Top Antigua and Barbuda Food & Drink Classes

Learn how to make your very own personalized rum with teachers to help you in this small-group class. Sample different locally-made rums before going on to mix your own to your tastes. Learn all about the distillation and aging processes from your guides, and meet a master distiller to pick their brain on what goes into making this iconic Caribbean drink.

Learn how to prepare a variety of Caribbean dishes in a four-hour rum cooking class. Try four distinct types of rum from Jamaica, Barbados, and more.  Make cocktails, an appetizer, main course, and a dessert all using the island's iconic ingredient. Follow along as the teacher goes through each rum enhanced dish step by step.  After eating your fill, take home recipes for everything you prepare.

Though originally Jamaican, jerk seasoning is a staple on most Caribbean islands. Learn about the history and techniques behind jerk meat recipes at Nicole’s Table, a short drive from St. John's. In addition to a cooking lesson, Nicole offers secret tips and recipes for you to try at home. Afterwards, sit down for lunch that consists of cocktails, appetizers, jerk meat, and dessert.

Taste your way through Heritage Quay with this food-focused tour. Your local guide will take you and your smallish group of fellow travelers on a food-focused exploration of the area, giving you the chance to sample all sorts of traditional dishes you might otherwise overlook. You'll even stop to taste some locally produced rum.

Taste the flavors of Antigua with a small group cooking class offered at Nicole’s Table, located a short drive from St. John's. In addition to a hands-on cooking lesson, Nicole offers inside tips and recipes for you to try at home. Afterwards, sit down for a meal of cocktails, appetizers, freshly-caught seafood, and dessert.

Discover the rich West Indian cuisine of the Caribbean during this 4-hour, small-group cooking workshop. Learn about jerk cooking, how curry and other spices came to these idyllic islands, and how various spices are used in Caribbean cuisine. Create a delicious 3-course meal and cocktails from start to finish with your instructor, Nicole, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor with views of the Caribbean Sea.

This boat tour from Jolly Harbor takes you to secluded islands near Antigua, including Maiden Island and Cades Reef for snorkeling. Enjoy a freshly prepared beachside lobster lunch with grilled lobster (seasonal) and relax with a rum punch or other drink. Hotel pickup is included on this tour.

Take in the sights and sounds of Antigua by land and sea with this guided tour led by a local spearfisherman. Get the chance to snorkel with sea turtles and explore shipwrecks at Galleon Beach. This tour can accommodate all travelers, even those who do not want to snorkel. Other stops include Shirley Heights and Nelson's Dockyard.

Antigua’s Bikini Beach Bar is on one of the most beautiful beaches on the island—Dickenson Bay—and this is your private invitation to visit for a day of fun in the Caribbean sun. With everything from a lobster lunch cooked up on the beach and return transport to your accommodation included, along with beach umbrellas and a fully staffed bar serving delicious rum punch, all you need to bring is your towel.

Enjoy an authentic Antiguan cultural experience at Shirley Heights, a restored military lookout and gun battery. This evening excursion takes place at the Lookout at Shirley Heights, which offers scenic views of the English and Falmouth Harbours. Here, you’ll be able to join the locals for a sunset party with drinks, barbecue (additional fee), and local bands playing Caribbean and international music.