Places You Must Visit Before You Die! #10 ( St Lucia, Caribbean )

St Lucia, Caribbean

About St Lucia

St Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean island nation with a set of dramatically narrowed mountains, the Pitons, on its west coast. Its coast is home to volcanic beaches, reef diving areas, opulence resorts and fishing villages. Trails in the interior rain forest lead to waterfalls like the 15m high Toraille, which gushes over a ridge into a garden. The capital, Castries, is a famous cruise port.

History Of St Lucia

St. Lucia was 1st settled by Arawak Indians about 200 A.D., though by 800 their culture had been replace by that of the Caribs. These prior Amerindian cultures called the island "Iouanalao" and "Hewanorra," meaning "Island of the Iguanas." The history of the island's European finding is a bit vague.

Places To Visit In St Lucia

. Pigeon Island National Park

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Pigeon Island can attract to an eclectic mix of tourists. You could get a history lecture about the park's previous residents or learn more about the establishment of the man made trackway that these days joins the island to the mainland. You could also be at a concert or traverse 18th century military ruins, including Fort Rodney, which bears extensive views of the ocean and Rodney Bay.

. Wonder At The Sulphur Springs

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Billed as the world’s only drive in volcano, the bubbling, steaming Sulphur Springs that release quills of smoke and ash open the hills above Soufriere are definitely not to be missed.
They can be easily accessed on the winding road ways that weave into the extensive tropical hills from the south western coast of St. Lucia, offering up magnificent views of the internal jungles and the coast as they go. Too hot to bath in, the Sulphur Springs hit immense temperatures of nearly 200 degrees Celsius.

. Anse Chastanet

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Possibly the best beach on St. Lucia for snorkeling and diving, attractive Anse Chastanet is also a more calm alternative to the sands of Reduit Beach. If you're inconclusive about lodging, you should reckon the nearby resort of the same name. Current guests admire its perceptive staff and unspoiled views of the water. Even if you don't stay at the nearby resort, you can still use its onsite restaurant and dive shop, or visit its onsite bar.

. Bathe In The Nearby Mud Pools

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Perfect inclusion to any trip into the Soufriere hills to see the Sulphur Springs, the mud pools that skulk down stream from the volcanic opening in the mountains here offer a fine session of composure and healing.Set over a succession of different baths and complete with committed changing rooms and showers, the site has been famous since the French colonial age for its ability to de stress, cure tension and relieve skin disease.

. Splash Island Water Park

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The ideal option for tourist with kids in tow eager to hit the beaches and the Caribbean Sea, the Splash Island Water Park can be found bouncing out along the shoreline of southern Gros Islet, where the yellow sands of Reduit Beach give way to the green dunes of the north.