St Lucia Castries to Pitons Tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Viewpoint overlooking City.

   5 min

2. Viewpoint overlooking Marigot Bay.

   Passes by

3. Anse La Raye Village

   Passes by

4. Drive through Canaries fishing village.

   Passes by

5. The Majestic Pitons. The viewpoint is overlooking the town of Soufriere.

   10 min

6. Soufriere Town

   Passes by

7. Dive in volcano, entrance is applicable (10 , 14 USD PP) Optional - Inform your guide / driver

   30 min

8. Soufriere Botanical Gardens Optional - Inform your guide / driver (Entrance 7 USD PP)

   30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 158 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Amazing Experience

  Rafael was a wonderful, knowledgeable guide. Even though my group trip ended up being a solo excursion, he was flexible and I was able tompivk and choose which options I actually wanted to see. Enjoyed the beautiful countryside a d photo lookouts and still got back in time to do other activities in the afternoon! Book the trip!!

  jlkaulSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great overview of St Lucia!

  This is a driving tour of St Lucia. We went to the drive through volcano and really loved that. There was a guide included in that part. We also visited the town of Soufrière and stopped to buy some local fruit (which my kids ended up not wanting and got chips instead🤣). We got amazing pictures of the Pitons from several different locations on the ride. We also stopped at a chocolate factory on the way back to pet port which was amazing! We decided not to do the hot springs since we had done some the day before on a different excursion, but the facilities looked nice. The highlight of our trip was the botanical gardens. We’ve been to several in the Caribbean and these were really the best. I can’t recommend them enough. I definitely recommend this trip. We had a little over an hour of a drive in a comfortable van with good air conditioning to get to the attractions we visited. Water and soda were provided for free as well. The driver was extremely friendly and provided us a lot of information about the island and the different plants we passed. We had lots of questions and he was able to give us great answers. We really enjoyed our day with him. The tour length was perfect for what we wanted. We got to see a nice slice of the St Lucia and still had some time to shop for souvenirs near the port. It was easy to find the driver when we arrived at port and he had a sign with our names. I would definitely do this tour again.

  Kristin_CMay 2026via Viator

• 1DON'T WAST YOUR MONEY!!

  It was just me and my 73yr old mom on this tour. So, it felt private. That was probably the only positive of this tour. Our tour guide/driver Raphael did not talk at all or explained what we were seeing or driving by. The van looked outdated from inside and there was no steps or a stool for my mom to get in and out, so basically, she just spent the entire tour in the van (money wasted). The roads were very winding, and our driver did do a good job navigating that. But van was very muggy and the AC did not have a full force, luckily, I brought my own fan. Due to the winding roads and the winding drive, our driver did get sick and had to stop a few times to release the uncomfortableness. My mom offered him Tums to help with his upset stomach, which did help him as he said it helped him tremendously. Both my mom and I asked the driver to bring us back to the ship at this point because all he did was drive, that's it. Our five-hour tour ended in three hours. I DO NOT recommend this tour if you get car sick as the winding road will make you feel sick to your stomach and if you are just looking for a driver that doesn't say anything. We were not offered water bottle or beverages that are included in this tour, I had to ask for it. The only time our driver spoke at all was when I prompted a question. My refund was denied and I basicll wasted $310. The one star is only because the driver navigated the road safely that’s it. Otherwise, this would have received a zero star, my very first time giving this low rating.

  dipat2024April 2026via Tripadvisor

• 2Don’t WASTE your time & money

  It was just me and my 73yr old mom on this tour. So it felt private. That was probably the only positive of this tour. Our tour guide/driver Raphael did not talk at all or explained what we were seeing or driving by. The van looked outdated from inside and there was no steps or a stool for my mom to get in and out, so basically she just spent the entire tour in the van (money wasted). The roads were very windy and our driver did do a good job navigating that. But it was very muggy in the van. The AC did not have a full force so I had to use my own fan. Due to the wavy roads and the winding drive our driver did get sick and had to stop a few times to release the uncomfortableness. My mom offered him Tums to help with his upset stomach, which did help him as he said it helped him tremendously. Both my mom and I asked the driver to bring us back to the ship. Our five hour tour ended in three hours. I DO NOT recommend this tour if you get car sick as the windy road will make you feel sick to your stomach. We were not offered water bottle or beverages that are included in this tour, I had to ask for it. The only time our driver spoke at all was when I prompted a question. I will be requesting a refund as I don’t know think this was worth the $310 that I paid for both me and my mom. The two star is only because the driver navigated the road safely that’s it. Otherwise this would have received a zero star, my very first time giving this low rating.

  Dipa_TApril 2026via Viator

• 5This tour is long. It’s...

  This tour is long. It’s took us about 5 1/2 hours. We did know that when we booked it. To get a view of the Pitons and visit Sulphur Springs, you do need to travel up into the mountains. The road had a lot of switchbacks, and one person in our van who had motion sickness was struggling. But it was nice that our driver was flexible. We skipped the mud baths and the botanical gardens. He did make a stop at a local chocolate shop that we passed on the way. He also stopped at a roadside stand where we sampled banana ketchup and creme de banana liqueur and spiced rum. That was a very interesting stop and totally unexpected. We really appreciated it. We also all purchased something from the proprietor. We enjoyed the excursion and are glad that we did it, but if we ever get back to St. Lucia, it’s not something that we would repeat just because of all the driving involved.

  Lori_OMarch 2026via Viator

• 3Significant traffic issues

  The traffic from the cruise port was much worse requiring 1.5 hours EACH way to and from the cruise port. We were told construction is planned to help ease the bottlenecks.

  DebizNPMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Gros Islet

• Its from-price is 43% below the median of the 100 day trips we list in Gros Islet.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 100.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Gros Islet

Gros Islet is a fishing village and resort area at the northern tip of St Lucia, near Rodney Bay, Pigeon Island and a weekly Friday-night street party.

Gros Islet is a fishing village at the northern end of St Lucia, about ten kilometres from Castries by road. Nearby Rodney Bay is the island's main resort area, with a long, sheltered bay, a marina and Reduit Beach. Cap Estate, to the north, has golf and villas on a headland. Fishing boats are drawn up on the village beach.

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