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Area 280 sq km (excluding Barbuda and Redonda)
Highest point Boggy Peak
Population 80,000
Capital Saint John's (pop. 25,000)
Language English
Currency EC$, US$ accepted
Political status Independent state
Distances to nearby islands Guadeloupe (Deshaies) 40M, Barbuda 25M.
AIRLINE CONNECTIONS
International airport: VC Bird Airport
✆ 268 462 3147
Long-haul flights direct connections to Europe and North America
Inter-island flights daily flights to neighbouring islands
FERRIES
Connections with other islands by ferries and
cargo vessels, particularly to Montserrat.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Calling Antigua from abroad: ✆ (1)268 + 7 digits
Local call: 7 digits
Note some numbers can only be dialled internally
(i.e. no international connection✆
Public call boxes: Caribbean Phone Card. Prepaid call cards also available for mobiles
TOURIST INFORMATION
Tourist Office: St John's
✆ 268 462 0480 Fax 268 462 3702
www.antigua-barbuda.org
www.visitantiguabarbuda.com
National Parks Authority: Nelson's Dockyard
✆ 268 481 5022/1053 Fax 268 481 5030
www.nationalparksantigua.com
PILOTAGE ASSOCIATIONS
Antigua Yacht Club: Falmouth Harbour ✆/Fax 268
460 1799
www.antiguayachtclub.com
Antigua Sailing Week: ✆ 268 462 8872 Fax 268
462 8873
Email aswinfo@sailingweek.com
www.sailingweek.com
FESTIVALS/EVENTS
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta: April
Carnival: beginning of August
Antigua Sailing Week: end of April/beginning
of May
GOLF
Numerous courses around the island
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day (1 January), Good Friday, Easter
Monday, Labour Day (1st Mon in May), Whit
Monday, Carnival (1st Mon and Tues in August),
Independence Day (Nov), Christmas Day (25
December), Boxing Day (26 December)
PLACES TO SEE
English Harbour/National park
Fort Berkeley
Shirley Heights Fort (1787)
Admiral's House (Maritime Museum)
Great George Fort (1669)
St John's and environs
Court House (1747✆: Museum of Antigua and
Barbuda
Fort Barrington: Goat Hill (1779) ruins
Fort St James (1796): restored (10 cannons)
Cathedral of St John the Divine (1638): Anglican
church rebuilt in the 18th century
Megaliths: Green Castle Hill S of St Johns
Elsewhere
Fig Tree Drive: picturesque road across the island
Parham Harbour: St Peter's Church (1711, rebuilt
1840), architect Thomas Weeks
Devil's Bridge, Indian Town: natural, wave cut arch
on the windward coast (also called Blowers'
Hole)
Mill Reef/Half Moon Bay: pre-Columbian remains
Betty's Hope (1674): old Codrington family
plantation
Harmony Hall (1842): craft centre
St Philip's Church (1830): on the way to Harmony
Hall on N shore of Willoughby Bay
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ROAD TRANSPORT
Drive on the left
Local licence obligatory
Hire car companies in the main towns and at the
airport
Taxis: be sure to agree on the fare
REGULATIONS
Spear fishing forbidden to non-residents
Land and marine reserves: for regulations, enquire
with the National park authorities or Tourist
Information
Speed limits of 4kn in Falmouth and English
Harbours, fines for infraction
FORMALITIES
Arriving by air customs and immigration at the
airport
Arriving by sea
www.eseaclear.com
English Harbour Nelson's Dockyard,
Weekdays 0700-1700, weekends 0800-1700
St John's Heritage Quay – not much used by
yachts: hours variable
Jolly Harbour N of Dockyard (VHF 68),
Weekdays 0800-1600, weekends 0800-1400
Overtime charged outside office hours except at
English Harbour
Fees and taxes
Entry tax and Cruising Permit: charged by length
of boat and valid for 1 month. Purchase in
Bermuda from US$10 >6m (20 feet)
Entry tax: from US$8 per person
Exit tax: charged per person
An anchoring fee (for upkeep of the area) applies
in Falmouth and English Harbours
The total of the fees payable is cumulative and
quite complicated, though the total is always
reasonable enough. For example, a 40 footer
with 4 crew staying for a week will pay around
EC$100 (US$40) to EC$150 (US$60) depending onthe season
ACCESS TO BARBUDA
In principle, before heading for Barbuda from
Antigua, every boat must get authorisation from
the authorities in Antigua. Check before you go.
BARBUDA
AIRLINE/SEA CONNECTIONS
Codrington airstrip: connections with Antigua
by a local airline and by air taxi
Ferry services to St John’s and English Harbour.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Calling from abroad: ✆ (1) 268 + 7 digits
Local call: 7 digits
TOURIST INFORMATION
See Antigua
www.visitantiguabarbuda.com
PLACES TO SEE
Bird sanctuary, Caves, Martello Tower, The
Castle ruins
ROAD TRANSPORT
Drive on the left
Taxis available
REGULATIONS
Land and sea reserves, all hunting and fishing
forbidden to non-residents
FORMALITIES (see also Antigua)
www.eseaclear.com
Port Authority (Post Office)
Codrington Police and customs in the village.
Simultaneous clearing in and out for stays less
than 24 hours.
Enquire about cruising permits.
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