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Port Bermuda - GC31631 West Whale Bay Beach Park & Park – GC1TC0E Geocaching in Bermda Kings Wharf is the original berth (or the dock), Heritage Wharf is a latter addition and located next to Kings This 360 pick is A LIBA’s favorite View Wharf. 360 Escorted GEO Tour especially during low tide. Whale Bay Fort Dockyard played roles in many historic and the Battery was used to protect the events, including the War of 1812 and After pick up from your entrance to Hogfish Cut, a narrow channel WW II. In its heyday, the Dockyard hotel, you will be taken to that could potentially be used by the supported a thriving naval and civilian the explore Bermuda’s enemy to get into the land area and attack community. natural wonders, famous the Royal Naval Dockyard. The semi- landmarks. These are The National Maritime Museum circular fort is on a spectacular setting. It Highlighted attractions in overlooks the West Whale Bay Beach and Google Earth’s 360. you get a sweeping view of the south coast from here Sightseeing and geocaching Gibbs Hill Lighthouse – GCH3FK adventure. Tour with local guide. Get a good feel for Bermuda’s great outdoors and uniqueness. Located in the Royal Naval Dockyard There are Geocaches This National Museum is custodian of at/near each attraction. A local maritime artifacts, heritage and downloadable “log your history. OPEN: 9.30 am - 5pm (Last entry find” cache sheet will be 4pm) available upon confirmed reservation. Complete a Fort Scaur – GC1F947 copy, email to Little Island Big Adventure and you will This cast iron built lighthouse is the oldest be entered to win a free working lighthouse in the western entry ticket to our first hemisphere. The lighthouse has 185 steps MEGA Event. to the top in eight flights and it is the oldest working cast iron lighthouse in the Geocache – whether you Americas. are a newcomer to the game or an avid geocacher - Ensuring that visitors to Bermuda and Bermuda is a Geocacher’s Fort Scaur is located at the western end of residents alike, get to see as much of paradise, offering travelers an Bermuda in Somerset and on the highest hill our Island’s scenic coastal landscape, uncommon perspective of the top. This fort was built in 1870s at the time inland vistas, flora and fauna in their intricacies of this Island. when the relationship between British and the natural habitat. For more info on Americans were strained. Ironically, although Escorted tours and so much more visit We can facilitate any size British soldiers were posted at the Fort Scaur www.littleislandbigadventure.com group, however small-group during the World War-I, during the World War-II American soldiers were stationed here. After all Ask about our swim, snorkel and tour (up to 6 participants) Britain and U.S finally became allies during the packed lunch option. provides a more world wars. personalized experience. Let's Begin our Tour:- Disclaimer - By searching for the geocache, participants agree that they are responsible for their own actions, and acknowledge that neither the Bermuda Government, the Cache Owner nor the LIBA Escorted Tour operator is responsible for any loss or injury that may occur in relation to such search. In addition, LIBA transport provider/TOUR GUIDE is not authorized or obligated to direct you to where the geocache is hidden. Number of places visited can vary. Report any incident, problem, or violation to the Bermuda Police Service. Horseshoe Bay Beach –GC316MN Fort Hamilton – GC437TZ Spanish Point Park – GC3ENJF Fort Hamilton is a picturesque site overlooking the lush gardens and the There is a small area of land reaching out harbor. It was built in 1870s to protect the into the mouth of Great Sound water area, Horseshoe Bay Beach in Southampton Hamilton Harbor and form a line of called the Spanish Point. It is a picturesque Bermuda clearly stands out from the rest. defense for the western Royal Naval park with views of the distant dockyard It's really special! With a curved stretch of Dockyard. towards the west. It's a wonderful place for sand against the backdrop of blue waters of picnics or just to relax. It's about 2 miles the Atlantic, this beautiful pink sandy beach Anglican Cathedral – GC1TT46 from the City of Hamilton. Vehicles reach forms the shape of a horseshoe. this area through Black Watch Pass Jobson’s Cove – GC2G1FH , a cut through the high coral cliff that was This picture-perfect beach with its pink opened in 1934. sands, gentle waves and calm waters gives the feel of a serene hideaway. It's also an Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo ideal place to relax and picnic. The enormous rocks are made of limestone The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (BAMZ) – GC4A1YR and hardened volcanic lava (often referred to as the Bermuda Warwick Long Bay – GC2WFP2 Cathedral) is an Anglican cathedral located on Church Street in Hamilton, Bermuda. The original building was designed in the Early English style by James Cranston of Oxford in 1844 and was completed in 1869. That building was destroyed by fire in 1884. Scottish architect William Hay, who had been consulted on the construction of the first building in 1848-1849 and again in This little jewel can be found in Flatts, just 1862, was hired to design the current tucked away on the North Shore. A trip to structure in 1885 in the Gothic Revival style. the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo It is a long and magnificent half a mile The structure was primarily built from (BAMZ for short) is always a pleasant stretch of pink sand beach. This unique Bermuda limestone with the exception of several decorative features made from surprise. There is so much variety offered in color is created by the force of the ocean's carved Caen stone that were brought in the exhibits and species that reside here, waves that crush sea invertebrates like from France. For a small fee, visitors to the yet BAMZ provides an intimacy you rarely coral, clams, mollusks, etc. The pulverized cathedral can climb the tower for a view of get to experience in other places. You will shells mix with the white sand giving it a Hamilton and its harbour. have to pay the entry fee of $10.00 to find pretty pink tint. It's one of the most the geocache hidden here. It is one of the picturesque beaches of Bermuda. Warwick Department of Conservations 20 cache Long Bay lies on South Shore Park in GeoTour. Warwick parish. Spittal Pond – GC46YCN Town Crier in his colonial costume and Visit the other great beaches attended by many tourists. This show is located at the Cooper's Island free to all. Nature Reserve - Turtle Bay Beach, Annie’s Bay, Well Bay, Long Bay, St Peter's Church – GC2XDAR and Fort Hill Bay beaches. They all are picturesque beaches and within walking distances from each other. You can spot turtles from all these beaches. Enjoy a Rum Swizzle or a cold drink at the nearby Gombeys Spittal Pond, located in Smiths Parish Restaurant. Bermuda, is the largest and the most Escorted Tours premium nature reserve and national St. Peter’s Church is the oldest Anglican Bermuda, like some places in the park of the island. It spreads over some world can be difficult to navigate, Church outside of the British Isles, and the especially if you are used to 64-acres of land area. The reserve oldest Protestant church in continuous driving/riding on the opposite (right) stretches along the south shore coastal use in the New World. It is a cultural and side of the road, so an line and at its center is the 8-acre Spittal escorted/guided tour is the best spiritual icon in Bermuda and an integral Pond. It’s a sprawling sanctuary with a economical option. part of our UNESCO World Heritage Site valley having the one remaining salt the Town of St. George Escorted tours mean you don't have marsh. Around 1543 the crew of a to worry about your transport and The present building dates back to 1713. vessel…a Portuguese slaver, returning in how you are going to get from A to A walk around the churchyard reveals two B. Your tour guide can give you lots ballast to Europe in 1543 crashed on the graveyards: one for whites and one for of information about the places and reefs.” ‘Portuguese Rock’: is the memorial black slaves which is historically significant. sights that you are visiting, so you of a bold Portuguese claim for the island. Tobacco Bay - might learn something new that you It connects Bermuda with the long wouldn't have known otherwise. tradition of Portuguese maritime and Escorted tours also allow you relax commercial activity that built the and take in the scenery without foundations of the modern Atlantic World having to worry. You get to see lots of exciting places and landmarks decades before Cristóbal Colón’s arrival in all in one go. the Americas. Escorted tours are particularly Kings Square good for people travelling on their Kings square is the main town center of own for the first time. St. George's Bermuda now a designated Fort St Catherine Beach (Gates Bay) Tours often provide great value for UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also your money and the activities are known as the Town Square. The square discounted because you are in a was created only in 19th century by filling group. When you think about the up a marshy part of St.