Excursion

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We are going to be on Barbados in March on the Celebrity Constellation.

Has anyone experienced this tour?

 

Best of Barbados - BB07 - Bridgetown, Barbados XXX

Travel through the center of the island to Orchid World, home to an array of orchids and other fauna. Drive through Barbadian countryside to famous St.John's Church. Look for the tomb of Ferdinando Paleologus, last descendant of the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople. Arriving at the Tyrol Cot, you will experience a superb example of a Barbadian Sugar Estate Great House. Over 300 yrs old, this well maintained Plantation House is filled with antiques/memorabilia of a bygone era.

 

A scenic drive takes you to Orchid World. The name itself implies elegance and sophistication. When you visit this 'garden' with a difference, you will be surrounded by a spectacular array of these treasures. A meandering path winds its way between beautiful outcrops of coral, rock gardens, cool shady gullies and ponds. Hummingbirds and the soothing sound of running water add to the natural beauty of the terrain. The Orchids themselves are quite spectacular; thousands are grown in shaded houses and outside on freestanding palisades.

A drive through the countryside takes you to the picturesque and historical St. John's Parish Church, which is perched on a cliff overlooking coastal St. John and the Atlantic Ocean. The present building was constructed in 1836, after the hurricane of 1831 destroyed the one built in 1660. We make our way to Tyrol Cot. The total Barbadian heritage experience - a combination of a living museum in a historic great house and a Heritage Village set in 3 acres of landscaped gardens.