Your Local Guide to Antigua and Barbuda

When travelling, there is no better way to experience the authentic character of a destination than seeing it through the eyes of a local. On the Caribbean’s beautiful twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda, visitors will find an exceptional individual eager to share all the awesome parts of her tropical home. Antigua and Barbuda local, Cleo Henry has built a reputation as one of the best tour guides on the island. Together with her family, the Henry’s serve with pride as welcoming curators of the islands’ natural and cultural beauty.

Shirley Heights, Antigua

Cleo Henry, her father John Henry Sr., and her brother John Jr., have been tour guides for years. Cleo has learned the lay of the land from her father and shares his knowledge to give visitors to the islands a memorable cultural and historical experience. Cleo holds degrees in Hotel Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts and is also a Qualified Tourist Guide, Tour Director, and Accredited Trainer with the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. Using her formal education, she promotes meaningful and memorable vacation experiences for anyone who visits Antigua and Barbuda.

Cleo has also been an active member of the Tourist Guides of Antigua and has worked in the Caribbean region mentoring and sharing her best practices with other guides to ensure visitors of the destination leave with fond memories. Henry and her family are an encyclopedia of almost everyone and everything on the island and take great care to ensure each of their tours are both entertaining and informative.

While she enjoys the role of educator, her passion is in the planning and execution of individual and group tours. She is also credited with tailoring itineraries for visitor’s wants and needs while organizing amazing excursions with attention to detail and safety. She often jokes that her enthusiasm for storytelling is inherited from her father which explains how she can present the culture and history of Antigua and Barbuda with such animation and genuine enjoyment.

This highly regarded local guide can play an important role in organizing the trip of your dreams. As your plans of a post-COVID getaway begin to take shape, consider seeing the Caribbean through the eyes of the Henry family on an engaging and authentic tour of Antigua and Barbuda.  

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About Antigua and Barbuda 

Gunthorpes Sugar Factory

Antigua and Barbuda is located in the heart of the Caribbean Sea. Voted the World Travel Awards Caribbean’s Most Romantic Destination, the twin-island paradise offers visitors two uniquely distinct experiences, ideal temperatures year-round, a rich history, vibrant culture, exhilarating excursions, award-winning resorts, mouth-watering cuisine and 365 stunning pink and white-sand beaches- one for every day of the year. The largest of the Leeward Islands, Antigua comprises 108-square miles with rich history and spectacular topography that provides a variety of popular sightseeing opportunities. Nelson’s Dockyard, the only remaining example of a Georgian fort a listed UNESCO World Heritage site, is perhaps the most renowned landmark. Antigua’s tourism events calendar includes the prestigious Antigua Sailing Week, Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, and the annual Antigua Carnival; known as the Caribbean’s Greatest Summer Festival. Barbuda, Antigua’s smaller sister island, is the ultimate celebrity hideaway. The island lies 27 miles northeast of Antigua and is just a 15-minute plane ride away. Barbuda is known for its untouched 17-mile stretch of pink sand beach and as the home of the largest Frigate Bird sanctuary in the Western Hemisphere. Find information on Antigua & Barbuda at: www.visitantiguabarbuda.com