{"id":10240,"date":"2025-02-16T14:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/exploring-barbados-and-the-pristine-caribbean-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:21:30","slug":"exploring-barbados-and-the-pristine-caribbean-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/exploring-barbados-and-the-pristine-caribbean-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Swim With Sea Turtles In Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/01\/04\/11-reasons-why-you-should-visit-barbados-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbados<\/a> is one of those Caribbean islands that most people have heard of, whether that&#8217;s for its rich Bajan culture, delicious food, pristine waters, friendly people or even just because of Rihanna \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>After spending my first day on the Island, it&#8217;s easy to see why so many people have an affinity to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/01\/04\/11-reasons-why-you-should-visit-barbados-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbados<\/a> again and again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370982_10153792963539784_1563960214293114185_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (2)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370982_10153792963539784_1563960214293114185_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370982_10153792963539784_1563960214293114185_o.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370982_10153792963539784_1563960214293114185_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After arriving in Barbados, I headed straight to my hotel. As soon as I arrived, the team at the hotel spoke about possibly <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2015\/12\/15\/the-best-caribbean-sailing-experience-to-swim-with-turtles-in-barbados\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">swimming with turtles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This was all I could think about once it was mentioned and I had to book my journey by boat immediately. I&#8217;m rarely an impatient person but I literally couldn&#8217;t wait until I was hopping on-board this boat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370810_10153792964174784_3067430876650936775_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (3)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370810_10153792964174784_3067430876650936775_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370810_10153792964174784_3067430876650936775_o.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12370810_10153792964174784_3067430876650936775_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a short wait, a quick safety briefing and an insightful education into ecological preservation, I was on my way! Before the captain could even fully anchor the boat I &nbsp;jumped into the crystal clear, blue waters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19357\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12362726_10153792963714784_7997397764807947910_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (6)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12362726_10153792963714784_7997397764807947910_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12362726_10153792963714784_7997397764807947910_o.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12362726_10153792963714784_7997397764807947910_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With my snorkel and GoPro in hand, I was ready to swim across the coast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363250_10153792963834784_9171668712618835017_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (4)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363250_10153792963834784_9171668712618835017_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363250_10153792963834784_9171668712618835017_o.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363250_10153792963834784_9171668712618835017_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within mere minutes of waiting, I had spotted my first sea turtle who seemed to glide through the ocean so effortlessly&#8230; unlike me, who seemed to prance through the ocean like a drunk duck. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12375098_10153792963864784_2190945701207601162_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12375098_10153792963864784_2190945701207601162_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12375098_10153792963864784_2190945701207601162_o.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12375098_10153792963864784_2190945701207601162_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363232_10153792964029784_4661215395064330732_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (5)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363232_10153792964029784_4661215395064330732_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363232_10153792964029784_4661215395064330732_o.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12363232_10153792964029784_4661215395064330732_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! (7)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=320%2C240&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1160%2C870&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1376%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 1376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1044%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=632%2C474&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=536%2C402&amp;ssl=1 536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1120%2C840&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1264%2C948&amp;ssl=1 1264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1072%2C804&amp;ssl=1 1072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=450%2C338&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12339514_10153792963724784_2268899127425638080_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What surprised me most about these sea turtles is how friendly they are.<\/p>\n<p>They seemed rarely scared or even bothered by my presence, which allowed me&nbsp;to get up close and personal with these beautiful and friendly animals. It was the most amazing experience ever!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/01\/04\/11-reasons-why-you-should-visit-barbados-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11958076_10153792964024784_614867883761344148_o.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swimming With Turtles in The Pristine Caribbean Sea - Hello From Barbados! 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