Tour Information & Itinerary
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$65 per person
Special rates for children (ages 11 and younger)
All entrance fees, refreshments, & eats included in price.
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5.5 – 6 hours (custom tours also available)
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 Along the way there will numerous samplings of local delicacies, including: Piping Hot Bread, Homemade Island Coconut Cookies, Sweet Ripe Bananas, Hot off the Grill Johnny cakes, Homemade Island Coconut Cakes, Local Banana Ketchup, Savory Fish Cakes. Refreshments will also be offered, including Rum Punch, Local Beer, Water, and Coca Cola.
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 Meet and Greet outside the Cruise Port Shops or your tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and then board the air-conditioned van. Please note your driver will be holding a sign entitled “COSOL.”
 Drive through the Capital of St. Lucia, Castries and, enjoy a brief discourse on the history of the city and people of St. Lucia.
The Derek Walcott Square is at the heart of St. Lucia’s capital, Castries. There is a monument to St. Lucia’s war dead and a large Samaan tree locally know as the “Massav” tree said to be over 400 years old. The Central Library is to the western end of the Square, and at the eastern end is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with illustrations and altarpiece work done by local artiste Dunstan St. Omer. Between 1796 and 1948, four devastating fires destroyed much of the city.
 Stop at Morne Fortune for a overlook of the scenic northern side of the island, including the port. Located high on the southern side of Castries, with a spectacular view of town, Castries Harbour, Vigie, and the north of the island. On Morne Fortune is the Government House
Catch a glimpse of the Governor’s House. This century old historic Victorian house is the official residence of the Govenor General.
 Stop at beautiful Marigot Bay, the site where “Dr. Doolittle” the movie was filmed.
This is one of the most secure anchorages in the Caribbean. It is also the setting for the movie Dr. Doolittle, a most attractive natural harbour with its palm-lined sandpit and steep forested hillsides.
Drive through a native Banana Plantation, learn about the harvest and history process, and sample St. Lucia local bananas that are smaller in size and sweeter in taste to traditional bananas. After Marigot Bay, the road runs through the Roseau Banana fields, and lush hills.
 Stop at the fishing villages of Anse La Raye and Canaries. Enjoy shopping for local crafts and delicacies.
The first of two Fishing villages situated in coves heading in a southernly direction; home to a weekly held “Friday Night Fish Feast. Next, enjoy a scenic drive to Canaries, the second of two Fishing villages is on the way south of the island.
 Visit Soufriere, the second largest town and swim in the Toraille Waterfall and soak in the exotic fragrences of the Botanical Garden.
Leaving the Forest, the road decends into Soufriere, St. Lucia’s first capital. View the brightly colored boats of this quaint area. Situated on the outskirts of the town you will find a breathtaking waterfall amidst a botanical garden with various tropical flowers and plants. Surrounding the waterfall is a pool where you can either relax or indulge in refreshing cool swim.
Experience the flora and fauna of St. Lucia at the Toraille Botanical Gardens.
Enjoy the various nature trails with quaint bridges and walkways as they lead you through the lush greens and dazzling colours of this tropical paradise. The Toraille Botanical Gardens is a favorite location for birdwatching and horniculture.
 Enjoy a visit to the Sulphur Springs, the only drive-in volcano in the Caribbean. Sample the a local johnny cake and taste a savory fish cake covered in native banana ketchup.
In this village you will also find the Sulphur Springs, a seven acre crater billed the Caribbean’s only drive-in volcano. As you approach, your nose will pick up the strong scent of the sulfur springs -- more than 20 belching pools of muddy water, multicolor sulfur deposits, and other assorted minerals baking and steaming on the surface. Actually, you don't drive in. You drive up within a few hundred feet of the gurgling, steaming mass, then walk around a fault in the substratum rock.
View the magnificent Piton Mountains.
The Pitons, located in the picturesque south of the island, are a respected symbol of St. Lucia and are the most recognizable landmarks in the Caribbean. The Pitons were considered sacred to the island's first inhabitants, the Amerindians. The most spectacular are the Gros Piton (2,619 ft) and the Petit Piton (2,461 ft) which are old volcanic forest-clad plugs rising sheer out of the sea near the town of Soufrière on the West coast.
 Drive back to the north of the island and enjoy freshly baked bread, hot out of the a local stone oven.
Stop at the Straw Market in Castries, and Duty Free Shopping areas. Situated in Castries, La Place Carenage is an air-conditioned, duty-free shopping complex. Pointe Seraphine is conveniently located within walking distance of the city of Castries, and consists of thirty-nine shops, offering silk-screened items, porclain and china, cigarettes, Liquor, leather goods, and a wide selection of arts and crafts.
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