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Half Day Tour: St Nicholas Abbey and The Barbados Wildlife Reserve

schedule4.5 hrs
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This tour features popular attractions in the North East of the Island of Barbados
starting with the Barbados Wildlife Reserve where we hope to catch the Green Monkey at play along with a wide variety of other animals.
Next Stop St. Nicholas Abbey where we will tour this beautifully preserved sugar plantation and sample some of the rum produced on site at their award winning distillery. You also have the option to book to take a short journey on their restored steam engine to take in one of the most scenic views in Barbados, Cherry Tree Hill.

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Points of Interest

distanceCherry Tree Hill
Cherry Tree Hill is eight hundred and fifty (850) ft above sea level and is a part of St. Nicholas Abbey plantation. Actually due to the size of the St. Nicholas Abbey property, Cherry Tree Hill actually borders, St.Peter and St. Andrew. Many years ago, the drive on either side to get to it was flanked by cherry trees, thus the reason for its name; however these were replaced with mahogany trees which now line the road. The trees were planted in celebration of the signing of The Treaty of Paris in 1763
distanceSt. Nicholas Abbey
St Nicholas Abbey is located in Saint Peter, Barbados, and is a plantation house, museum and rum distillery Colonel Benjamin Berringer built the house in 1658. This house is one of only three genuine Jacobean mansions in the Western Hemisphere. It's similar to the English Jacobean-era manor houses of the first half of the seventeenth century, the period between the Tudor and Georgian styles, beginning in the reign of James I.
distanceBarbados Wildlife Reserve
The Barbados Wildlife Reserve lies in an enclosed area under a canopy of mahogany trees with winding red brick pathways beneath. If you look closely at the bricks, you can still see the stamps of the manufacturing companies. The bricks were brought to Barbados by ships, which used them as ballast. During the 17th and 18th centuries, these red bricks were used to construct boiler furnaces in Barbados sugar factories. The large wheel in front of the snack bar was acquired from an old sugar factory and was once used to drive rollers for crushing the sugar cane. nnThe most popular animal at the Reserve is The Barbados Green Monkey. The monkey has brown and grey thick fur that has yellow and olive green flecks in it as an adult. In some lights, the monkey can appear green. This is why they are called green monkeys. Barbados Green Monkeys generally live in groups of fifteen to twenty. Within a family group, males gain their dominance by their size, strength and their ability to fight. Females, however, get their rank by the size of their families. Most infants are born during April and May.n

What's Included

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  • check_circleHotel pickup and drop-off
  • check_circleBottled water
  • check_circleEntrance fees to St Nicholas Abbey Included. Sugar Plantation House & Rum Distillery.
  • check_circleEntrance Fees to the Barbados Wildlife Reserve Included
  • check_circlePhoto opp at the Morgan Lewis Windmill (endangered historical site)
  • check_circleFriendly, knowledgeable & licensed tour guide
  • check_circleBeverages
  • check_circleTransport by air-conditioned minivan
  • check_circleView the feeding of the animals at the Wildlife Reserve the best time to view the monkeys at play
  • check_circleVisit Cherry Tree Hill and enjoy its fabulous sweeping views of the east coast
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