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St. Johns Guide
Antigua & Barbuda > St. Johns
An ideal hub from which to explore the whole of the
nation, St. John's - the capital city also a centuries-old trading
port where the white baroque towers of its Anglican cathedral still
dominate the skyline.
You can indulge in many water sports here. Most resort hotels here
offer facilities for a range of watersports. And the equipment for
snorkelling, windsurfing boards and scuba diving are cheap and easy
to hire from the hotels that you stay. In addition, the coastal
water offers an excellent view of coral reefs which is also suitable
for swimming.
Besides that, among the city's attractions that thrill you are:
the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda (located in the Old Court House),
the preserved and restored buildings of the Redcliffe Quay, and
the weekend farmer's market on the southern edge of town all top
the list of things to do when not snorkeling around the reefs and
shipwrecks off Antigua's 365 beaches.
Side trips worth taking by everyone here is heading to the Betty's
Hope sugar plantation and to Nelson's Dockyard National Park, the
only remaining Georgian dockyard on the planet and home to the island's
Sailing Week festivities.
Getting There and Moving Around
By air
VC Bird International (ANU), formerly Coolidge International, is
8km northeast of St John's. The airport provides access to major
international centers, such as London, New York, Miami, Frankfurt/M,
Toronto and Montrιal, with feeder services to all the Eastern Caribbean
islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
By sea
St John's has a deep-sea harbour served by cruise liners from the
USA, Puerto Rico, the UK, Europe and South America. Fly-cruises
from London are available with Holland America, Royal Caribbean,
Cunard, Costa, Sunline, Sitmar and Princess Cruises. Many smaller
ships sail to other Caribbean islands.
By road
The bus network is small here and the buses are also infrequent.
However, taxi services are available everywhere with standardised
rates. Also, the car services are provided here as well, if you
want to be more mobile, you can always take other alternative. Bicycle
and bike rentals are also available here.
Moving Around
The road transportation here is not as complex as the big cities
in other countries, however, thus it is easy to move around here
with bicycle or bike rental too.
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