The 10 Best Stops on a Barbados Island Tour (From a Local Driver)
By Anthony Clarke, On The House Taxi Service · 16 July 2026 · 8 min read
After thousands of tours across every parish, our drivers know which stops guests talk about for years and which ones quietly disappoint. Here are the ten that always earn their place on a Barbados sightseeing itinerary.
1. Cherry Tree Hill
A tunnel of mahogany trees opens abruptly onto the finest panorama in Barbados — the whole Scotland District falling away to the Atlantic. Go in the morning for the clearest light.
2. Bathsheba and the Soup Bowl
Giant coral boulders, thundering surf and a world-class break that draws pro surfers each November. It looks nothing like the calm west coast and is the reason people say Barbados feels like two islands in one.
3. Wild Bajan green monkeys
Brought from West Africa around 350 years ago, they roam the gullies and gardens freely. Early morning and late afternoon give the best chances, and the Barbados Wildlife Reserve is a reliable fallback.
4. Barbados Black Belly sheep
A breed found nowhere else on earth, tail-less and coated in hair rather than wool. Visitors regularly mistake them for goats — until a Bajan driver settles the argument.
5. Historic Bridgetown and the Careenage
A UNESCO World Heritage Site with Parliament Buildings, National Heroes Square, colonial-era streets and a working harbour that has traded for four centuries.
6. The Garrison Savannah
The largest collection of 17th-century iron cannon in the world, a horse-racing track still in weekly use, the Barbados Museum, and George Washington House — the only place outside the United States the first president ever slept.
7. Rihanna Drive
Westbury New Road, renamed for Barbados' most famous daughter and now a National Hero. A quick, joyful photo stop right in the capital.
8. Sugar cane fields and a rum distillery
Rum was invented here. Riding between working cane fields before a tasting turns an abstract history lesson into something you can smell and taste.
9. Port St. Charles and the Platinum Coast
Superyachts, glassy Caribbean water and the relaxed charm of Speightstown. The perfect afternoon counterpoint to the wild east coast.
10. A proper Bajan meal
Flying fish and cou-cou, macaroni pie, fish cakes, pudding and souse, or a rum shop plate with locals. Ask your driver where they eat — that answer is worth more than any guidebook.