Enjoy a quaint and scenic drive to the forest reserve. Walk amidst massive towering trees, and a magical array of beautiful flora and fauna. Explore this enchanting and natural habitat with it’s stunningly beautiful tropical and endemic birds. Experience the thrill of seeing a Boa Constrictor lying on a distant tree trunk as your guide walks through this wildlife sanctuary with you.
Open-air gondolas, with a naturalist guide provide the one and only access to the upper layers of the rainforest. Ascending through the middle layer of the rain forest enjoy the fauna and flora. Descending you experience panoramic views of the northern tip of the island while viewing the top of the rainforest canopy.
The Aerial Tram Tour transports guests up and away from the heat and bustle of the lowlands to an ecological park located in the heights of St Lucia’s forest reserve. Sixteen open-air gondolas ascend noiselessly through the rainforest, offering guests a magical view of nature in its majesty – towering gommiers, impressive chatanniers, and the remarkable phenomenon of the strangler ficus, alighted upon by playful humming- birds and banana quits. An experienced Nature Interpreter will point out giant ferns and magnificent heliconia, and identify the calls and the plumage of the birdlife that makes the Caribbean Oceanic forest its home. The descent affords a bird’s eye view of the forest and a spectacular panoramic vista of the north of the island.
With much to see and listen for, the tram ride is a celebration of colour and life and a restorative re- treat guaranteed to refresh the senses. The Castries Waterworks reserve at the La Sourciere Mountain is home to Rain Forest Sky Rides, St Lucia’s premiere eco-adventure company, just half an hour’s drive from port Castries and the island’s major hotels.
Come seek the green flash! It’s either in the eyes of that special someone or towards the horizon as the sun sets.
POINTS FORTS:
* Beautiful Sunset with the famous green flash
* Drinks and finger foods onboard
* Dancing and entertainment
There’s no better way to spend two hours than onboard our spacious 16th Century Replica Square Rigged Galleon, Black Magic (Maji Nwe) enjoying complimentary hors – d’oeuvres and drinks – fruit punch, rum punch, sodas, champagne and rum mixes. Listen to the sounds of local music as well as classic international hits onboard the ship as the sun dips to the west and the evening sets in. Simply enjoy the romance of the setting sun or party like there’s no tomorrow!
A pleasant walk along a forest trail, home of numerous birds, butterflies and amazing beautiful tropical flora and fauna.
Enjoy spectacular scenery, as you taste a variety of fresh fruits. Visit an authentic Creole kitchen and taste famous island delicacies made right there. See, smell, touch and learn about our way of life in by gone days.
Leave with fond memories of a popular island experience that cannot be duplicated.
Empieza el recorrido con un paseo por las tierras suavemente inclinadas de Greenwood Terrace donde crece una gran variedad de frutos tropicales, plantas florales y un jardín lleno de hierbas aromáticas tradicionales. Ábrete paso a través de este paisaje de postal hasta llegar a un horno de leña en el que hoy en día aún se cuece el pan criollo, el preferido por los isleños. Descubre el secreto para producir aceite de coco y aprecia los aromas de las hojas de laurel y el producto que generan: el ron de baya. Esta bebida es famosa por su supuesta capacidad para curar la jaqueca, las náuseas y otras dolencias.
Prueba los diferentes frutos tropicales de la zona, pan local y zumo de frutas. Aprende a elaborar el famoso ponche de ron de Santa Lucía y luego asiste a una demostración de la cocina a cargo de un conocido cocinero que te enseñará los secretos de la gastronomía criolla. Disfruta de las deliciosas especialidades y también de las curiosas historias de la isla que te contará. También dispondrás de tiempo libre para explorar el entorno mientras te relajas en el patio exterior o paseas por la zona. A continuación, visita el “Display Hall” donde conocerás cómo utilizaban los utensilios y aperos tradicionales de la isla. Aprovecha tu viaje al máximo y vive una experiencia genuina en Santa Lucía.
A wonderful opportunity to visit and explore the small but lively capital city of Castries whether you want to go shopping or not. Hunt for handicraft at the local craft market. Visit Caribelle Batik renowned for its colorful and beautiful silk prints and souvenir items. Stop at a local supermarket before going onto Duty Free Pointe Seraphine with an array of boutiques offering an extensive assortment of merchandise.
Named for St. Lucia's proud symbol, the Jacquot or Amazona Versicolor parrot, the Jacquot Trail immerses hikers in the wonder of the island's best asset: NATURE. The hike affords wonderful opportunities to learn about St. Lucia's flora and fauna as an experienced Nature Interpreter guides you across ravines and creeks deeper into the mature rainforest. Experience the transformative power of nature. Hike in the heart of the rainforest amidst the mighty chatannier and the fragrant gommier, listen for the call of the parrot, and enjoy the bustling stillness of nature. Begin a gradual ascent into the mature Caribbean Oceanic forest and get up close and personal with the mighty chatannier, an impressive hardwood with expansive buttress root systems or the incredible strangler ficus which grows around the host tree in an interlocking lattice before replacing it entirely.
The hike affords wonderful opportunities to learn about St Lucia’s flora and fauna as experienced Nature Interpreters guide you across ravines and creeks deeper into the mature forest. Spot giant ferns and remarkable epiphytes, and keep your eyes peeled for the trail’s namesake and a host of other birdlife, and learn how the bountiful forest was an integral part of traditional St Lucian life, for food, medicine and materials.
Get hitched up to a series of cables and zip from platform to platform in the tree canopy. Swing like Tarzan or Jane and if your adrenaline isn’t flowing then - rappel to the forest floor. The Adrena-line zip line tour is not for the faint of heart. The exciting tour starts innocuously enough with a short walk through a peaceful part of the tropical rainforest, but that’s as pastoral as it gets. You get hitched up to a series of cables and zip from platform to platform high up in the tree canopy. Go out on a limb and take the leap and swing like Tarzan.
If your adrenaline isn’t flowing then, a brisk hike to the next set of platforms will juice things up a bit before your guides hook you onto the line with descenders so you can rappel safely or with a thrill to base camp. All riggings are on a triple redundancy system so you never have to scrape your knee. The Castries Waterworks reserve at the La Sourciere Mountain is home to Rain Forest Sky Rides, St Lucia’s premiere eco-adventure company, just half an hour’s drive from port Castries and the island’s major hotels.
Whether you are an experienced angler, or have never been fishing we are happy to take you out on this thrilling and exciting adventure. Take your turn from the “fighting chair” as you look out for Wahoo, Tuna, Sailfish, Barracuda, Dorado, Blue Marlin, Snapper and much more. The trolling method with a rotating chair obtains to ensure everyone gets a chance at landing “The Big One”.
You will be picked up at your St Lucia hotel by bus and taken on a guided historical tour along the west coast of St Lucia. Along the way you will see working banana plantations and Marigot Bay - home to mega yachts and a location for many movies. Additionally you will pass the local fishing villages of Anse La Raye and Canaries before coming to Soufriere, home of the Majestic Pitons. In Soufriere you will enjoy the Diamond Botanical Gardens, a drive-in volcano where you can get a guided tour and enjoy the therapeutic mud baths.
Following these sites you will visit the Morne Coubaril Estate, an 18th-century plantation for a fresh local buffet lunch. You will then head down to the Soufriere docks where you will board a spacious catamaran, which will take you to a bay ideal for swimming and snorkeling. Before returning to the Rodney Bay Marina you will get a chance to see Marigot Bay once more, this time from the water! At the end of your tour you will be returned to your hotel or cruise ship.