Barbados Catamaran Turtle and Shipwreck Snorkeling Cruise
Overview
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5 hours
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Take a fun and relaxing catamaran cruise along the west coast of Barbados! On board a spacious schooner, sail to two different snorkeling spots, where you’ll see a shipwreck and swim in the clear Caribbean with sea turtles and colorful fish. A light breakfast snack and unlimited beverages are provided. Choose between two options — a 3-hour cruise that’s great for families with small children, or a 5-hour cruise that includes lunch.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour requires a waiver to be signed by each person to participate.
Please bring your own towel and sunscreen
You must remove your shoes when getting on the boat
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
El Tigre Catamaran Sailing Cruises
After hotel pickup, head to the marina in Bridgetown to board your catamaran, El Tigre, a 60-foot-long (18-meter) and 24-foot-wide (7-meter) schooner that’s big enough to carry 50 passengers but is limited to 36 per cruise to provide more space. The boat offers both shady and uncovered areas so you can choose to sit wherever you’ll be more comfortable. Pull out of the marina and head along the west coast of Barbados, enjoying the sea breeze on your face and admiring the picturesque coastline. While you sail, just relax, sipping a cup of coffee or a glass of juice, rum punch or beer, and enjoy a slice of coconut bread.
Barbados
Make your way to your first snorkeling spot, where you should be able to see sea turtles. Spend 45 minutes snorkeling, and then hop back on board the boat to sail to your second snorkeling location, a shipwreck that has become a habitat for many tropical fish. You have another 45 minutes to snorkel here. If you choose the 3-hour option, you’ll then be dropped off at a west coast beach, where your cruise ends. Your transportation will be waiting for you at this beach to return to your hotel. If you select the 5-hour option, continue along the west coast to a third location, where you’ll stop to enjoy lunch onboard the boat. Then hop in the water to cool off, swimming up to the nearby beach, if you wish, for a stroll along the sand. Back on board, enjoy a cocktail and listen to soca — a style of Caribbean calypso music — while the boat returns you to the marina in Bridgetown, where your cruise ends. Unlimited drinks (soda, beer and rum punch) are provided on both cruise options.
What‘s Included
Breakfast snack
Local guide
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch, if option selected
Beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
3-Hour Sail & Snorkel
3-Hour Sail: 3-hour catamaran sail in Barbados, snorkeling with sea turtles, snorkeling with tropical fish & Hotel Pickup if required.
Pickup included
5-Hour Sail, Snorkel & Lunch
5-hour catamaran sail, turtle and shipwreck snorkeling in Barbados with lunch included
Pickup included
Reviews
2,178 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wonderful Experience
Katrina C,,Dec 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful time! Everyone was extremely helpful and accommodating. The boat was very well maintained and cleaned. If you can’t swim, no worries they have members to guide you in the sea so you can enjoy snorkeling as well. You cannot wear shoes ( sandals/ water shoes) while on the boat. Also, bring your own towels.
Fantastic experience. The...
Megan S,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic experience. The crew were friendly and welcoming. They really made the tour memorable. The lunch was delicious. We saw turtles, a string ray, many fish, and a number of shipwrecks. It was a exactly what we hoped it would be.
Fantastic
Ges S,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing day led by a fantastic crew who couldn’t do enough for us. Could not recommend it more highly. Book now! Best trip on the island.
A must do in Barbados!
Linda M,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lovely day on the water. Great snorkeling, good equipment. Fun afternoon…. Great crew. Very professional crew.
Very good
Z3965ESnathanw,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good day out, food and drinks were generous. Crew were great too. Would like to have gotten closer to the turtles if possible
One of, if not, the best...
Robyn T,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00One of, if not, the best catamaran tours we've taken over the last 30 years. Crew was friendly, energetic and polite.
Absolutely magic!!!
Brent M,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Nothing everything was beauty!! They greeted us with a smile, the food was amazing, I really enjoyed.
Fabulous experience
Paul B,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Everything is included within the price and the crew make the day amazing from the start to the finish
Excellent
Tom H,,Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This was amazing. Me my wife and our 8 year old girl went on this and could not recommend it enough.
Fantastic boat ride
Jesper B,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Really great staf, food and drinks. Hospitality at its finest. Would really recomend for everyone. Saw turtles and lots of wrecks.
From US$85.00
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