20 must see places

English Harbour
English Harbour

Resort

The main tourist centre of southern Antigua is the small resort of English Harbour, sometimes also known as Falmouth Harbour. However, it is always one and the same town. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in English Harbour" https://booking.com/city/ag/english-harbour-town.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-english] With its beautiful setting of two enclosed bays and photogenic hills, English Harbour is one of the most popular anchorages for…

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Shirley Heights
Shirley Heights

Lookout

The unforgettable viewpoint, from which photos appear on all promotional material and postcards, towers over the popular resort of English Harbour in the southern part of Antigua. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in English Harbour" https://booking.com/city/ag/english-harbour-town.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-shirley] The best time to visit is throughout the day. The viewpoint offers breathtaking sunrises in the morning and sunsets in…

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Nelson's Dockyard
Nelson's Dockyard

Fortress, Historic building

The shipyard, named after Admiral Nelson, belongs to the national park, which includes a historic fortress with a nice hiking trail leading to it. Nelson's Dockyard, along with the national park, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the most visited landmark in all of Antigua and Barbuda. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in English Harbour" https://booking.com/city/ag/english-harbour-town.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-nelsons] You'll…

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Pigeon Point Beach
Pigeon Point Beach

Sandy beach

This idyllic little beach in the quiet bay of Falmouth Harbour is close to the popular resort of English Harbour and is one of the most accessible beaches on the island. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in English Harbour" https://booking.com/city/ag/english-harbour-town.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-pigeon-point] Pigeon Point Beach is a popular spot for watching the breathtaking sunsets, which here set almost exactly over the horizon…

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Stingray City
Stingray City

National Park

One of Antigua's biggest attractions can be found in the town of Seatons on the east of the island. The area's small islands and shallow, clear waters create ideal conditions for stingrays and other marine life. The cheapest accommodation on Antigua Car rental in Antigua The private company Stingray City organises snorkelling trips here, specialising in swimming with stingrays, feeding them, as well as visiting coral reefs with other…

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Jolly Beach
Jolly Beach

Sandy beach

Jolly Harbour, with its namesake beach, is considered the most luxurious resort in Antigua and Barbuda and bears comparison with resorts in the USA. The gated community includes several hotel resorts and hundreds of cottages for longer-term rentals to tourists. [btn "Jolly Beach - discount beachfront apartments" https://booking.com/city/ag/jolly-harbour.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-jolly] There is also a marina full of luxury yachts…

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Deep Bay
Deep Bay

Sandy beach, Fortress

A relatively wide yet protected bay with calm waters, a beautiful beach, great conditions for snorkelling and a historic fortress. This is Deep Bay, one of the best swimming spots on Antigua. [btn "Book Antigua accommodation on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-deep&aid=2380460] While the southern part of the beach is busier due to the adjacent hotel resort, the northern part is extra quiet, plus plenty of…

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Long Bay
Long Bay

Sandy beach

The beach at Long Bay is one of the most popular in the east of Antigua and also one of the liveliest, with ample facilities, good conditions for water sports and snorkelling. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-deep&aid=2380460] Long Bay is partly surrounded by resorts, but as the only beach in this part of the island it is also easily accessible to the general public. …

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Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay

Sandy beach

The beach in the wide Half Moon Bay, which, as the name suggests, resembles a crescent shape, is one of the most famous in Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in a remote part of eastern Antigua away from the cities and is one of the few beaches that is not surrounded by any resorts. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-half-moon&aid=2380460] Half Moon Bay Beach is often…

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St. John's
St. John's

City

The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is called St. John's and is practically the only real city in the entire country. St. John's has a population of just under 25,000 and is made up of mostly low, stuccoed wooden houses, with only the narrowest centre containing brick office buildings or shops. [btn "Book a cheap hotel in St. John's at booking.com" https://booking.com/city/ag/saint-john-s.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-stjohns] Overall,…

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Devils Bridge
Devil's Bridge

Cliff, Coast

If you get tired of swimming and snorkelling in the sea, see the Caribbean from a different perspective and head to Devil's Bridge Natural Monument. The small rocky peninsula is made up of jagged limestone cliffs and the sea shows its power by pounding the rocks. [btn "Antigua - 10 of the cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-devils-bridge&aid=2380460] The peninsula itself is completely bare…

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Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay

Sandy beach

The northwest coast of Antigua is dominated by the lively and well-known Dickenson Bay beach, which is crowded at times when ocean cruise ships come to Antigua. In that case, head just a few kilometres south to the long, straight beach of Runaway Bay. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-runaway&aid=2380460] Runaway Bay is orphaned most of the time and frequented more by…

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Dickenson Bay
Dickenson Bay

Sandy beach

Dickenson Bay is the place for travelers who want the full comfort of beach resort services and facilities. The beach at Dickenson Bay is the most well-equipped in all of Antigua. It's alive day and night, and even though most of it is taken up by hotel resorts, the general public can access the entire length of it without restriction. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua…

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Galleon Beach
Galleon Beach

Sandy beach

The popular beach in the south of the island stretches along the English Harbour bay, but it is somewhat away from the town of the same name and therefore tends to be quiet and uncrowded. [btn "Find the cheapest hotel in English Harbour" https://booking.com/city/ag/english-harbour-town.en-gb.html?aid=2380460&label=p-antigua-galleon] Galleon Beach is ideal for a relaxing swim in calm waters and a great spot for snorkelling. Just a few metres…

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Pink Sand Beach
Pink Sand Beach

Sandy beach

Pink Sand Beach is the most famous beach on the little-visited island of Barbuda. It stretches along an 8-mile stretch of the southern coastline and although it is the most visited of the entire island, it rarely sees more than a few dozen people at a time. [btn "View available accommodation - Barbuda" https://www.booking.com/region/ag/barbuda.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-antigua-pink-sand] As the name suggests, the beach is particularly…

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Frigate Bird Sanctuary
Frigate Bird Sanctuary

National Park

In the hard-to-reach lagoons of northwest Barbuda, you'll find the second largest colony (after the Galapagos) of frigatebirds, photogenic birds with a distinctive red throat pouch that always inflates when the males are courting. There are regularly 5,000 frigatebirds nesting here year-round. Male courtship runs from September to April, with the best chance of seeing the red and black birds during December and January. [btn "View available…

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Coco Beach
Coco Beach

Sandy beach

The smaller beach in the west of Antigua offers a relaxed atmosphere, few people, beautiful views and calm turquoise sea. Coco Beach is not a well-known beach, so most of the time you'll enjoy the tranquillity. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-coco&aid=2380460] Straw parasols are installed on the north side of Coco Beach, to which you can rent sunbeds from the attendant…

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Ffryes Beach
Ffryes Beach

Sandy beach

The lesser-known beach at Ffryes Bay is the perfect place for a relaxing swim without the big resorts at your back and the crowds of cruise ship tourists that flood the more well-known beaches from time to time. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-ffryes&aid=2380460] Popular with locals and tourists alike, Ffryes Beach is lively yet has a quiet relaxed atmosphere. Like…

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Darkwood Beach
Darkwood Beach

Sandy beach

Dakrwood Beach is a smaller beach just off the main Valley Road and is also one of the few beaches on the island where buses stop in close proximity. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-darkwood&aid=2380460] The surface of the beach is fine white sand and the entrance to the water is gradual and safe. The sea here is calm most of the time with gentle waves, but as Darkwood…

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Antigua Canopy Tour
Antigua Canopy Tour

Amusement park

The Antigua Rainforest Zipline Tours company will prepare you for an experiential trip in the footsteps of Tarzan in the rainforest, where you will move on footbridges and ziplines in the treetops. [btn "Antigua - 10 cheapest hotels on booking.com" https://www.booking.com/country/ag.html?label=p-antigua-canopy&aid=2380460] In the densely forested southwestern interior of the island, you'll find a veritable maze of ziplines and rope attractions…

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