Barbados

Barbados Coastal Tour: Open-Top Drive, Lunch & Cherry Tree Hill

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 11

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Barbados coastal drive with local lunch and panoramic views

You’ll ride along Barbados’ rugged coastline in an open vehicle with a local guide, stopping for homemade banana bread at Cherry Tree Hill and lunch overlooking Soup Bowl’s waves. Expect laughter, fresh breezes, and small moments — like pink sand between your toes — that stay with you long after the day ends.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit first stop
Explore rustic northeast coastline
Lunch with eastern coastline views
Refreshments at Cherry Tree Hill
Final stop at Beachy Head

The Experience

I didn’t expect the wind to feel so different up on Cherry Tree Hill — almost sharp, but in a good way. We’d just bumped along the coast in this open-sided truck (I was a little worried about my hat), and our guide, Marcus, kept tossing out stories about old sugar plantations and why Bajans love their macaroni pie. He had this laugh that made you want to join in even if you missed the joke. The view from up there? It’s not just “pretty” — it’s layers of green falling into blue, with the ocean looking sort of restless below.

We stopped for snacks right there: banana bread that tasted like someone’s grandma made it (maybe she did?), coconut bread too sweet for me but my partner loved it, and little cups of rum punch that went down too easy. I remember the smell — salt air mixed with something sugary and tropical I couldn’t quite name. There were chickens scratching around under the trees. Marcus tried to teach us how to say “good morning” in Bajan dialect — I butchered it, he laughed, no one minded.

The lunch stop overlooked the famous Soup Bowl — surfers bobbing like seals out past the breakers. Fish or chicken, peas and rice, macaroni pie that’s basically comfort food in a tin foil tray. We ate outside because you kind of have to when you’re somewhere like this. The sun was hot but not mean about it; someone handed me a cold drink without asking if I wanted one. After that we drove north again, windows open (well, no windows really), and ended at Beachy Head where the sand looked pink if you squinted just right. I still think about that view sometimes when I’m stuck in traffic back home.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup from your accommodation in Barbados before heading out in an open vehicle along the coast.
homemade banana bread and coconut bread plus rum punch at Cherry Tree Hill.
a full Bajan lunch with fish or chicken options (vegetarian available), peas and rice, macaroni pie and salad.
all while guided by a local expert who shares stories as you explore each stop before returning later that afternoon.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Island Explorer Tours