City: St. Lucia
Top Things to do in St. Lucia
What to do and see in St. Lucia, St. Lucia: The Best Nature & Parks
When was the last time you went out for a casual drive and ended up inside a volcano? A surreal scenario comes to life at La Soufrière, one of the most popular attractions in St. Lucia. Pack your skin with the medicinal mud of Sulfur Springs for a DIY spa treatment. Continue your eruptive adventures with a guided hike of the two volcanic plugs known as the Pitons then ascend Morne Fortune to take in the sweeping views. For an intimate beach experience, hit the private black sands of Anse Mamin.
Restaurants in St. Lucia
1. Maria Islands Nature Reserve
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Home to a number of species of rare birds and other wildlife.
Reviewed By Fourahbay - Greater London, United Kingdom
The Saint Lucia National Trust takes care of every detail that helps protect the natural habitat of the endemic species and other fauna found on this small island off the south east coast of Saint Lucia. It also takes care that you have informative and lively guides, a safe journey by sea to and from the island and from the shore to the highest point (c.400 ft?) and back to the beach for a swim. A unique place well worth the planning in advance to visit! Bring water/juice, photography gear, leave nothing physical behind and take away memories of a fabulous experience of conservation in practice and amazing views!
2. Mt Pimard
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ClaireHC1989 - London, United Kingdom
We booked the hike via our Sandals resort, and our tour guide Germaine (or Jermaine?) was so very funny, and we were laughing throughout the entire hike! The hike itself is really fun (although it is not your usual Sunday walk in the park). Germaine was so funny and also gave us interesting insights to St Lucia. The first photo is the view when you get there, the second the Mt Pinard, and the third the trail. We took 1 h and 45 min altogether with photo breaks, but Germaine said it is usually 2 hours. We went for an earlier hike at 8.45AM and am glad we did before the sun hit us too hard!
3. Petit Piton Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By kelliecole
Climbing Petit Piton will be one of the best hikes I ever do. The St. Lucian forest, the technicality of the trail as it turns from root grabbing to rock face scaling with rope and guide assistance, and the view of the island from the top is one of the best. Ashley Walking Tree (758-722-2413) met us at the main road turn to Sugar Beach and guided the four of us foot by foot, hand hold by hand hold for the next four hours. We are all in good physical shape, started the hike at 7:30am and were finished by 12:30. None of us had experienced a hike quite like this before and Walking Tree made it possible. He takes his job seriously and was able to help me (who's a shorter person) and people in our group who are sometimes afraid of heights. Without him the hike would have been much more difficult, and perhaps longer as the trail is not marked. Walking Tree's demeanor is calm, tells you we'll warm up the body for the first 1/4 of the trail, gauges comfort levels and offers step by step guidelines of how to easily work with the mountain to climb it. It was a great experience with him and I highly recommend the challenge. Walking Tree has 17 years experience hiking Petit Piton and has been teaching his son, Hennison (758-714-4213) to do the same. They can be reached at either number. We scheduled our trip only a day in advance.
4. Marigot Bay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 616 reviews
A yachtsman's haven, this picturesque bay has been used for background shots in many Hollywood films such as Dr. Doolittle and Fire Power.
Reviewed By viatgesrjr - Mayaguez, Caribbean
Please conserve this beautiful beach. We only spent a few minutes here with our catamaran tour, but enough to enjoy the beauty. I hope this beautiful beach is kept for many generations to come
5. Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve
6. Anse Mamin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 507 reviews
An old sugar plantation with a knot of bike trails along the estate.
Reviewed By catt711 - Upper Montclair, United States
We took a day trip to Anse Mamin from our resort (Ladera) via pre-arranged water taxi. We paid the $36 for two chairs under an umbrella on the visitor side of the beach (the other side is reserved for resort guests), and enjoyed our day tremendously. The snorkling was good (and uncrowded early) and the whole atmosphere was enjoyable. The burgers served by a lovely little on-beach restaurant were SO good. All in all, it's well worth a day!
7. Pigeon Island National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,000 reviews
Pigeon Islands official moniker.
Reviewed By 721michellew
Pigeon island has a great history for the St Lucian people the guides was very enthusiastic about you seeing Fort Rodney and I must say the 15min hike is so worth it the views are spectacular overlooking the ocean even the mountain views were picturesque. A must go in St Lucia.
8. Soufriere Marine Management Area
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4.5 based on 107 reviews
A protected strip of reef with a remarkable diversity of coral formations. A spectacular dive.
Reviewed By howardt707
My wife really wanted to go to the mud baths at Soufriere and I went along with her idea. We both had a great time as you start out in a hot spring - then apply the mud and go back in the warm spring to wash off the mud. It's a blast. Best advice, wear an old bathing suit as the mud can stain. Also, don't be alarmed as there will be lots of tourists joining you. This isn't like going to a day spa but probably more fun.
9. St. Lucia Rain Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 260 reviews
Hike through this magnificently lush rainforest and walk among man-sized ferns and giant trees.
Reviewed By Gardengel-IoW - Crawley, United Kingdom
A sky tram slowly gliding through the rainforest with a very knowledgeable guide. Great to get a different perspective up in the tree canopy. The little walk through the small garden after was a nice touch. The guided walk through the forest wasnt too strenuous or long but hot.
10. Anse Chastanet Beach and Reef
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 337 reviews
This beach has a world-class scuba center. One of the best diving sites on the island.
Reviewed By Allrre - St. Lucia, Caribbean
The black sand beach is one of the best beach when it comes to the positive energy one feels when relaxing cause the positive vibes comes from the Soufriere drive in volcano also the reef and its marine life is the best in St Lucia and by far the Caribbean
