visiting us

If you are planning to come to Barbuda you are on the right website – we live here! It was always difficult to find detailed or accurate information about Barbuda and this is one of the reasons we started this site over twenty years ago. The government of Antigua has always wanted to control the economy of Barbuda, including how it is perceived by others, and we wanted to change that. We want you to see our whole village community, our people, our lifestyle and not just the pink sand beach.

Since then Hurricane Irma put us firmly on the map but we are also much more than just an island that has experienced difficult times. Barbuda’s charm is that it has fought for centuries to remain self-determining and as a result is one of the few remaining natural Caribbean island communities left in the world that has undeveloped, world-class beaches open to everyone, used mainly by Barbudan fishers and for camping. As a result it’s a very special destination.

In the past we have been a well-kept secret. We had exclusive Coco Point Lodge, K Club was full of celebrities before everyone was a celebrity, and Palmetto hotel was a beautiful Italian-run boutique hotel. They were usually full. We had a nineteen-seater plane which serviced day tours and we were a busy and prosperous island community with just enough visitors to show them the secrets of our island and enjoy their company. So we are careful – and around the world many others like us are now trying to curb mass-tourism. We do not want to lose our communal land with it’s rich heritage and unique culture to become a concrete playground for crooks and the super-rich.

To understand more about us you can read the history of the island and explore the difficult relationship we have had with the government of Antigua. But Barbudans have always welcomed sustainable development and we welcome you. And once you have been here you might be telling us, as other visitors do, that you come here because you like it how it is.

To get to Barbuda you have to come to Antigua first. If you are booking your flights to Antigua there are several flights a week from the US, UK, Canada and other destinations and from Antigua you will be able to get the 90 minute ferry ride or a 15 minute flight to Barbuda. Our new international airport is open, and this allows private jets to miss out Antigua altogether. And for many of our visitors a private yacht or helicopter ride is what brings them to us for lunch at Nobu. But for others our day tours and guest houses offer local knowledge and a great insight into island life. A good example is ‘ the pink sand beach’… which has been pinned on Google, confusing lots of visitors, when in fact it moves according to the weather, the swells and the time of year. Only we can show you where these places are.

Scroll down the page for links to all of the transport options to and from Barbuda, car or bike hire on Barbuda, a selection of our range of accommodation and food, shopping and tours. Not much is advertised on Barbuda, you have to come here and find it for yourself.

Barbuda is sometimes offered as a day tour from Antigua and many people on holiday in Antigua do visit us for the day – ask at your hotel or contact one of our local taxi and tour operators listed below for details of their tours. However, we think you will have an even better experience if you stay here for at least two or three nights, because the day-return plane and ferries do not allow much time to explore everything there is to offer here, especially if you like nature. If you want to stay longer you will find most of the information you need about accommodation below, and by contacting Barbudans direct you will benefit from their local knowledge of many other things that are not on the website. We have our own Tourism department and nearly everyone here will know someone who has a house or a vehicle for rent.