Hope Royal Botanical Gardens
Jamaica’s largest public botanical garden, founded in 1873 on the old Hope Estate, with mature tropical collections and open lawns.
Jamaica’s largest public botanical garden, founded in 1873 on the old Hope Estate, with mature tropical collections and open lawns.
The island’s best-known snorkel reef, starting a few feet from the beach and dropping gradually offshore, with over 150 fish species recorded. SHORE ENTRY, no boat needed.
Quiet SMMA snorkel reef running along the shoreline, reachable on foot or by water taxi from Soufriere, with a good range of reef fish.
Protected bay with coral gardens over boulder formations, sponges, gorgonians and sea fans, dived and snorkelled from both shore and boat. Two named dive sites, North and South.
Appointment-only boat landing with a Trust guide onto a strictly protected reserve holding several species found NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH. Local fishing boat crossing, no facilities, bring your own food
A guide poles a long bamboo raft down one of the island’s largest rivers through rainforest and banana country, with a stop at a rustic hut for local drinks and fruit.
Community coral restoration programme training FISHERS from Soufriere as coral gardeners, running nurseries of over 3,000 elkhorn and staghorn corals and out-planting bleaching-resilient genotypes ont
Guided overnight watch on Saint Lucia’s main leatherback nesting beach, run with the Desbarras community turtle watch group, now revitalised as S.T.A.N.D. (Sea Turtle And Nature Defenders), historical
Purpose-built singletrack, around 8-12 miles, through jungle and colonial plantation ruins of the Anse Mamin valley, graded for first-timers as well as experienced riders.
The national community tourism body, motto ‘See, Do, Stay’, supporting Saint Lucian micro and small enterprises to own and run tourism experiences across adventure, tours, cuisine and accommodation.