5. Bomba’s Surfside Shack, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
5. Bomba’s Surfside Shack, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Yep, it’s quite literally a crumbling shack but this is in fact one of the best bars in the Caribbean.
Bomba’s Surfside Shack was first built in 1976 by Bomba himself, made from driftwood and broken surfboards he found on the beach. He didn’t have any money to buy booze in the early days, so friends would drop by their half-drunk bottles for Bomba to use.
The Surfside Shack has survived all the hurricanes that have swept through the Caribbean and is now popular for their Full Moon parties held every month.
Don’t go without trying Bomba’s famous Midnight Tea. Rumours about its.. ahem… interesting psychotropic effects are rife. Whether they are true is another matter, but we do know it contains a lot of rum, fruit juice and sits away bubbling in a cauldron.