A Week of Sea Moss, Cocoa and Creole St Lucia
Your St Lucia Itinerary at a Glance
- Day 1 Day 1: North, and the bakery
- Day 2 Day 2: Cassava and the Creole interior
- Day 3 Day 3: East coast and the sea moss
- Day 4 Day 4: South coast, craft and estate
- Day 5 Day 5: Vieux Fort, mangrove and the islands
- Day 6 Day 6: Into Soufriere
- Day 7 Day 7: The water, then go
Where to Stay in St Lucia
Balenbouche Estate
Sleep on the estate.
Rabot Hotel (Hotel Chocolat)
Rabot Estate above Soufriere, described as the oldest cacao farm on the island, bought in 2006.
What to Do in St Lucia
Iyanola Apiculture Collective beekeeping tour
Vigie Peninsula, Castries.
Millet Bird Sanctuary Trail
Millet, Castries Quarter, around a thousand feet up.
Roseau River bamboo rafting
Roseau Valley.
Kayak on the Bay (sea moss farm paddle)
Praslin Bay, Micoud.
Mamiku Gardens
Mon Repos, near Praslin.
Sault Falls (Errard / Dennery Falls)
Near Dennery.
Balenbouche Estate heritage tour
Laborie and Choiseul.
Mankòtè Mangrove
Just outside Vieux Fort.
Maria Islands Nature Reserve guided landing
Two islets off Pointe Sable.
Tet Paul Nature Trail
Community run, short, and the best view for the least effort.
Project Chocolat Tree to Bar Experience
Make your own bar from the estate's beans.
Anse Chastanet reef, Soufriere Marine Management Area
Shore entry inside the managed area.
Malgretoute Beach reef
Between Soufriere town and the Pitons, quieter than Anse Chastanet.
Where to Eat in St Lucia
It's Alive Bakery & Fermentory
Rodney Bay, Gros Islet.
Orlando's Restaurant & Bar
Soufriere town.
Your Day by Day St Lucia Itinerary
Day 1: North, and the bakery
Land at Hewanorra or Vigie and start gently in the north.
It's Alive Bakery & Fermentory
Rodney Bay, Gros Islet. Ferments and real bread.
Iyanola Apiculture Collective beekeeping tour
Vigie Peninsula, Castries. Bees, and what they are up against here.
Day 2: Cassava and the Creole interior
Babonneau is where the living Creole food tradition is.
See the full day-by-day itinerary.
This is your only free pass. A free account gives you 3.
Day 3: East coast and the sea moss
This is the day that makes the trip different from everyone else's.
Day 4: South coast, craft and estate
Choiseul is the strongest living craft village in our Caribbean coverage.
Day 5: Vieux Fort, mangrove and the islands
The far south is quieter and wilder than the guidebooks suggest.
Day 6: Into Soufriere
Move west for the last two days.
Day 7: The water, then go
Finish under the surface.