Information Updates Regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus

The well-being of our tour guides and customers is a top priority and we are monitoring the developing Coronavirus/COVID-19 closely in Barbados. Travelers are required to wear a protective mask and participants are required to observed social distancing during the tour. 



For Walking Tours: Our Tour Guides will be wearing a mask throughout the duration of the tour and wearing gloves when sanitizing, taking temperatures,(noncontact thermometer) opening/closing doors, and providing sanitizer to the travelers. 



Shore Excursion: Before leaving for the tour our Tour Guide and Driver will ensure that all surfaces in the vehicle are properly sanitized and wiped down. Prior to any travelers entering the vehicle at their pickup location, our Tour Guide will use a non-contact thermometer to ensure that anyone with a fever does not enter the vehicle. 



If a traveler has a fever we will issue a full refund. During the Shore excursion, our Tour Guide and the Driver will be the only persons to open and close the doors of the vehicle. At each stop when travelers exit the vehicle our Driver will use sanitary wipes to disinfect commonly touched areas inside the vehicle. Upon getting back into the vehicle our Tour Guide will provide hand sanitizer for each traveler. 



Ruthann Discovery Tours will limit the number of guests on our tours to 6 people. We will constantly monitor updates from the WHO, CDC, and the Barbados Government updates to continue to offer our tours in the safest possible surroundings of Barbados



NEW COVID-19 HEALTH PROTOCOLS UPDATED

Barbados has once again updated its travel protocols. The updated protocols indicate the  risk categories for the countries selected.

The update came into effect on August 05, 2020.

 http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/barbados-issues-updated-travel-protocols

NEW COVID-19 HEALTH PROTOCOLS

The government of Barbados will officially reopen its borders to international travel on July 12th 2020. As we welcome you back to our beautiful island there are a number of precautions and safeguards being implemented to protect, both locals and visitors while on island. Please see the official travel protocols below for visiting Barbados during the COVID-19 pandemic

https://www.visitbarbados.org/covid-19-travel-guidelines-2022

Barbados Reopened for Tourism on July 12, 2020

For all updates of Barbados reopened for Tourism, click on the link

https://corporate.visitbarbados.org/



The Grantley Adams International Airport was active again as it reopened to commercial air traffic on Sunday, July 12 2020 with the arrival of Air Canada Flight 966 from Toronto. https://www.facebook.com/barbadostourismmarketing/posts/2663343177286340

Barbados is Reopening for Tourism on July 12, 2020

https://www.caribjournal.com/2020/06/29/barbados-tourism-reopening

We hope you all are doing fine in this challenging time. We just want to assure you all that we all are in this together and will come out of this challenging situation altogether. What we need to do at this point of time is to stay healthy, positive, and quarantine. 

Stay home, Stay Safe!



As the world navigates through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we at Ruthann Discovery Tours want our customers to know that your safety is our priority. Stay safe in your country, in your home, and practice good personal hygiene. We all have to play our part to flatten the curve and we can vouch that you all are dedicatedly playing your part already. 

We hope to host you all with full enthusiasm post-COVID-19 when things would be better and curfew would be over, till then we expect you all to spend this time with your loved ones while being at home, wash your hands for 20 secs and maintain 6ft distance with other people. Avoid going out unless it is really important and pray for a better future. 



To make the situation less distressing we are introducing

• Gift Cards in the Pre-COVID-19
• Virtual Tours



Though virtual tours can’t compensate for the full-fledged personal experience, but we know how to make up for this. We promise it will bring the feeling of Barbados in your home. You guys have always been an integral part of our company and we can’t leave you alone in this challenging time.



We have some amazing things lined up for the future too so that once we all are done with social distancing, we can make the most out of the time we have on our hands. From personalized to small tours to provide an exclusive experience to each one of you. 





Together we can and together we will!