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.
Practically speaking, St Lucia is a very small island, which can be roamed around in one day. Surprisingly, there is so much to indulge in the outdoor activities that one never gets tired of this place. It is a most promising holiday destination with special emphasis on the outdoor activities.
St. Lucia is blessed with natural beauty in the form of beaches, which are unique in their setting, and splendour. Castries, Gros Islet, and Soufriere are three beaches, which are most visited due to their easy accessibility.
The Forestry Department, and St. Lucia National trust have collaborated together to preserve natural hiking tracks, so that trackers can either go in groups, or with guides on these tracks. There is a tour called the Castries Heritage walk, which is designed specifically for people having interest in the history of St. Lucia. It is a walk through the landmarks, and places of historical importance, and is an exciting experience.
There is championship golf course for golf-lovers in Cap Estate in the north of Gros Islet. The facility of tennis is available in all the major clubs, and hotels of St. Lucia. They offer tutorial sessions for visitors by professionals, and the courts have floodlights, so that whenever you want to play you can. Squash players can also enjoy their trip by enjoying personalised attention.
What many visitors love about St Lucia is the aerial view of the island. The helicopter tours are available for all those who wish to watch the beauty, and splendour of the beaches, crystal-clear waters, and zigzag terrain of St Lucia.
Outdoor activities are for not only male oriented, but females, and others who do not have interest in sporting activities can enjoy the shopping malls, and collect some remarkable local souvenirs. It is a century old tradition that the wives of the farmers bring their homemade handicrafts, and sell them in Castries market place on Market Day. They exhibit hand screened batik prints, silkscreen prints, natural scenery prints, and apparels, and mostly fabric related work. Designer, and branded accessories can be found in St. Lucia, as it is a duty free zone, thus you can find many articles, which are far cheaper than your homeland.
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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