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Antigua Buggy Experience: An Invigorating Ride through historical and heritage sites
4.8
40 Ratings
Potworks Dam
Experience the thrill of driving your own buggy through Antigua’s historical and heritage sites. Explore national parks and enjoy the comfort of our automatic 2-seat buggies.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Potworks Dam - Antigua’s largest reservoir. This Dam is now completely dry due to a 5 year drought that is affecting Antigua and Barbuda
- Betty’s Hope - This old sugar plantation was restored to show some examples of how sugar was produced. there is a small museum display here for your viewing.
- Devil’s Bridge - a stunning display where the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea meet. This spot offers awesome photo opportunities.
- Half Moon Bay - We stop at beautiful Half Moon Bay for lunch and a swim before heading back to base
- Fig Tree Drive - while heading back to base we pass through Antigua’s only Rainforest, down Fig Tree Drive, along our South Coast then along the West coast then back to base.
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What's Included
- Carbonated beverages
- Bottled water
- Transportation
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on a thrilling adventure around the beautiful island of Antigua in your very own comfortable 2-seater automatic buggy, while visiting some of the island’s most iconic historical sites, rich heritage locations, and breathtaking National Parks. After a morning of exploration, unwind and refuel with a delightful lunch on one of Antigua’s pristine beaches, soaking in the sun and sand.
Important Information:
Drivers License Required for all drivers
Dress Comfortably
- Valid Driver’s License required for drivers
Location
Potworks Dam
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(40 Ratings)
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Lynne_g
Mar 17, 2024
Fun way to see Antigua! - This tour was a blast! Great mix of terrain and covered a lot of ground. Lunch was yummy too! Many of the paths are dirt so you will get dusty or muddy or both, don't wear light colored clothes. Bring sunglasses or some other eye shield and a bandana or other mask to keep the dust out.
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Lindapz9563rz
Mar 9, 2024
Highlight of our trip to Antigua - I booked this for my family as a Xmas gift and after the experience, my son said it was the best Xmas present of his (40+ years)! Joel and his team led our family on an adventure of a lifetime. The highlight was driving through original Antigua roads that ran through rainforests - not an average tour experience. Would do this tour again in a heartbeat!
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Jacobd838
Mar 9, 2024
An incredible and unique vacation experience - If you are thinking about doing this, stop thinking and book it! Everything about this day was perfect. The staff were excellent; fun, friendly, and helpful. The experience of buzzing around a tropical island in a little buggy is incredible! It was amazing to get off-road and see the places you usually don’t see on vacation. The stops we made were interesting and beautiful, and we drove along some very scenic roads through the day. Lunch was in a little beachside bar that you’ll never want to leave. The pace was fun but not difficult. My mom drove a buggy with my daughter for a passenger and they easily kept up and enjoyed the ride, but it wasn’t slow enough to bore me, an experienced off-roader. Our group ranged from 8 years old to 70 and everyone had a blast! The guides are very attentive and don’t let anyone fall behind or get lost, and they went to the trouble of running a guide in front and behind the four we used, which made it stress-free knowing we were being looked after attentively.
A couple of notes: wear clothes that can get dirty and close-fitting sunglasses or goggles are a must as it can be dusty off-road. Antigua is known for isolated rain showers, so you will likely experience dusty and muddy conditions in the same trip. Don’t let your favourite t-shirt ruin an awesome experience. If you don’t mind getting a little dirty it’s the best way I have found to explore an island.
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Tina_e
Sep 7, 2023
Off the beaten track view of Antigua - The buggy trail was an exciting day zooming around the island seeing parts of it even local miss - it does get dusty and dirty but that’s part of the fun , great lunch at half moon bay!
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Trailblazer448061
Aug 15, 2023
This tour is a MUST do on your trip to Antigua - Exhilarating ATV tour! The rugged terrain, combined with the stunning views, made for an unforgettable adventure. Our knowledgeable guide "Elspeth" ensured both safety and excitement. A must-do for anyone seeking an adrenaline rush while exploring nature's beauty.
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Rachel
Jun 3, 2023
Fun and informative day out! - Great day out - just us and their tour guide! Very informative, not rushed when we were looking at things. Taken to an additional beach stop after lunch, as sea not good to swim in at Half Moon Bay due to the sea weed.
Great buggy, informative briefing in advance, and regular checks by our guide as we were out and about.
Great way of seeing the island whilst not stuck in a car!
Thank you!
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Maryanne_e
May 26, 2023
A MUST DO IN ANTIGUA - This tour was amazing! We took the 4 hr guided tour which included a FABULOUS ocean front lunch. We traveled trough the tropical forest first where we felt like we were one with nature. On our was we say donkeys, cow and sheep on the farm. We stopped at certain historic monuments, drove through the villages and ended the tour viewing various ocean front areas.... a must do in Antigua! The staff was outstanding. Make sure to bring sunglasses/goggles and face mask/covering. The dust and mud if it rains kicks back from one buggy to the other
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Sharon_w
Apr 11, 2023
Great tour - We had a great time. Joel was a wonderful guide. I was nervous about the rocks & dips on the trail, but I got used to quick. We felt like kids again. I plan to visit Antigua again and will definitely do this again. Lunch was delicious as well.
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Dominic
Feb 12, 2024
Good tour - but guide was flying drone while driving - The tour was good although there was a lot of driving just on normal roads. More off-road would have been better.
Also, our guide kept flying his drone while driving and almost crashed twice while doing so. Not exactly ideal…
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Kbarber26169
Mar 25, 2024
The worst guides of which one was the Owner. Stayed on their phones in buggy, no "tour info", Not worth the extra $$ - First, I don't complain or go out of my way for or spend time unless I'm very compelled to share the level of disappointment. This is not a cheap adventure. And, I cannot recommend the value for this trip AT ALL. The only reason it wasn't a 1 is because at least we got to ride the vehicles. One key reason for our disappointment is that we had the most anit-social worst guides I have ever experienced in all of my buggy/UTV trips which are about 5. I was told the main gentleman of our 2 was one of the Owners. The other guy, whom wore a chef hat, never spoke and stayed on his cell phone the ENTIRE time. I was very excited to see one thing, the rainforest. I had clearly and in writing asked them was which trip should I pick of your 3 offers gets me to the rainforest? She said the only was to go through a rainforest, so we upgraded to the 4-5 hour tour. Yet, our guide ndrove straight past it without even the courtesy to show others by even pulling into the area and giving us some info. I knew the area of the rainforest, and when we drove right by it remaining on the highways, the rest of my trip felt like a lie and waste of my money. On our trip, our guides made one stop where he told us something, which was about this lake providing all the tap water. After this, he never explained or shared one more thing of the island, interests, history, offered to take photos, nothing... for rest of the 4-5 hour voyage. Not a thing about the farming or what they grow or the agriculture as we drove along them... At Betty's Hope, they said NOTHING minus, there is the bathroom. So much amazing history that I learned while standing in line for the bathroom. No stories or offers of pictures around the beautiful sugar mills. The guides then sat in their buggy and stared at their cell phones. We headed to Devil's Bridge where they didn't again share anything, nor even share where we were! No parking by the sign to even read. It was good our hotel was there and we walked there several times. The two guides then sat again in the buggy on their phones. My fiance and I observing this walked the others over to where they could actually see the bridge. Our guide had taken us off the raod and onto the limestome well past where you would even recognize the bridge so the others hadn't even known where we were. We offered to take the photos as we continued to observe our guides staying on their phones. Speaking nothing. The others were more than also disappointed at this point saying "If you didn't know anything about this, we would have wasted this journey, and our overpriced adventure". This was a sentiment for the rest of the day. At Half Moon Beach, again, no interactions. Sitting before us at the table, accepting their foods before all our guests had gotten foods, no speaking with us. No asking us how its going, any questions, nothing. The one gentelman never spoke once even to us. Not once. After the beach which we had about 15 minutes, we stayed on highways, passed by the promised rainforest, and the only trail we ever saw again was a 20 yard connecting trail to their own street.
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