Licences and permitsYou need a Barbados driving licence to drive in Barbados. You can buy one from a car hire company or online from the Barbados Revenue Authority. You also need to travel with your UK driving licence.
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The government-operated buses are a cheap way to get around town and to popular sights like Harrison's Cove and Bathsheba Beach. Plus, they're easy to spot – blue with yellow stripes – and their final destinations are clearly visible on the front.
You should plan to spend around B$758 ($375) per day on your vacation in Barbados, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Past travelers have spent, on average, B$192 ($95) on meals for one day and B$62 ($31) on local transportation.
The best way to get around Barbados is by car or bus. Taxis are an option; fares are set by the government. For example, it'll cost between 26 and 179 Barbadian dollars (about $13 to $89) to get from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) to various parts of the island.
Spend the night dancing away to Caribbean musicBarbados nightclubs are popular after-dinner places to head to on the Caribbean island. You will find a lively club scene, especially in St Lawrence Gap, on 1st Street in Holetown, and Bay Street in Bridgetown.
I would recommend you budget approximately $350 BBD / $175 USD a day for the two of you so that's £58 / $88 USD per person roughly per day. This would cover breakfast, lunch and dinner and drinks. Some days you'll spend a bit more, others a bit less. That works out about $2,450 USD for 14 nights.
Taxis. Neither Uber or Lyft operate in Barbados, but there are a number of taxi companies and many independent taxi drivers. An internet search will turn up many of them. None of them are equipped with fare meters, so you need to find out in advance how much your trip is going to cost.