Day 1: To Bridgetown - Fly to Bridgetown for an afternoon transfer to the Sugar Cane Club for 10 nights. Relax in the pool, or explore the gardens, before a welcome dinner.

Day 2: Pre-European Barbados - An easy walk from Salt Cave Cove along the white sands of Long Beach to the archaeological site of Chancery Lane swamp, an important resting site for migratory birds.

Day 3: Holetown - Walk along the west coast beach of Holetown, where the first European settlers arrived. Continue to historic Little Bristol and walk through the town and on the beach, seeing the old fort.

 Day 4: Farley Hill National Park - Walk through woodland with dramatic views of the rugged Scotland District and the coast. Visit the Jacobean St Nicholas Abbey, the oldest house in Barbados dating back to the 1650s. Descend Cherry Tree Hill to Morgan Lewis Windmill, the most intact of its kind on the island. This evening a local astronomer will help you to explore the tropical night sky.

Day 5: Drax Hall - Walk to Drax Hall and hear stories of the sugar cane plantations and accounts of the slave trade that affected this area until its abolition in 1807. Continue along a beautiful stretch of coastline from Bottom Bay to The Crane.

Day 6: Bridgetown - Morning visit to the vibrant capital, Bridgetown, for a guided historic walk and visit to the Garrison site and fort dating from 1702. In the afternoon there will be a chance to join local hikers on a Barbados National Trust walk.

Day 7: At leisure - Today is a free day, with time to relax on the beach, swim or snorkel, or to take one of the various optional activities on offer, including a yoga session or a trip on a catamaran. The evening begins with a Rum Punch party.

Day 8: Andromeda Tropical Gardens - After visiting the spectacular plant collection at the Andromeda Gardens, we follow the old railway line from Bathsheba to Martin’s Bay, before an evening savouring authentic Caribbean cooking at the famous Waterfront Café.

Day 9: Turner’s Hall Woods and Mount Hillaby - Walk in Turner’s Hall Woods, which boasts at least 30 different species of tree and is the only area of original forest surviving from the time of European settlement in the 1600s. Continue to Mount Hillaby, the highest point on the island at 1,116ft / 340m, for superb panoramic views.

Day 10: Harrison Cave and Welchman Hall Gully - Morning walk through the wonderful Flower Forest, 12 acres of tropical flowers and plants sourced from all over the world. Follow the trails to Harrison’s Cave, one of the largest caves in the Caribbean, and then walk through the national park of Welchman Hall Gully.

Day 11: Depart for home