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Folkestone Marine Park

For years, Folkestone Marine Park has been one of the leading tourist attraction centers in Barbados. The park is located in St James on the West Coast of Barbados. This government Marine Park has many water related activities. The facility is a home to salt aquarium and exhibits of the fishing industry in the island. There is an interpretive center and museum with marine coastal environment displays.

The underwater park zone extends from Sandy Lane to Colony Club. The Recreational Zone of the Park offers an inshore reef that is home to a vast majority of marine life where you can snorkel around the fringe reef.

Most holiday makers prefer this park due to the plenty of activities that they can engage in. The area features a magnificent marine life that you can explore to the fullest. When you book a trip with Reel Deep you can view everything that is under the water. Let’s go into finer details of the activities that you can do in Folkestone. Marine Park.

Here, you can dive, fish and snorkel and see the ship wrecks.

Snorkeling

Do you want to have a one-one interaction with the sea life? The park has a special area that is dedicated to snorkeling. It is situated at the inshore and snorkelers from all corners of the world come here to have a good time. The calmness and beauty of the sea is another thing that makes the area ideal for snorkelers. The activity will give you a rare chance to interact with hundreds of fish species and exotic plants.

Museum

Apart from fun, a visit to the Folkestone Marine Park provides a perfect learning opportunity. This is possible due to the presence of resource-rich museum and an interpretation center. One of the things that you will encounter here is an aquarium that gives you a summary of the marine life at the park. The park houses several rare species that can’t be found anywhere else.

Ship Wrecks

Barbados has approximately 200 wrecks, the most famous wreck is the S.S. Stavronikita, the purposely sunk Greek freighter. The 365 foot Greek freighter wreck was built in Denmark in 1956. This sunken ship, Stavronikita rests in some 120ft of water and features an artificial reef waiting to be explored by both brave and curious divers. The ship has some artificial reefs that can be explored by the experienced scuba divers.

A boat ride on Reel Deep into the sea will grant you an opportunity to explore hundreds of shipwrecks in the area. Contact us today for a memorable marine experience in Folkestone Marine Park.