Traveling in St. Lucia

Situated on the west shore of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Castries is one of those must see St. Lucia attractions, somewhat on account of the journey boat port at Pointe Seraphine. As the capital city, it's the place quite a bit of St. Lucia's business happens, however it is likewise served by the George F.L. Charles Airport, its runway parallel to Vigie Beach, and interfaces St. Lucia by means of continuous flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe. The harbor is additionally served by fast sailboats to Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica, making Castries a perfect base for island jumping. 

Duty Free Shopping 

Set in an aerated and cooled shopping center on the seaport in downtown Castries, La Place Carenage Shopping Plaza opens six days a week and gives obligation free shopping to nearby mold and artworks and additionally brand name gadgets and tobacco. Demonstrate your international ID and carrier ticket for markdown rates. 

Sailboat Sailing 

Withdrawing from the harbor at Castries, spending a day on a sailboat cruising the west drift gives you an opportunity to unwind between visits to the island's famous Pitons, two wilderness clad magma outcrops, found 40 minutes south of the capital at Soufriere. The trek additionally permits time for a plunge in the cobalt waters of Castries' Marigot Bay. 

Castries Market 

Just strides from the journey ship terminal, the Castries Market offers a nearby shopping knowledge where agriculturists offer crisp produce and a determination of Caribbean flavors six days a week. A contiguous specialty business sector is a decent place to get trinkets. 

Derek Walcott Square 

Named after one of St. Lucia's two Nobel Laureates, Derek Walcott Square is encompassed by great looking frontier structures, including the Castries Public Library. On one side sits a 400-year-old monkey unit tree that offers shade from the tropical sun.  

Helicopter Tours 

Leaving from George F.L. Charles Airport, a helicopter visit gives amazing perspectives of the city and island. The visit reveals mystery inlets, takes off over the Pitons and skims over the surface of the Caribbean Sea before coming back to Castries. 

Our Planet 

Situated in La Place Carenage, Our Planet is an intelligent guest focus that, through submersion passages, snow machines, wind machines and life-size visualizations, makes an experience of finding out about natural concerns. 

Carnival 

Held each July, Carnival on St. Lucia is an uproar of shading, ensembles and calypso that incorporates a parade through the lanes of Castries on Carnival Monday and an opposition to announce a Carnival Queen. 

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 

Fabricated amid the nineteenth century, the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a standout amongst the most huge religious structures assembled by the French in the Caribbean. To some degree calm all things considered, it is brimming with beautiful West Indian iconography and wall paintings inside. 

Morne Fortune 

Only south of the downtown area, Morne Fortune is the site of a military burial ground and little historical center that recounts seething fights between the French and the British for control of the district. It additionally gloats what numerous consider the best picturesque perspective in the Caribbean. 

Marigot Bay 

You can barely visit the Caribbean without some time at the shoreline. On the off chance that Vigie Beach is excessively near the air terminal for solace, 15 minutes south lies Marigot Bay, a protected inlet hung with palm trees and dabbed with mixed drink bars; it has been utilized as a motion picture setting.

Attractions 

With such unbelievably coastline, going by one or the greater part of the shorelines on St Lucia ought to be at the highest priority on your rundown. The most famous among the St. Lucia attractions on the island would need to be Redult Beach, a brilliant strip that is perfect for swimming. In case you're fairly locate a more segregated spot however, take off to the coastline along Pigeon Island or the dark sand shoreline of Anse Cochon which is additionally supported by wilderness. Further inland and the 'drive in spring of gushing lava' of Sulfur Springs really must be found with a specific end goal to be accepted. Found towards the south western side of the island, it is conceivable to drive straight up to the fountain of liquid magma's edge to see the beneath dark water bubbling and making steam. Downstream from the springs the water is still warm additionally sufficiently cool for people to enter, with numerous taking the muddled dive for a warm mud shower. 

Where to sit tight 

As the greatest of the Windward Islands, there is a lot of settlement to browse in St Lucia. While all financial plans are provided food for, a significant part of the island's resorts are cooked towards an extravagance market. Such unfathomably convenience is promptly achievable, particularly on the off chance that you decide on an exhaustive bundle and book outside the crest times. Whenever picking when to stay however, there's an extraordinary measure of convenience bunched along the western shore of the island, especially around Soufrière. Of the considerable number of choices, Anse Chastanet Resort, situated on the dazzling Anse Chastanet shoreline is the most acclaimed and usually recorded amongst the most sentimental resorts on the planet. 

When to go 

The best time to go St Lucia is truly dependant on both climate and spending plan. If its all the same to cash is no issue and you going in top season, then the best time climate astute is from December to April which is the point at which the island encounters it's dry season. While every day temperatures ordinarily lounge around 29 degrees Celsius all consistently, St Lucia experience a wet season from June to December. Amid this time September and October are regularly the wettest and sea tempests are likewise conceivable. Considering this, May is an incredible cheerful medium month to visit when the wet season is yet to hit yet a great part of the vacationer group and crest season costs have diminished. 

Travel Tips 

While most resorts on the island are helpfully independent, on the off chance that you decide to investigate the island (and you if) we prescribe taking a smaller than expected transport. Auto contract is accessible on St Lucia, yet with street conditions shifting and pot-gaps normal, driving on the island is best left to sure drivers. Transport on the island is generally modest in any case and is the manner by which most local people on the island get from A to B. For an alternate adventure, consider taking a pontoon visit to see the island from the coastline.