House – Helen Knighton is the home of a dedicated plantsman. Bentham’s is renowned for waterlilies which are grown in raised concrete ponds.  benthamshouse.blogspot.com
  • Windblown, St Philip – Orson Daisley and his wife Madeline  have to deal with a keen salt wind, sandy thin soil and only 40 inches of rainfall a year. Using drought-tolerant Mediterranean plants, they have created an immaculate garden. horticulturebarbados.com.

OTHER PLACES OF HORTICULTURAL INTEREST

  • Flower Forest – Tropical plants grown en masse, including palms, gingers, bamboos in nearly natural conditions. Open 8am-4pm daily except Christmas Day and Good Friday. Last entry before 4pm. flowerforestbarbados.com
  • St Nicholas Abbey – A plantation house with a charming traditional garden around the house and magnificent avenues of mahogany trees.  stnicholasabbey.com
  • Welchman Hall Gully – A deep gully, now owned by the Barbados National Trust, where it is still possible to experience a sense of what Barbados was like 300 years ago, before sugar cane transformed the landscape. welchmanhallgullybarbados.com