Places To Go - Things To Do
St.Lucia manages to strike a perfect balance between being unspoiled yet at the same time offering the visitor plenty to do. You can play tennis, golf, cricket, or go horseback-riding. You can take excursions to local coffee, banana or cocoa plantations; go on a tour of a rum factory or an old sugar cane plantation; go on expeditions to nearby waterfalls, sulfur springs and hot baths, or to the botanical gardens and drive-in volcano. You can visit Pigeon Island Museum where lookouts once directed ferocious sea battles between the French and English fleets; go for a hike in the lush tropical rain forests in search of the elusive St. Lucia wild parrot; visit a quiet fishing village; or just, lunch and languish in places of exquisite natural beauty and tranquillity.

St. Lucia is a major charter boat center and there is also an extraordinary range of other boating and marine activities available. You can take a boat trip from Castries to Soufriere, at the south end of the island, on one of at least 10 different types of vessels. Party in a Spanish Galleon with a live steel band, cruise in a luxury motor boat, a deep sea fishing boat, or sail a variety of sailboats while eating, drinking and dancing on board. While in Soufriere, visit the famous twin Pitons and the drive-in volcano. Take a diving expedition or a tour of the coast and Marigot Bay. While there have lunch at Doolittles, site of the James Bond movie, "Dr. Doolittle." There are sailing trips to Martinique and around the island; you can rent jet skis, hobie cats, scuba diving equipment; go water skiing, sports fishing, wind surfing or riding on catamarans. Fish Friday at Anse Le Raye is a must!

Shopping at a variety of local craft markets including the open air market in Castries, you can purchase items such as wood carvings, hand embroidery, ceramics and baskets. On Saturday morning, the people from the country bring their fresh produce to sell, so stock up for the week. Visit Bagshaws for island-made brightly colored silk-screened fabrics and garments, or Windjammers for local made cotton wear. For the serious shopper, the Point Seraphine duty free shopping village has over 20 shops at one location.

Explore the local night life at Rodney Bay, including restaurants specializing in everything from Creole to French cuisine, or check out the numerous bars and discos. Don't miss the legendary "Jump Up" every Friday night at Gros Islet where the whole island seems to celebrate to lively Reggae rhythms until the early hours. In this gingerbread village you can walk from `rum shop' to `rum shop' sampling the local "strong" rum while eating lambie (conch), barbecued chicken, floats (fried dumplings) or fish cakes.

St. Lucia has a very special blend of peace and untouched natural beauty, balanced by an endless variety of activities and diversions to keep the visitor both relaxed and entertained. Enjoy!!!



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