Travel Guide: Antigua for 6 days

3 WORDS TO DESCRIBE ANTIGUA: RELAXATION, QUALITY TIME, RUM PUNCH

ESTIMATED COSTS: $4,500

ITINERARY:

  • Antigua - 6 days

WHERE TO STAY:

  • Cocos Hotel (All Inclusive)

    • Sign up as a VIP Member for a discount on hotel stay and 20% off spa treatments

    • Customer service is 10/10

    • Food is excellent and wide variety of obtains to try something new daily

WHAT TO VISIT:

  • Stingray City

  • St John’s Harbourside Public Market (Friday, Saturday)

    • Park in the Twist Car Park

  • Shirley Heights Lookout (Thursday, Sunday)

    • Get there around 5/5:30 before sunset

  • Zemi Art Gallery

  • Nelson’s Dockyard

  • Mount Obama

BEACHES (365 Beaches):

  • Ffryes Beach

  • Carlisle Bay

  • Darwood Bay

WHERE TO EAT:

  • Al Porto

  • Big Banana

  • Hemmingways Caribbean Cafe

  • Alligators

  • Papa Zouk (drinks)

WHERE TO PARTY:

  • Roadhouse (Sundays)

OTHER TIPS/TRICKS:

  • Pronounced Anti-ga (Antee-gah), not Anti-gwa (Anti-guah)

  • Island is small and everything is about 45 mins in distance

  • Prices can be in USD or XCD, both use “$”

    • $1 USD to $2.6 XCD

    • Able to use USD everywhere, bring cash to the market

  • Rental car

    • Need a local drivers license (obtained at the rental car place for $20)

    • People drive on the left hand side, and driver seat is on the right

    • Cheaper to rent through the airport

Mariah Scott