St Lucia

The Pitons, St. Lucia’s twin towering peaks that’s first thing you can see from airplane and prime topographic feature that soar out of the sea the twin volcanic cones.

The colorful fishing village of Soufrière is wrapped around a beautiful bay and is best seen from an overlook on the main road

Mount Soufriere (Sulphur Springs Park) is the most active geothermal area in St Lucia.”

At Piegon Island National Park hike up to the lookout point and enjoy panoramic views of St. Lucia’s northwest coast.

Toraille Waterfall is beautiful waterfall. The pool of water at the bottom of the waterfall was a great place to wash off remaining mud from mud bath.

Tour Summary

St. Lucia (located in Eastern Caribbean) is Island with a pair of dramatically tapered mountains on the west coast known as the Pitons. The west coast is home to volcanic beaches, reef-diving sites, luxury resorts and fishing villages. Trails in the interior rain forests lead to various waterfalls. The capital, Castries, is also a popular cruise port with some historic landmarks. Pigeon Island National Park is beautiful historical place where the French and English fought in many battles. After all the action, we had time to relax under rustling palms on St. Lucia’s Morgan Bay’s James. Adventure seekers will find plenty to do on St. Lucia; some activities that were available on island are Zip-lining, horseback riding, sightseeing cruises and diving. I hope the information below is a great starting point for planning a trip!

The Pitons

The Pitons, St. Lucia’s twin towering peaks that’s first thing you can see from airplane and prime topographic feature that soar out of the sea the twin volcanic cones. The Gros Piton (large piton) to the south is 798 meters high and the Petit Piton (small piton) is 750 meters. Both Pitons were formed by volcanic activity about 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. Both the Pitons are considered difficult climbs. The view of Pitons is amazing from air, land or sea. View from top of the Pitons is worth a climb.

Hiking the Pitons

Most visitors simply view them for their scenic beauty. Hiking Piton is must do activity beware it is a very difficult hike. The Piton hike is a challenge, as it’s NOT a hike but rock climb two miles up and down. The hike is divided in four quarters. After each quarter, there is rest points were can relax take photos of scenic views. The breathtaking view of Petit Piton was at 2nd quarter break point. The hike gets harder after the 2nd quarter, it was like continuous 3-4 feet of rock climbing for almost 90 minutes. We all had great smile and celebration as we reach the top of Piton. The view at the top is well worth the amount of sweat I had while hiking. We were lucky enough to see spectacular view of Caribbean Sea for about 30 minutes before clouds started rising with light rain. Hike down was even challenging as it was wet and have to really carefully not slipping on the rocks. We completed hike in around 7 hours. If you love taking on a challenge then its must do activity and reaching the top is incredible feeling. Pack 2 liter of water, protein bars, water proof bag for camera, phones and some light snacks.

Village of Soufriere

The colorful fishing village of Soufrière is wrapped around a beautiful bay and is best seen from an overlook on the main road. The Soufrière is also famous for the Ladera Resort and the Jade Mountain resort. Both resorts are famous for having suites that have only three walls, 4th wall is open-air at edge of mountain with private infinity pool offering panoramic views of Pitons and Soufrière town.

Mount Soufriere

Mount Soufriere (Sulphur Springs Park) is the most active geothermal area in St Lucia. The last major volcanic eruption happened here 40000 years ago;however you can see the boiling water pools and smell sulfur in the air. The crater is 274 meters where you can drive into the caldera (collapsed volcano carter) making it world’s rare drive-through volcanoes.

Sulphur Mud-Bath

It is an interesting place for a beneficial mud bath experience. First rinse your body in dark gray color hot water. For few minutes it felt very hot but once you settle down its relaxing. After you get out of hot water pool fun begins with applying gray mud on body head to toe. Slowly mud started drying up on body, dry mud color was white. After taking some pictures in white mud it was time to apply black mud followed by some more photos. After the mud dried we went in the hot springs pool and scrubbed off the mud. The Sulphur mud-bath does make skin feels very soft and smooth. The Mud-bath experience was like being a kid again and playing in mud. It was a blast, but be prepared to have mud everywhere. There are showers to wash away the remaining mud.

Diamond Waterfall

The diamond waterfall has amazing color due to its mineral contents is magnificent. The water comes down from the Soufriere Volcano. The water there is cold and refreshing.

Toraille Waterfall

We stopped on our way back from Soufriere at a small but beautiful waterfall. The pool of water at the bottom of the waterfall was a great place to wash off remaining mud from mud bath. Beware the water was icy cold, especially since we were going after rinsing off in a 100-degree hot springs water. As you stand under the power shower waterfall, you can feel force of water massaging your muscles that gave nice refreshing feeling.

Dennary Rainforest

Hiking through the rainforest was nice experience. The beauty of the rainforest with its lush vegetation was amazing. There are lots of spots for taking photos in rain forest.

Dennary Waterfalls

Hiking through the Dennary rainforest was nice experience. The beauty of the rainforest is its lush vegetation was amazing. There are lots of spots for taking photos in rain forest.

Edmund Rainforest

Edmund rainforest is located above Soufriere, the EnbosSaut waterfall trail lies on of Mount Gimie. The trail takes about two hours and 30 minutes and takes you through dense rainforests. The trial eventually leads to a waterfall, which is in the process of eroding volcanic rock.

Sugar beach

Sugar beach is one of the best beach on island and very good place for snorkeling as well as you can enjoy the beautiful Pitons. We had lunch at one of the restaurant and enjoyed a beautiful view of the beach.

Waterfall to enjoy the rope swing jump

There are stairs with handrails leading to waterfall and swimming area. However, the waterfall was small and the water was dirty. We were not happy with the fall. We all decided to hike through forest down to a river. We enjoyed jumping off the rocks into water as well as enjoyed the rope swing jump that was around 15 feet high. The rope swing jump was a fun experience.

The Northern Coast

The northern coast is other side of street from the beach, on the Atlantic side. It is nice place to take photo with beautiful background of blue ocean. The ocean was rough and waves hitting the rocks making it a nice spot to take photos.

Pigeon Island National Park

Pigeon Island National Park, is beautiful historical place where the French and English fought in many battles. You can hike up to the lookout point and enjoy panoramic views of St. Lucia’s northwest coast. You can also relax on two white-sand beaches.

The Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium

The Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. On July 21, 2016 it was renamed after Daren Sammy who captained the West Indies side in winning the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. He also captained the West Indies to victory in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, making him the second West Indian captain after Clive Lloyd with multiple ICC world championships.

Cost of Trip: $1800 pp (9 Days – Airfare, Stay, Food and Local Tours)
Stay : All-Inclusive Resorts.
Useful Notes:

  • (December-April) – The island is generally breezy. The weather is also at its best, with temperatures that range from the mid-70s to mid-80s.
  • (May-June) – Temperatures rest in the mid-80s most days, with a greater chance of showers during this time.
  • (July-November) – The Atlantic hurricane season. If you’re willing to take that chance.

Places Visited: The Pitons, Village of Soufriere, Mount Soufriere, Diamond Waterfall, Toraille Waterfall, Toraille Waterfall, Edmund Rainforest, The Northern Coast, Pigeon Islands, Gros Islet and Castries.
Places missed out to Explore: Tet Paul Nature Trail, AnseMamin, Vigie Beach, Marigot Bay, Rodney Bay and Martinique Island.