07 May 2024
If you are on a cruise, I will say getting to this excursion is less than ideal. The location is a little over 20 minutes away. Instructions on how to get to the location were unclear. The description instructs you to head to a specific road in Christ Church. FYI this is not an actual church. It's what they call a parrish ( county or town of some sort). Our taxi driver was a Godsend and called to get better directions. The place has no physical location, but you will see a small sign on the road as listed in the directions. The location is in a back alley way, but there were no signs indicating the meeting point was in the back where it was.
Our tour guide gave us a few minutes to get used to using the bikes before we headed out to the tour. I've never been on an e- bike, but thankfully I'm an experienced driver, something that ultimately came in very handy. This brings me to my next point..
The tour was extremely scary. We drove and were weaving through very heavily traffic areas. At times, we barley had space to ride between the side walk and cars. My husband ran into the side walk a few times due to how close we were to the cars.
The tour was informational but there was nothing scenic about it. We mostly drove through the city and alley ways. My husband ended up getting hit by a car on the way back as we were riding through super heavy traffic. Our guide mentioned locals are very respectful of pedestrians, but cars continuously honked at us and drove dangerously close to us with no regard for our safety.
I was so glad we made it back alive. My husband was okay, though a bit traumatized. Our tour guide was super nice but he would abruptly stop every 5 minutes to talk to his friends along the way. Stopping was frustrating, especially since he gave us zero warning about slowing down or stopping. Towards the end of the tour, he asked us if we wanted to stop at the beach, but I just wanted it to be over. I didn't know this was an option, let a lone a stop, or I would have definitely packed a bag with swimwear. Barbados had the most beautiful water, and I regret not doing a beach excursion instead.
I was also disappointed we didn't stop to see Rihanna's house, although the tour guide mentioned many times he knew her personally.. I was so tired and over it all, so I didn't insist. He did make a stop at a church after learning we shared the same beliefs which was so nice of him! Overall I learned a lot but I wouldn't recommend this excursion due to safety concerns. I also don't think it was worth the money. They should be charging half of what they charge for the quality of their tour.