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 Barbados offers a wide range of activities, making the island a great location for a family vacation. Children and parents can enjoy the wonderful beaches and watersports activities, or for a fun and educational experience visit the Wildlife Reserve or Harrison's Cave !
The whole family will enjoy the thrill of a submarine trip, or maybe a helicopter ride to see the island from above! A safari trip is also a wonderful way to enjoy the natural beauty of Barbados.
Several resorts offer reduced rates for children, and many also include special children's activities, so that Mum and Dad can have some time to themselves knowing the children are safe and having fun. Babysitting services can also be arranged at several resorts.
Beaches
 Barbados is a relatively flat island with an abundant supply of large gradually sloping beaches fringing the land. In some areas, notably the North, coral and sandstone cliffs rise straight out of the sea reaching several hundred feet in height. In the South West, cliffs of 50 to 100 feet rise and fall along the coast, separated by small sandy beaches and bays. On the flatter South West and West coasts, you may walk for miles along unbroken white sand beaches, sometimes stopping at a cluster of coral rocks jutting out to sea. All along the shore large and small beaches are broken by coral formations, the soft coral rocks weathered by the ocean surf, forming abstract sculptures to an artist's eye.
Wildlife Reserve
The Barbados Wildlife Reserve is located in a natural mahogany wood across the road from the Farley Hill National Park in the parish of St.Peter. Visitors are offered a unique opportunity to stroll freely through the Reserve, which is primarily a monkey sanctuary. They can observe the Green Monkeys of Barbados at close range and in their own natural environment.There are few cages and the animals can be observed as they eat, play and interact with the other animals. Other animals that can be found at the Reserve are ducks, turtles, tortoises, birds, peacocks, otters, racoons, agouti, and deer.
Harrison's Cave 
Although historical references were made to Harrison's Cave from as early as the eighteenth century, no serious exploration of the cave was done until 1970, when speleologist, Ole Sorensen, was commissioned by the Barbados National Trust to make a survey and map the cave. Sorensen immediately recognised the potential of the cave and recommended that it be landscaped and developed. Four years later, work on the cave began, drawing on scientific, artistic, technological and geological resources. The work involved digging tunnels, improving lighting and diverting of underground streams. |
