Situated in the highland community of Chassin, Rainforest Adventures St. Lucia offers visitors a unique opportunity for full immersion in the island’s vibrant rainforest life.Guests can choose to amble along the hiking trail eavesdropping on nature’s conversations, soar up and away through the forest canopy on gondolas, or thrill-seek on a zip line, gliding from platform to platform, high on the stoic trunks of the ancient sentries of the forest. The island’s premiere eco-adventure company covers an area of 1,250 acres of St Lucia Rainforest in the Castries Waterworks Reserve, the oldest rainforest reserve on St. Lucia. Rainforest Adventures appeals to all levels of interest and ability with St. Lucia rainforest tours that call both to the armchair enthusiast and the avid adventurer.And at only a half-hour away from the island’s major hotels, this attraction is both thrilling and convenient.
Time Band: 4 hours behind UK GMT (EDT - 1) and
5 hours behind UK BST (British Summer Time) (EDT)
St Lucia does not alter its clocks for daylight saving as it is so close to the equator
General: One of the Windward Islands, it was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse by the French, the first European colonizers. They signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660. England took control of the island from 1663 to 1667; in ensuing years, it was at war with France 14 times and rule of the island changed frequently (7 times French and British each). In 1814, the British took definitive control of the island. Because it switched so often between British and French control, Saint Lucia was also known as the "Helen of the West Indies."
• Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
• Places to Visit: Castries, Diamonde Fall, Soufriere Volcano, Les Pitons by boat, Skytram
• St Lucian cuisine:
is a combination of French and British dishes. Before colonization, the Caribs and the Arawaks occupied the island, surviving on its various natural fruits and vegetables like mangoes, oranges, tangerines, avocados, and breadfruits. St Lucia is known for its famous dish banana and salt fish; breadfruit and salt fish is also popular. One famous dish, bouyon, can be cooked with fish, chicken, meat, plantains, bananas, dasheen, ground yams and dumplings. Some bouyon recipes include coconut water or coconut milk.
• Shopping:
Special purchases include unique batik and silkscreen designs made into shifts, sports shirts, table mats, cocktail napkins and shopping bags produced at a studio on the road between Castries and La Toc. Other craft outlets sell locally made bowls, beads, straw hats, flour-sack shirts, sisal rugs, bags, sandals and woodwork. Pointe Seraphine features over 30 duty-free shops (open seven days a week), bars and restaurants placed around an open piazza. Another duty-free shopping complex is at La Place Carenage. Duty
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