Stingray City Antigua: The 8 Best Trips to the Sandbar

1.Stingray City Antigua for all the ages – ROUND TRIP INCLUDED

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 196 reviews · from $139Our pick

This three-hour Antigua outing takes you from St. John’s to Seatons, then by speedboat to a shallow sandbank where stingrays swim freely. You can feed, touch, and snorkel beside them with trained guides. Drivers such as Andrew, Jerome, Greta, and Phoenix add local insight on the drive. Pickup, gear, water, and fruit or rum punch are included.

“Very well organised trip! Would recommend going for the early morning tour as the later ones get very busy!”

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2.6-Hours Tour East Coast of Antigua: Stingray City, Lunch & Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $194

Spend six hours seeing Antigua by road and sea, with a close encounter at Stingray City, a beach stop at Long Bay, local lunch, Devil’s Bridge, and Betty’s Hope. Guides such as Andrew, Phoenix, Jerome, and Greta are known for lively island stories. Transport, snorkel gear, rash guards, drinks, snacks, and lunch are included.

“Tour guide Greta was great. Came with a group of eight and everyone had a good time. Stingray city was an amazing experience.”

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3.Stingray City experience, Devils Bridge and Long Bay Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · from $174

Spend about five hours exploring Antigua with an air-conditioned ride, bottled water, snacks, and snorkeling gear. At Stingray City, stand in shallow sea water with free-roaming southern stingrays, then see Devil’s Bridge and relax at Long Bay Beach. Guides such as Andrew, Jerome, and Greta have led past departures.

“The trip started out when Andrew picked us up at Sandals. We had to wait a little while on other passengers at the cruise terminal, but he did the best he could because the ship was late docking after that we rushed to stingray city. We Read more”

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4.Stingray City Experience with Round-Trip Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 58 reviews · 3 hours · from $149

You’ll ride from your Antigua hotel or St. John’s cruise port to Seatons, then take a short boat trip to a shallow shoal where stingrays move freely. Guides such as Keanu, Phoenix, Jerome, and Andrew add island facts along the way. You can enter the 1.4-meter water without swimming skills, use provided snorkeling gear, and spend about 70 minutes with the animals.

“The whole activity from the point of transportation to the whole experience with Stingrays was exceptional. Phoenix was our transfer driver to Stingray city, she was full of amazing facts that the whole family enjoyed. Highly recommended to anyone who’s contemplating Prices are slightly on the higher end but that is the case with everything on the island”

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5.Stingray City Experience Antigua – Cruise Ship Passengers Edition

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $139

From St. John’s Port, you’ll ride by air-conditioned vehicle and boat to a shallow offshore platform where stingrays move freely. Guides such as Tafari and Greta help you enter the water, touch and feed the rays, and get comfortable. The 3-hour-10-minute tour includes transfers, drinks, fees, and a timed return to your ship.

“Superb opportunity to swim with the stingrays, great staff, great setup, very well organised. Great transfer service from Andrew”

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6.Stingray City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · from $111Best value

At Stingray City Antigua, staff guide you into shallow water where stingrays swim freely around a white sandbank. You can snorkel, watch feedings, meet tropical fish and starfish, and enjoy a courtesy drink. The package lists round-trip hotel transport, but confirm pickup details before you go.

“Bellissima l'esperienza con le razze, pessima la gestione della prenotazione, quando siamo arrivate (3) ci hanno comunicato che non c'era la prenotazione perchè Viator non ha confermato la data telefonicamente pur avendomi addebitato l'importo. Gentilissima invece la ragazza del sito la quale ci ha prenotato x il giorno dopo.”

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7.3-Hours Eye-Opening Stingray City Antigua – Transfer R/T included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $139

Travel from St. John’s to Seatons, take an eight-minute boat ride to a shallow sandbank, and meet stingrays in their natural habitat. Guides including Greta and Valentina help families and first-time swimmers feel at ease. Transfers, drinks, water, snorkeling gear, and fees are included, but bring a towel.

“Greta was fantastic! Highly recommend booking with her and the stingrays were huge and like big dogs”

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8.St. John’s; Combo Laviscount Island & Swimming with Stingray

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14 reviews · 4h 30m · from $245

Spend about 4.5 hours touring Antigua, swimming with stingrays at Stingray City, and feeding giant Aldabra tortoises on Laviscount Island. Captain Crystal is among the guides praised for her humor and warmth. Transport, entry fees, snorkel gear, music, and rum or fruit punch are included.

“our excursion did not follow the advertised planned schedule. . The event did not give a time line of when we were to start the Stingray City excursion. The cost was $490 for 2 people The pickup time was for 8:30AM and we were to site see the Antiqua Island as posted on the website , prior to starting the Stingray City visit. The driver drove to a beach and dropped us off at 9:25 , no one on the beach but a person walked over and said $20 we could use 2 chairs for 1 hour. This stop was not on the schedule or paid for. Told driver to…”

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