A lot of the time when you are only spending one day in a port, you are stuck for choice of what to do, where to go and what to see. In this blog i will give you a few tips to help you decide what the best attractions to see in St Lucia are. A lot of the time this is down to personal choice, but one universal pass time almost everyone likes is a day on the Beach. There are not many better places for beaches, but I will recommend a few that I have tried and tested and thought were worthy of a visit. For a small un-crowded white sand beach, travel to Pigeon island. There are two beaches here, small but very nice. The great thing about Pigeon Island is that there is a fantastic walk around the headland, quite steep but Very beautiful, so make sure you bring water. There is a colonial fort (Fort Rodney) with cannons overlooking the bay, various other old military buildings, from when the island was occupied by the French or English, and a small museum offering historic information of the Island. The whole experience seems very swashbuckling. Taking of Pirates, for children and the young at heart there is an fantastic day trip on a replica pirate ship, flying the skull and cross bones, this is a very fun day trip, where you get to see some of St.Lucia's beautiful sights, yet also feel what it is like to have a day in the life of a pirate. Most cruise ship's offer this excursion, so be sure to check before you go.
Marigot bay is a beautiful little cove, now a harbour, where for centuries ships have moored as it provides and excellent hurricane shelter. This is also where the original Dr Doolittle was filmed staring Rex Harris. There a various hotels here, and also you can take a trip to the other side of the harbour on a little 2 man boat to visit one of the sea front seafood restaurants. This place is so picture perfect, many celebrities are said to have homes here including Oprah Winfrey. For a beautiful stretch of white beach, backing onto Hotels and Bar's go to Rodney Bay. There is a large shopping centre nearby also, various water sports are on offer and you can even come back here on Friday nights for the weekly street party. The best beach on the island is the white sand man made stretch that nestles between the Pitons. This beach is absolutely perfect, and is a privately own beach by the Jalousie Plantation Hotel. The hotel is very expensive to stay at, but they have no problem you visiting there for the day. The best route there is by taxi, is about 30 minutes from the Castries where the cruise ships dock, but it is also possible to get there by sea, on a small boat trip from the Castries.
A small trip inland very close to Soufriere, you can go see the botanical Gardens, and spend an afternoon walking around, seeing the exotic plants and colours. Here you can also visit a tropical waterfall, and even take a dip and swim at the bottom of the cascading falls. This really is something special. You may as well make a full day of it, as very close is St.Lucia's very own active volcano. Bring nose pegs as the whole area has a very strong smell of rotten eggs, due to the Sulphur. The tour around this volcano is fascinating, and tour guides very knowledgeable. It is said by the locals, if you breathe in the fumes around this area, it is the secret to long life. Over all St. Lucia is a fantastic destination top travel to, and I’m sure that there are many more attractions on the island, the above however I have experienced myself so if you have any questions let me know.
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