WESTERN SCENE TOURS/EXCURSIONS SAINT LUCIA

Our St. Lucia Western Scene excursions was specially created for cruise ship passengers.

This is the best recommended one day excursion/tour offered in Saint Lucia as follows:

You are picked up at the Cruise Ship Dock at an agreed time, drive through Castries the Capitol of St. Lucia turning toward the southern side of Castries lies Morne Fortune. The road that snakes up its slops offers spectacular view of the town, Castries harbor, vigie and the north of the island. Also on the Morne is the historic century old government House, which is the official residence of the Governor General. This is an outstanding example of Victorian architecture. Le Pavillon Royal is the museum on the Government House grounds.

Old town of Castries, then called La Carenage

Morne Fortune was one of the most heavily fought-over sites in the Caribbean during the 18^th and 19^th centuries. The French began construction of the fortification in the mid-18^th century and work continued under the British until 1905.

The most famous battle took place on May 24, 1796 when after a tremendous uphill struggle, the Royal inniskilling Fusiliers capture the Morne from the French. A monument to their valour was erected.

The Morne is still covered with numerous old fortifications, gun emplacement and cannons. In recent years, several of the military building have been restored and converted into the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, named after the St.Lucian scholar who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1979.

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Morne Fortune means "Hill of Good Luck" but this little mountain has seen its share of good and bad. This was one of the most fought-over regions in the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. The fortifications were begun under French colonial rule in the mid-18th century. After the French surrender in 1796 the British continued building until 1905. A small museum and military cemetery memorialize the many that died while fighting this ground. The Government House – home of the governor general of St. Lucia – is also located here. Even if you aren't a history buff, make the trek up Morne Fortune for another reason; many believe this to be the best view in all of the Caribbean.

Marigot Bay 

Heading south, you wind downhill into Cul de Sac Valley with its endless banana plantations. The turn-off for Marigot Bay, one of the most secure anchorages in the Caribbean, is along this road. Marigot was the setting for the movie Doctor Doolittle-the original film starring Rex Harrison and not the latest Eddie Murphy version. Marigot is a yacht charter centre.

After Marigot Bay, the road runs through the Roseau banana fields, and climbs into lush hills. Continuing in a southerly direction, the village of Anse La Raye and Canaries are situated in coves at the foot of steep hills. The road twists and climbs through fringes of rainforest: the western edge of the forest reserve and home to the indigenous St.Lucia parrot, the Amazona Versicolor.

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Soufriere

Stop here to see our famous pitons, sulphur springs, and diamond botanical gardens waterfall and mineral bath.

Leaving the forest the road descends into Soufriere, St.Lucia’s first capital, a town filled with natural and historic sites. Most imposing are the towering twin peaks of the Pitons, which thrust up from the water to heights of over half a mile. While the peaks appear to be next to each other, one rises from Soufriere, the other from the neighbouring village of Choiseul. You can climb them with guide but a high level of fitness is necessary.

Not far from the Piton are the Sulphur Springs, a seven-acre crater billed as the Caribbean’s only drive –in volcano. A walk through the crater takes you past pools and hot springs bubbling and belching with sulphur-laden steam. Just outside the springs, you can bathe in the warm sulphuric river, noted for its soothing effect. The Piton and the Sulphur Springs are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated for its geological importance.

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This part of St.Lucia tells the story of the creation of the entire Caribbean Basin. Nearby are the Diamond Botanical Gardens Waterfall and Mineral Baths. Originally built in 1785 with funds from King Louis XVI, the baths were intended to restore the health of battle weary soldiers fighting the insurgents in the Haitian war of independence. The bath have been rebuilt, and, for a small fee, you may visit the waterfall and gardens and enjoy a steaming, healthful bath.

Soufriere Estate offers another glimpse into the history of St.Lucia. The property was part of a 2,000 acre estate granted to the Devaux family by King Louis XIV in 1713.

Morne Coubaril, the first major estate established in St.Lucia, has recreated the old way of life on a West Indian plantation. A tour around the estate will acquaint you with the traditional ways of processing of cocoa, copra and sugar before the days of mechanization. There is also a museum.