TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
TBA |
| Currency |
(XCD)
East Caribbean Dollar |
| Electrical |
230 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 1 473 |
Time:
GMT - 4.
Electricity:
220/240 volts AC, 50Hz.
Telephone:
Full IDD service. Country code: 1 473. No area codes are in use.
Coin and telephone card payphones are available. Telephone cards
can be purchased at the offices of Cable & Wireless Grenada
and from other agents.
Climate:
Tropical. The dry season runs from January to May. The rainy season
runs from June to December. The average temperature is 28°C
(82°F).
Required
clothing: Tropical lightweights and cool summer clothing.
Food
& Drink: Local specialities include seafood and vegetables,
calaloo soup, crabs, conches (lambi) and nutmeg ice-cream. Most
hotels and restaurants offer international cuisine, serving a
large variety of tropical fish and English, Continental, American
and exotic West Indian food.
A local company supplies a wide variety of local fruit juices
and nectars. The local rum and beer, Carib, is excellent. Bars
are stocked with most popular wines and spirits, including various
brands of whisky, rum and brandy.
Shopping:
Special purchases include leather crafts, jewellery, spices, straw
goods, printed cottons and other fabrics. There are a number of
duty-free shops selling quality goods from all over the world.
A vendors market has now opened close to the Grand Anse Beach
with 82 vendors offering various goods and services. Shopping
hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1600, Sat 0800-1300. Supermarkets are usually
open Mon-Sat 0900-1900.
Tipping:
A 10 per cent service charge is added by most hotels and restaurants.
If no charge is added, it is customary to leave a 10 per cent
tip.
Currency:
East Caribbean Dollar (EC$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations
of EC$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of EC$1,
and 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.
Currency
exchange: National Commercial Bank, the Grenada Co-operative
Bank, Barclays Bank, Grenada Bank of Commerce and Scotia Bank
are all found on the island.
Credit
& debit cards: American Express, Visa, MasterCard,
Diners Club and other major cards are accepted by most shops,
car hire companies and hotels. Check with your credit or debit
card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services
which may be available.
