St Lucia is a Caribbean gem! With matchless beaches, and landscape, it shall make your holidays very special, and personal. You can find exciting, and thrilling outdoor activities like diving, surfing, water skiing, jet skiing, scuba diving, and horse riding etc. you shall also find a lot of mentally, and physically relaxing activities like fishing, snorkelling, bird watching, and walking on the white sand beaches in the evenings. For sports lovers, excellent facilities of golf, tennis, and squash are available in St Lucia.
St. Lucia is such a small island that one can finish touring it within a day, but there are so many things to be explored that one does not get tired of it. It is an amazing holiday resort especially for people having interest in outdoor activities.
The beaches are unique, and exceptional in their beauty. The three most accessible locations for beaches of St Lucia are Castries, Gros Islet, and Soufriere. The Forestry Department and St Lucia National trust have coordinated natural tracks in the numerous terrains of St Lucia. Visitors can go on hiking expeditions alone or in groups, with the guides, if required.
Tourists interested in the history of the place must walk to the Castries Heritage, which guides you through the historical places, and landmarks of St. Lucia, and will be an inspirational experience.
Golfers can enjoy the facility of 18-hole championship golf course in Cap Estate located to the north of Gros Islet. Tennis facility is available for tourists in almost all the major hotels, and clubs of the island. These facilities are well equipped, and provide professional assistance to the tourists. On the other hand, squash is not a well-known game in St. Lucia, so not many trainers can be found, but still the facilities are there.
The beauty of St. Lucia can be caught more concisely through an aerial view of the splendour of St. Lucia. To give the visitors an aerial view beaches, waters, and hiking tracks of St. Lucia, helicopter service is available.
Until now, only outdoor activities, usually male-oriented have been listed, there are activities for women as well, and for people having interest in the local culture. The shopping malls of St. Lucia offer great shopping stuff from designers to local, cultural souvenirs. For centuries, the wives of the local peasants bring their handicrafts to the Castries market for selling. Their exhibitions include hand screened batik prints, silkscreen prints, floral prints, and apparels. St. Lucia is a duty free zone, thus the one can find things at very reasonable rates especially the branded ones.
St. Lucia has comparatively high temperature, but still its serenity and natural beauty is a source of tranquility for its tourists, and even inhabitants. Mostly the activities are outdoor like water sports, shopping, and contemporary sports. To avoid direct contact of sunrays with the skin use sunscreens or sun blocks having SPF 15.
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