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Following are some helpful information, recommendations and suggestions for your tour to the LESSER ANTILLES.
Additional and detailed information will be sent within three weeks before your tour departure date.
Additional and detailed information will be sent within three weeks before your tour departure date.
PRE-TRIP INFORMATION
When you decide to participate in our Lesser Antilles tour, check with your doctor regarding any pre-and/or post-trip treatment that may be necessary. As in other islands of the West Indies, domestic animals and wildlife in the Lesser Antilles can transmit diseases, especially to persons traveling to wild regions. Please check the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION website for the most current information about COVID-19, as well as recommendations and specific vaccinations for travelers to the Lesser Antilles islands:
Antigua and Barbuda (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/antigua-and-barbuda)
Barbados (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/barbados)
Dominica (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/dominica)
Grenada (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/grenada)
Guadeloupe (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/guadeloupe)
Martinique (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/martinique)
Montserrat (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/montserrat)
Saint Lucia (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/saint-lucia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines)
For information on how to prevent insect bites go to: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/ avoid-bug-bites
Canadian travelers can check information at "travel health" in the website of the PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php).
No special entry requirements are necessary for American birders visiting Lesser Antilles. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please check "PASSPORT, VISAS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS" under "GENERAL INFORMATION" page.
Antigua and Barbuda (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/antigua-and-barbuda)
Barbados (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/barbados)
Dominica (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/dominica)
Grenada (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/grenada)
Guadeloupe (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/guadeloupe)
Martinique (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/martinique)
Montserrat (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/montserrat)
Saint Lucia (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/saint-lucia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines)
For information on how to prevent insect bites go to: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/ avoid-bug-bites
Canadian travelers can check information at "travel health" in the website of the PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php).
No special entry requirements are necessary for American birders visiting Lesser Antilles. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please check "PASSPORT, VISAS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS" under "GENERAL INFORMATION" page.
ARRIVING IN THE LESSER ANTILLES
Please note that your flight itinerary must be congruent with our tour schedule. Our tour starts in Barbados and ends in Barbuda and you must arrange your arrival to Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) and your departure from V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU). Once you arrive in Barbados your leader will meet you at the airport (holding a sign with our logo) and we will transport you from the airport to the hotel. If you arrive a day before, or return home a day later, other than the dates indicated for the tour, we are not responsible for your transportation during your arrival and departure days to the Lesser Antilles. Please be sure that information about your flight (e.g., date and time of arrival to BGI is correct as presented in the documents you will receive from us prior your departure to the tour. Please confirm and/or inform us of any changes in your flight itinerary through email.
ACCOMMODATIONS
During the tour to the Lesser Antilles you will stay in standard hotels located in cities and near beaches. Exact hotel information during the trip is provided in a detailed itinerary, along with other complementary tour package materials that you will receive before departure. Also included will be specific information about emergency contacts for the places you will stay. Laundry and Internet services are available at the hotels we will occupy throughout the Lesser Antilles. In some hotels internet access can be reduced to some specific areas of the facility.
TRANSPORTATION
Our on-land movements throughout the Lesser Antilles and natural areas there will be in comfortable vans. Our longest ride will be about less than an hour and always on paved roads. Please check that your baggage is of a reasonable size for such transportation, as we will be carrying your bags from one point to another during the tour. Your consideration in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Our birding sessions in the Lesser Antilles are extremely easy and not very physically demanding. Walks are typically short distances from the vehicle and along roadsides.
