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are complex caves with ancient Arawak drawings. You can hike to Derby Cave, a spectacular sink hole, 70ft deep and 300ft in diameter, with stalactites and stalagmites. The interior ecosystem supports 50 foot palmetto palms, bats, birds and frogs. Truly worth a visit. Barbuda is an island of beaches: the most beautiful runs from Palmetto Point where the Beach House Hotel is being re-built, to Cedar Tree Point where Barbuda Belle Hotel is situated. This 30 km stretch of white sand sometimes glows pink at sunrise thanks to the millions of tiny shells thrown up by the sea.
Although Barbuda has suffered a major hurricane recently, in this tropical paradise you can still visit the magni cent Frigate Bird Sanctuary where you can see these spectacular birds nesting in the mangroves. It is one of the world’s biggest frigate bird populations. Barbuda is also home to an amazing variety of natural wildlife - terns, petrels, pelicans, sh hawks, wild duck, moorhen and heron can be spotted on the coast, while cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, wild pigs, deer and guinea-fowl roam freely over the island. Around the island’s reefs is a natural museum created by more than 300 shipwrecks, home to thousands of exotically coloured tropical sh.
Barbuda can be visited from Antigua by air with SVG airlines (T. 268 784 8033 ) who y twice a day. There are also many agencies that organise day trips such as the Barbuda Express ferry, Tropical Adventures, Adventure Antigua and Antigua +39 Tour who organise a unique, personalised visit, and a 2-day
tour overnighting in tents ... a magical experience! You can also contact Barbudan tour operators direct on www.barbudaful.net. If you love to relax and unwind. Barbuda offers exclusive resorts like the luxurious and enchanting Barbuda Belle Resort (T. 268 783 4779) located on a 17-mile pristine beach and made up of eight beautiful and luxurious cottages rebuilt and renovated after hurricane Irma, with a total of 8 rooms, a new restaurant, the Jelly Tree Bar and Grill and a beauty spa (More info on page 110). More accommodation includes Barbuda Cottages (T. 268 722 3050) and Frangipani Glamping, (www.facebook.com/frangipanibarbuda) which is a rustic but comfortable, sustainable beach-side cabana and beach ‘shack’. The Art Café (T. 268 726 9118) has one room to let which you can book on Airbnb or on the Barbuda website www.barbudaful.net. Barbuda Ocean Club is now open at Coco Point and various plots of land are available to lease. www.barbudaoceanclub.com (T. 268 736 3533) mchandler@barbudaoceanclub.com.
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