With a name meaning ‘bearded one’, Barbados is an independent island situated in the western Atlantic Ocean just east of the Caribbean Sea. It was formerly a British colony until it established its independence in 1966. Today, it is a popular visitor destination offering a solid tourist infrastructure and a variety of attractions and interesting sights as well as a rich and vibrant culture.

The island’s ecosystem affords it some spectacular scenery both around the coast as well as inland and also supports some amazing specimens of flora and fauna. Nature lovers will be in their element with botanic gardens and natural forests and woodland in which all manner of plants and animals make their home.