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A Taste Of St Lucia

Day Trip, Group Tour

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Absorb St. Lucian culture to admire the Greenwood Terrace's mini-museum's artifacts, delight in island treats, and more on this guided Castries tour.

Go back in time as you explore St. Lucian culture and discover its beauty with a visit to Greenwood Terrace's mini-museum, discover how locals use herbs from a medicinal garden, sample rum, and more when you book this scenic guided tour in Castries. Your cultural excursion offers 2.5 hours of fun and discovery as you explore the historical artifacts of Greenwood Terrace's mini-museum and discover St. Lucian culture. Your scenic adventure provides a delicious tropical fruit and island treat sampling, a mouthwatering local rum sampling, and an expert guide who will share the secrets behind the making of local Bay Rum and take you to tour the gorgeous grounds and gardens of Greenwood Terrace.

Begin your scenic island tour by meeting with your knowledgeable guide at your port and then board a comfortable vehicle to head north to the once-quiet fishing village turned tourist attraction of Gros Islet. Here, find the majestic botanical gardens and historical artifacts of St. Lucian culture at the famed Greenwood Terrace. Follow your guide on an exploration that takes you back in time and discover the cooking equipment of St. Lucian culture, such as the ancient Platene, which locals used to create sugar and the juicy remains of the cassava plant known as farine. Grab your camera to take pictures of a historical henhouse or old-style fowl coop used as an outdoor cooking fireplace, and an outdoor brick stone oven, which locals use to bake bread.

Next, sample the delicious flavors of St. Lucia as you sink your teeth into a variety of island treats, tropical fruits, and delicacies. You'll even get to whet your palate as you enjoy sampling local rum and learn about what it takes to create domestic coconut oil and bay leaf-based Bay Rum. Continue your exciting excursion touring the beautiful gardens of Greenwood Terrace, learning about tropical fruit trees and the flowering plants that dot the grounds, as well as taking in the stunning views of the traditional medicinal herb garden. Listen intently as your guide shares details on how locals used herbs in the past and today.

During your cultural excursion, your guide will also share interesting facts about traditional Creole madras dress and the headdress that locals wore known as "tete en l'air". This conventional yet casual dress predates St. Lucia's emancipation when African slaves would wear this colorful ensemble during feast days. Your tour concludes with a visit to Greenwood Terrace's mini-museum. Here, find a variety of historical items, including iconic artifacts like utensils, before returning to your port.

If you're looking to immerse yourself in St. Lucian culture while catching stunning outdoor views of gorgeous gardens, then this tour is just for you.

Interests
  • Culinary and Cooking
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Tour Type
Group
 
Group Size
Standard
 
Activity Type(s)
Culinary / Food
 
Tour Duration
3 Hours
 
Activity Level
Moderate
 
Tour Leaves From
Cruise Ship Pier.
 
Food/Beverage Provided
Local seasonal fruit, island delicacies, local juices and rum tasting.
 
Special Instructions
We recommend wearing comfortable, clothing and sensible, flat-soled walking shoes. Sunscreen and sunglasses are also recommended.
 
Restrictions
Guests must be able to step in and out of transportation, walk for approximately 45 minutes within the garden on a flat and also gently sloping terrain. Many roads are quite bumpy and guests with neck, back, or hip issues should consider this before booking. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
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About Shore Excursions Group
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About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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About Shore Excursions Group

About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.

Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.

Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.

Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.

Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.

Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.

In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.

High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.

Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.

Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.

Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.

Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.

Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.

Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.

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Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.