Caribbean Travel Tips

Caribbean Travel Tips
By Gary R

When you are travelling to the caribbean, whether it be Mexico, Cuba, Bahamas, or the Dominican Republic, you will want to be fully prepared so that you can make the most of your trip and your caribbean vacation investment. There are several areas of caribbean travel that you will want to keep in mind.

There are tips that you can keep in mind in areas like booking the vacation, packing, flight, arrival and check-in, resort and hotel, excursions, food, and other general areas.

Here are a few examples of some caribbean travel tips that you will want to keep in mind:

• Try to make an effort to speak a few words in the native language down there. They appreciate it!!
• Anything like mouse for your hair, shampoo, creams etc that may explode in your suitcase on the plane should be packed in plastic bags or alternatively put in your carry on.
• Try to understand that check in may take some time and that depending on the time of arrival rooms may not be ready. Since check-out and maid service must happen before you can check into your room, this is sometimes the case.
• Bring insulated travel mugs for drinks! You will understand this on once you get down there, especially if you hate drinking your alcohol from tiny plastic cups.
• Do try to go on a few excursions off your resort. You will have so much fun and will really get to see much more of the culture of the country. Catamarans are very fun, as are jeep tours. Both are worth the money.
• Drinks made with milk (i.e. pina coladas) should not be consumed in high quantities. Drink these as treats and not as your only drink of choice. The milk acts as a diuretic and can also cause a lot of diarrhea.
• If you are visiting a country where only bottled water is allowed, then make sure you brush your teeth with bottled water and use sanitizer after washing your hands in the washroom. When in the shower, keep your mouth closed at all times and try not to get water around your mouth or in your eyes.

These are just a few caribbean travel tips that will help make your caribbean vacation go smoothly. You can see a full list of over 50 caribbean travel tips by following the link.

Gary R is an executive editor for www.robarspages.ca and wrote this caribbean travel tips article from actual travel experience.

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