Tips & Tricks
St. Lucia Jazz Festival (various locations) — this is an international jazz event that’s held every late April-early May (during a time when the tourism season normally winds down). Outdoor concerts are held at the historic Pigeon Island National Landmark (park), along with other scenic vistas across Saint Lucia. Even though the emphasis is on […]
Petit Piton – unlike Gros Piton, this mountain is more rustic, without a welcome center or for that matter a marked trailhead. Visitors coming here should have already made arrangements for a guide. The climb does have some primitive fixed ropes and does present some exposure. The summit is a much smaller area, but has […]
St. Lucia Food and Rum Festival (Rodney Bay Village) – for those who love gourmet food, fine wines and aged rums (within a tropical setting), this is the “go to” event for both visitors and locals. Held every late October at Rodney Bay Village, there are wine-tasting booths, cigar-rolling and cooking demonstrations, and the chance […]
Windsurfing – windsurfing tends to be conducted on the Atlantic Ocean side of the island (that is, on its east coast). One beach that attracts windsurfers is Anse de Sables (Sandy Beach) – on the southeast part of Saint Lucia. The operators that organize windsurfing outings for visitors are: planetwindsurfholidays.com, and Windsurfing & Kitesurfing Centre […]
Rainforest Adventures – this firm makes available eco-tourist friendly activities in Saint Lucia – the most notable (and exciting) are: Aerial Tram Tours (open-air gondolas taking participants through the heights of the island’s forest reserve), and Zip Line Tours (where participants zip through the rainforest from tree to tree, leap from the platform with a […]
Treasure Bay Casino (Bay Walk Shopping Mall, Reduit Beach Avenue, Rodney Bay Village, Gros Islet) – this is St. Lucia first and only casino (opened in 2011). It has over 250 slot machines, 22 gaming table (for those playing poker, black jack, roulette, and craps). There’s also a sports bar with big screen TVs all […]