Private Barbados Island Tour

The booking was straightforward and we were contacted by Raquel beforehand to tailor the tour to our requirements. We had a great trip around the island with Dexter. He was entertaining and informative and showed us parts of the island we’ve never visited before. We would highly recommend this tour if you want to get a flavour of Barbados.

I went to a solo tour with Steven and it was a great experience. I stayed in Barbados as a business trip and I wanted to make the most out of my limited free time so this tour was perfect for me. In fact, Williams Tours is the only tour company which provides a solo customizable tour in Barbados.

Steven was very welcoming yet courteous throughout my 4.5 hour-tour. He was so informative that he could answer to all my questions about the island. I also appreciated how they customized and prepared for my tour in advance. Raquel, the lady who prepares and manages all behind the scenes took time to ask me in advance about what I want to see during the tour and she assigned the most suitable guide for me.

I truly enjoyed every single moment of my tour. Highly recommended!

We had such a great day seeing the island. We were able to explore St. Nicholas Abbey and the rum factory- our guide added so much additional information about the plantation and it’s history which was so valuable. We were taken to a local Barbados restaurant for some authentic Bajan food, which was amazing. On our way to the wildlife reserve we learned more about the island and Bajan culture. The reserve was small but interesting- glad we were there for the 2pm feeding of the animals (turtles, deer, peacocks, monkeys and chickens). Never have I been that close to animals during meal time- what an experience! We made a few extra stops on the way back to the hotel - which were greatly appreciated. The rocks of Bathesheba are stunning. Thank you for making our day so special.

We had a great time on this tour. We had a couple of requests for what we definitely wanted to see and experience. We covered everything we were interested in and so much more.
The monkey/animal feeding was one of the highlights for us (both kids and adults). I will say this request was almost forgotten about so I’d recommend going over what you want to see once you meet your guide. Even though he initially forgot about this request, he recovered great once we remembered.
We also requested to visit a local bakery, which was excellent stop along the way, as well as the animal flower cave (very interesting). At each stop we had as much time to explore as we wanted. While driving around our guide gave excellent commentary on the island and what to watch out for.
This tour is great for anyone who wants to learn about the island from one of the locals, especially on a short trip where you can see what you want to see.

This was great way to see the parts of the island that we missed on our last visit and/or share our favorites with our kids.
The private custom tour gave us great flexibility and was a very cost competitive since we were a family of 5 traveling.
In our case, we requested Bathsheba, St John Parish Church, Cherry Tree Hill, Animal Flower cave, a lunch stop and some craft/local vendor shopping.
Raquel was very helpful with information and suggestions when planning the customization. Our chosen activities would take roughly 5 hours so we booked the 4 hour custom tour online and paid for the additional hour, as well as any admission fees or tips, on tour day.
Dexter was a great tour guide, showing us our requested stops and adding in what we passed along the way. He is fun and personable, made for a nice day. There were enough little craft vendors at our planned stops that we chose not to do a specific shopping stop.
My only suggestion would be to confirm the lunch plans if you plan on a meal stop. We had lunch on our list but didn’t specify a location so that that local stop would be added based on the route, we never did stop for lunch.
My guess is that this was just a miscommunication but we were very hungry by the time we realized that we were on our way back and not making a lunch stop.

A great tour starts with a great tour guide and to be perfectly honest, I couldn’t wait for the tour to finish. Our guide dpent 3/4 of his time fiddling with the microphone that kept going in and out. And the guide wasn’t very knowledgeable and inappropriate as he tried to pick up a bridesmaid during a wedding at Huntes Garden. Not very professional at all. I regret spending that much money on this private tour.

Three seniors (one unable to walk, in a power wheelchair) had a great 4-hour circuit tour of Barbados yesterday with Troy. We were 45 minutes late to show up and there was Troy, still waiting for us. He informed us then that the rate for extending the tour was $75/hr and that we were down to 3hrs and 15 minutes of our prebooked time. We said that was no problem and asked him to show us as much of the island as he could - and that we would have no problem if we had to extend an hour (or more) since it was our fault we were so late. We chose not to get out of the van at all, except for a lunch at a local restaurant across from the east coast surfing beach. He lifted the 60 pound power wheelchair in and our of the van (4 heavy lifts in 4 hours).

We were impressed that he listened to our comments and often referred back to them, "As Nancy was saying earlier," and "Bob, I think you'd like this."

He was well informed about the island and told us if he couldn't answer a question right away, he would look up the answer when we stopped. He was well versed on many topics: history, dates, flora and fauna, aviation, current events. He told us he had always been good at maths, and we were amazed that he could quickly calculate how many years ago each event occurred and how old each building was.

We all (2 women, 1 man) appreciated his company at lunch and probably asked too many personal questions, but he was honest and gracious about answering them.

Kudos, Troy (and Raquel & Rooster) for a great tour!

Nancy, Bob and Georgiana

We requested a tour to include the St. Nicholas Abbey as our only "must see" venue. Troy picked us up at the cruise terminal and immediately informed us that going over our 4 hour purchased tour would be an additional $75/hour. We asked what would cause us to go over the time and he was very vague. We headed to St. Nicholas Abbey and made a stop at an Anglican church and another stop for rest rooms where Troy suggested we get coffee and meet back at the van in 20 minutes. We said 5 minutes was fine and proceeded on. Neither stops were requested by us. We stayed at St. Nicholas Abbey approximately 2 hours and understood that we would go over our 4 hour scheduled tour. St. Nicholas Abbey is a very interesting venue.

When we returned to the van Troy suggested that we return via the east coast of Barbados, which was fine. We assumed he would get us back to the ship within 5 hours. He then suggested several stops, which we were not interested in nor did we request. At about 4 1/2 hours into the tour we told him that we didn't want to go more than 1 hour over our prepaid 4 hour tour. At that point he was headed south along the east coast of Barbados and had to turn around to get back to the port within 5 hours. It was evident that he intended to stretch out our time as much as possible, which we felt was trying to take advantage of us. So, if you book with Williams Tours be sure to make clear your time constraints.

The primary reason for my three star rating is that after picking us up at the terminal most of what Troy said was not understandable, even after my husband tried to adjust the tone of the audio system. All we could pick up were snippets of what he said. In addition, not once did Troy get out of the van during the entire tour, not even when we returned to the port. Other tour guides we used on this trip were always getting out of the van at stops and taking pictures of us, explaining the significance of the stop, etc.

Took a great 4 hour tour of most of Barbados yesterday. Our guide Everton picked us up on time at 8:30 in a nice clean van. Everton was personable and easy to understand. Gave us a lot of interesting information during the tour and stops. We’re glad we took the tour!

Our family arrived via a cruise ship, and decided to book a private tour rather than a cruise excursion. It was an amazing experience, and a high point of the trip. We gave our guide Scott an idea of what we were thinking and he did the rest; navigating the island with colorful, insightful commentary and giving us an inside view of life and history of Barbados. The vehicle, guide, and tour were all painless and perfect.

Our driver was great. Since this was our first time on the island we didn’t have any expectations or know where to go. Our driver came up with a few great ideas. We saw beautiful vistas of the island, went to a monkey sanctuary and drove all around the island and did some shopping. The driver was very knowledgeable and told us lots of interesting facts of the area on our drive. We enjoyed this trip very much.

Rooster was amazing and very knowledgeable about Barbados. We learned a lot and went to many places in the country.

We loved our tour of St Kitts. Our driver/guide was wonderful, he shared a lot of interesting facts about the island and took us to some fun sites to see. We would highly recommend Tatems.

The driver and guide was the best of any tour we had in the Caribbean. Very knowledgeable and entertaining.

We were picked up from our Air B&B on time with a warm welcome from Dextor. He was informative and enthusiastic about showing us around and talking about the history of this beautiful island. We had a great stop for food beside the ocean and then dropped back off at our starting point afterwards. It was the perfect start to our stay in Barbados.

My Dad even left his walking stick at the resturant on the other side of the island by mistake and the owner got it back to us the very next day. What service!

Can highly recommend.

Dexter was fantastic! Ask for him. We left right on time, and arrived back on time. Dexter modified the trip to meet our physical limitations.

We had a great tour. Scott was so knowledgeable and personable. We discussed our interests before we arrived and we got just what we wanted and more. Highly recommended!