Barbados Shore Excursion: Local Food Walking Tour in Historical Bridgetown

Immerse yourself in Barbadian culture and cuisine on this local food walking tour in historical Bridgetown. Discover the fascinating history of the city while indulging in popular local treats. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Independence Square -
    Tour details:
    -Indulge in the food, history and culture of Bridgetown with one of our excellent guides! Our tour covers about 1.5 miles and lasts 3 hrs. You will visit various monuments, public squares and churches and learn about their history.
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Complimentary food and drink samples
  • Guided by a fun and knowledgeable local
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Savor the taste of Barbados during your brief stay. Our gastronomic walking tour doesn’t just educate you on the intriguing past of Bridgetown, but also features several food-related stops, ensuring you get to sample a variety of well-loved local delicacies. Immerse yourself in authentic Barbadian culture through a combination of cuisine and history, all part of the Lickrish Food Tours experience.

Our food tours are the PERFECT choice for shore excursions!
-Our pedestrian exploration takes you around the lanes and byways of Bridgetown, conveniently located a short distance from your ship’s berth.
-Offers more value for money compared to similar outings sold by the cruise line.

  • Please wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen
  • DIETARY NOTICE: Please let us know at least 24 hours in advance of any food allergies or request for vegetarian diets. We can usually accommodate and offer substitutions. We are unable to make any substitutions at the beginning of or during the tour. Please note that gluten free and vegan diets cannot be accommodated.
Location
Independence Square
Departure Point: Central Bridgetown location Address: Independence Square Bridgetown Directions: How to make it from the Bridgetown Cruise Terminal to Independence Square (start location) Option 1: Taxi (Approx. 5 mins) • Get a cruise terminal taxi to take you to Independence Square (about USD $3 per person) • Look for the large bronze statue (Errol Barrow) • Yay, you have arrived! Option 2: Walking (approx 15 mins) • After exiting the Cruise terminal, head south-east onto the Princess Alice Highway • Follow the road until you see a boardwalk to your right. The boardwalk will appear after the Carlisle Wharf building (also on your right). • Continue along the boardwalk to the end and turn right onto the Chamberlain Bridge • At the end of the bridge, turn left into Independence Square • Look for the large bronze statue (Errol Barrow). • Yay, you have arrived! Here's a map to help you a little more if you decide to walk to Independence Square: Please copy and paste the link into your browser: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bridgetown+Cruise+Terminal,+Bridgetown,+Barbados/Independence+Square,+Fairchild+St,+Bridgetown,+Barbados/@13.098092,-59.6300677,15z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x8c43f713e5ad2a7b:0xb3bd60d2e1570a4a!2m2!1d-59.6287787!2d13.10088!1m5!1m1!1s0x8c43f71cdee5ccfb:0x1ecf007b5e63fc6d!2m2!1d-59.6134868!2d13.0956364!3e2?hl=en-US Return point: Tour ends within 5 minutes walking distance from the Cruise Ship Terminal.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Vonvin
Aug 6, 2024
Great experience! - Paulette was a wonderful guide. She talked about the history of Barbados. How the country became a melting pot. IN addition to a wonderful Bajan food tour in Bridgetown!
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I5661vijenniferm
Jul 27, 2024
Bridgetown food tour - So much wonderful food. Wonderful tour full of history and culture. Shari was wonderful. Family of 4 went and we all enjoyed it.
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Shanita
Jul 25, 2024
Best tour we’ve been on - Allen was an amazing driver, so fun and informative. I wouldn’t have asked for a better driver. His personality made this trip all worth it. Paulette was made for this job, her outgoing spirit and informational gift was truly outstanding. Thank you both for such a great time.
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Janice_c
Jun 2, 2024
A foodie paradise - Paulette was great during this walking food tour. She was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable about the history of Barbados as well as taking us to delicious places to eat. I will definitely recommend this tour. Paulette made it extra fun.
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Inspire10593946742
Apr 26, 2024
Great Food Experience - Shari was an excellent guide. She took us through Bridgetown as a local, giving us a sense of place and the best local food
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Mccomish
Apr 22, 2024
Sampling all Bridgetown has to offer - Met Ravi and Paulette on a beautiful morning in Bridgetown. They brought us on an amazing historical and contemporary tour of the City and along the way we tasted all their favourite local foods like fish cakes and, my favourite, the ice cream at the end!!! We really enjoyed it all from start to finish and Ravi and Paulette felt like old friends by the end of it!! Would highly recommend... Great way to see the City while sampling its delights!! Thank you Ravi and Paulette!! Ian, Noelle, Anne Marie and Joe (Ireland) 🇮🇪
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Staci_n
Apr 12, 2024
Excellent Local Food Tour - What a great way to spend time in Bridgetown and be prepared to eat!!! Paulette was an excellent guide who was so knowledgeable with her information on both the history and the food of Barbados. She was personable, interesting, and engaging. The tour was a fairly easy walk with samples of a lot of the local cuisine at both sit-down and food stands. It was also a very easy walk to and from the cruise port. Highly recommend
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Elizabeth_s
Apr 7, 2024
Come HUNGRY!! - Come hungry!!! What an amazing experience doing the Lickrish food tour. Our guide Janelle was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the island and how it relates to the cuisine of the area. She was so kind and did a fantastic job. We have done food tours all over the world and it was definitely one of the best. We had a meat roll, fish cakes, sorrel juice, fresh cantaloupe, a coconut sweet, macaroni pie with chicken and salad, and topped it off with ice cream. It was a pretty easy and flat walk, though it was quite hot! Pack your sunscreen!
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Kathleenms4638ii
Feb 29, 2024
History and great local food. - Great tour with Paulette around Bridgetown. The food was varied and plentiful and Paulette explained the origin of the food and its present day use. She was very knowledgeable and super interesting. The history of the island was interspersed with the food history. It was a great walking tour, visiting out of the way restaurants, street vendors, and a market etc. The food was great! Highly recommend it!,
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Scott_l
Jun 7, 2024
Food Tour in Bridgetown, Barbados - The food tour was interesting. It was an extremely hot day and sunny. It took 3 hours of walking around and sampling local Bajan food and bakery items. We started off with the bakery, then a sit down restaurant where we had chicken leg, macaroni pie, coleslaw, cassava cucumber relish. It was okay to me. Then we went to a cafe and I had a chicken. It was good. After that we went to another sit in small restaurant and we were served chicken thigh mixed with black eye peas and rice with a small salad added to the same plate. I didn’t really like this. Others in my group enjoyed it. Last stop was non dairy ice cream shop. We both had mango ice cream and it was delicious. After that the tour ended. Paulette was nice and friendly. She was very knowledgeable of the Bajan/Barbados history and told us a great story of Barbados’s past.
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