Barbados Full-day Coast to Coast Tour: Explore Historic Bridgetown, West Coast, and East Coast

Embark on a full-day coastal exploration of Barbados, from historic Bridgetown to the affluent West Coast, the picturesque East Coast, and the charming towns along the way. Enjoy a delicious Bajan lunch and discover the island’s stunning landscapes and cultural landmarks.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • St. John’s Church - History beyond measure and a breath taking view of the island land mass
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Lunch
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience a coastal journey through Barbados, starting from the historic city of Bridgetown and moving to the affluent West Coast, passing through locations like Holetown and Speightstown, before reaching North Point. Venturing through the northern countryside, you’ll reach Cherry Tree Hill and further head to the East Coast for a sumptuous bajan meal at The Sand Dunes bar and Restaurant. As you proceed along the East coast, there will be a photo opportunity stop at Bathsheba. Moving forward, the journey leads you to St John’s Church, after which you’ll head south, passing through Oistins, thus completing your exploration of the Barbados coastline.

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
St. John's Church
St John
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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M_kerry_w
Jul 4, 2024
Informative & fun. - We were taken on an island tour by our driver Ricky during our first trip to Barbados. Ricky was great, and managed to maintain professionalism, sharing his vast historical knowledge of the island, while making us feel as though we had been friends for years. We had requested in advance that we could be returned to our hotel for a certain time in order to make a football match, and Ricky obliged to this without feeling like we missed out on any parts of the tour. The tour included traditional Bajan lunch at a locally ran restaurant, with supporting local businesses appearing to be a theme throughout the day (which is a huge positive). Would reccomend to any first time visitors to the island, or anyone who has not ventured to see the impressive north - east coast line, and any history buffs.
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H5152pvrobertd
Jun 29, 2024
Tour around the island - I took the Coast to Coast tour of Barbados with RCR Tours. We circled the island in a small van. After driving through Bridgetown, we passed Rihanna's childhood home. The street was named after her in 2017. We then drove to Speightstown, the original capital of Barbados and had 15 minutes to walk around. Our next stop was Animal Flower Cave, at the northern end of the island. I took the optional walking tour inside the cave. We stopped for lunch at a cafe on the East coast. All eight of us in the van ordered the flying fish, a Bajan specialty. It was tasty. The East Coast is more rugged than the West Coast since the trade winds batter that side. There are places where swimming is too dangerous and others where surfing is good, such as Bathsheba. Our last stop was the historic St. John's Parish Church, originally built in 1645, but rebuilt most recently in 1836. It was a good way to the island.
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Tiffany_s
Jun 29, 2024
Great experience - Ricky was so pleasant and so kind to my son, especially with my son having special needs. Ricky also gave me great information on how to find my family.
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Lorelei
Jun 27, 2024
Definitely a MUST- DO! - I was absolutely pleased with this particular tour. It's always the simple things that make trips as these eventful, starting with a very pleasant Driver and Guide for the day Ricky (Ricardo), who was, I must mention, on time for my pick up. Given that Barbados has that tropical climate and sweltering weather, the air-conditioned van was definitely a plus. Ricky is highly intelligent and had erudite knowledge on the history of Bdos, given specific dates, names and a breakdown on the different sites and landmarks. His attention to the group on the day was top tier, whether it be slowing down or stopping for a person to get a proper picture or a better view, engaging the group as though we've known him for years, filling the van with laughter. Another advantage for me, was that I had the opportunity to sit in the front seat giving me that first hand clear view of the beauty that is Barbados. The scenery was spectacularly out of this world. Apart from the history, the beaches, the flora and fauna, makes this country all the more breathtaking. It is noteworthy, the lunch offered to the group today was outstanding, offering a variety of dishes to choose from and very appetizing to the palate. This stop gave the group of strangers an opportunity to get to know one another, learning about other cultures and the cross cultures. The complimentary drinks were most welcomed. I definitely recommend to anyone, albeit a solo traveller, couple, family to book a 360 tour with RCR. You will not regret it. To the RCR team, thank you for offering me this experience, I go back to my country with lots of memories and wonderful photos. Lorelei ❤️
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Keivamae_s
Jun 15, 2024
Awesome experience - Cindy our tour guide quite knowledgeable of the island only thing I suggest is when taken to different place they get out of VEHICLE to give a running summary of the place
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Ashley_m
Jun 4, 2024
Excellent - This was an excellent coast to coast tour. Ms. Cindy did an amazing job explaining, and answering any questions.
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Kiranr628
May 31, 2024
An informative and fun day in paradise. - We loved our Barbados Coast to Coast trip. We experienced the diversity of the island, got to see the different areas and learn about the history as well. Our guide, Antone was lovely. He was knowledgeable, fun and my sister and I appreciated his guiding. Thank you for a lovely day!!
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Tana_m
May 29, 2024
Great Tour Barbados! - My Guide Nezzie was VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE & Patient. This was a great fun-filled experience!! Thank You!!
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Janetml7079wo
May 29, 2024
We learned so much about Barbados and saw the entire coastline of the islsnd. - My husband and I did a 360 of the island and Cindy with RCR Tours was our guide. In our opinion, a tour guide doesn’t get any better than Cindy! She was born and raised on Barbados and knows the island inside and out. We had a wonderful day with her enjoying her outstanding personality and soaking in her wealth of knowledge!!
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Travelloveforeverwow
May 30, 2024
Horrendous experience with Cindy/Barbara from RCR Tours - My friend and I booked a “Private” Tour which I put as private in quotes bc our tour guide and driver, Cindy (if you post good review she said) or Barbara (if you post bad review) was in complete control and it felt like it was her tour, not ours! She yelled at us, was aggressive, controlling, and made us feel exceptionally uncomfortable. She has a really bad/ nasty attitude and refused to bring us to a place to eat by the water. We literally ate NOTHING from 8am to 2pm and she didn’t care when we stayed we were hungry. We paid $236 EACH for a private tour where we would let her know where we wanted to go. She had attitude every time we told her a place we wanted to go to, even to get coffee! She acted like she was doing us a favor driving us around. She constantly got phone calls, at least 10 calls during our time with her. She was so unprofessional and I’ve never seen this type of behavior before from any private tour person before. Absolutely unacceptable. I was told after that she’s a manager?! I guess this is a family owned business? I would stay clear of RCR TOURS and stay clear of Cindy/ Barbara. She heightened anxiety and the 6 hours with her were absolutely miserable. I would save your money and go with another company 100%! Their “customer service” is also horrendous the guy Alendro who we spoke to basically blamed us and didn’t care when we said we’d put a review bc as he stated, “Your one bad review won’t ruin our rating.” He also lied the day before when we booked saying certain areas where included and then said he didn’t say it. Cindy started yelling at us literally yelling at us that the last two spots if we wanted to go to them we would have to pay extra in addition to the $236 each we already paid! She even tried to make us get out at a certain point during our tour bc she liked the spot even though we didn’t care to see the waves crashing and we wanted to see other parts. This was her tour, not ours. She was horrendous and I 100% do not recommend this “tour” company.
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