Visitors Guide
The island geography is an important part of Barbados tourism. Barbados is split into eleven parishes with four very different but equally enticing coasts. This Barbados tourism visitor’s guide explores the beauty of Barbados as described in the Virgin Atlantic Guide to Barbados . Labeled Los Barbados by the Portuguese and colonized by the UK, Barbados today is a prospering and independent (since 1966) Caribbean tropical island and a global class vacation destination. With the friendliest people, the most beautiful landscapes, and some incredible family-friendly beaches, Barbados really does have it all. Understanding the geography of the island is an important part of Barbados tourism.
Driving in Barbados
Driving in Barbados
If you’re planning to rent a car during your vacation in Barbados, here are some techniques for getting around this tropical island safely and securely. The minimum age for tourists renting a car in Barbados is 21 years. Car rental services ordinarily require between 2 and 5 years of experience driving a motor vehicle. Automobile drivers over 70 years of age are required to have a medical certificate in Barbados today. Always take your home country driver’s license with you. In Barbados, this will be the basis for issuing you a local driving permit. If you have an existing license from elsewhere, you won’t have to take any sort of driving test. In Barbados, driving is on the left side of the road. In Barbados, locals sometimes tend to assume that drivers operating vehicles designated with an “H” license plate for HIRE or rental are less familiar with the roads, and, drive slower. Don’t try to compete with aggressive local drivers.
Fascinating History of Barbados
The island of Barbados was inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs at the time of European colonization of the Americas in the 16th century. Barbados was an English, and later British colony, from 1625 until 1966. Since 1966, Barbados island has been a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy modeled on the Westminster system with Queen Elizabeth the second as titular head of state. On 30 November 2021, Barbados transitioned from a parliamentary constitutional monarchy under the hereditary monarch of Barbados (Queen Elizabeth II) to a parliamentary republic with a ceremonial indirectly elected president as head of state.
Cricket Central to Barbados
Kensington Oval Home of Barbados Cricket
Barbados cricket has played a crucial role in the history and development of cricket, not just in the Caribbean, but in the world of the sport. The island has produced numerous cricketing legends and has been a central hub for the sport in the West Indies. Cricket has historically been the number one sport in the Caribbean. Cricket is what brings all the people out and what brings a lot of tourists to Barbados. It’s in the veins of everyone and people who you never thought would follow cricket are actually following. It’s also in our veins at Philrod Car Rentals. If you’re visiting Barbados for cricket, as many of our customers over the years have, you will find us to be a wealth of information about cricket on the island.
