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Basseterre Half Day Tour: Combination of Culture, History, and Leisure
4.9
46 Ratings
Basseterre
This expedition offers the perfect blend of culture, history, and relaxation. Our knowledgeable guide will keep you enlightened throughout the journey. From the impressive altitude of Brimstone Hill to the wind-swept top of Timothy Hill on the island’s opposite end.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Romney Manor - Our first main stop is Romney Manor which has the best botanical gardens on the island and we get to look at how batik is done by waxing and dyeing
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park - We then move to our second stop, the Brimstone Hill Fortress which is a man made UNESCO World Heritage site.
- South Friars Beach - Here is where you get to see both the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea separated by under a hundred yards.
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What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Carbonated beverages
- Experienced certified guide
Location
Port Zante
I will meet you at the cruise ship port in Basseterre.
After the cruise ship has docked at Port Zante and you disembark walk straight through the archway where the dispatchers area..
I will be on your left hand side by the store called the Gold Mind
I will be there with a Sunflower sign in my hand.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(46 Ratings)
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Erica_j
Aug 2, 2024
A wonderful getaway - It was phenomenal ! Elvis our tour guide was the best of all time 10/10 I recommend . Nice scenery and very professional .
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Chuck_h
Jun 27, 2024
Great tour! - Tour guide was flexible and helpful throughout, and really helped us see the country and it's highlights very well!
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Sashi_y
Apr 13, 2024
Fantastic trip in Bassaterre - Excellent trip. The guide was absolutely fantastic. There are no time pressures. We had forgotten to get our beach costumes- only realised when we reached the beach. The guide not only took us back to ship but came back an hour later to pick us back up and took us back to the beach. It was an all day trip!
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Karen_j
Mar 28, 2024
Highly recommend this tour! - We had an awesome day with Randy, our driver, on St. Kitts. He was very accommodating to our group and everyone had such a good time. I highly recommend using him. He was very courteous, knowledgeable and funny. Thanks again Randy!
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Cheryl_c
Mar 3, 2024
Great experience! - Our tour guide was excellent! He was clear and gave good details of the island during the trip. He was also flexible and pleasant and had good interaction with the group. We had a great time!
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V3134kbmelissaa
Feb 16, 2024
Excellent tour - My husband and I were fortunate enough to have the tour guide and his van all to ourselves. Elvis was an excellent tour guide!! he was entertaining and educational for the entire tour. Highly recommend this tour!
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Kenneth_c
Feb 15, 2024
St Kitts - Retruning to St Kitts, was able to focus on the Romney estate and the Brimstone Hill National Park and fortress - with a local as a guide.
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Todd_e
Mar 22, 2024
Nice your Great value - Nice tour, great guide, great value.
I would suggest this tour to friends and I would use this tour company again.
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Kristen_s
Mar 15, 2024
Only Semi Private, but still a nice day on the island! - We had a nice time on this island! Our driver was knowledgeable about all our stops, and it
was great to get some history (and even see some shipwrecks) as we drove around. The vehicle was clean and nicely air conditioned. He had a cooler of drinks for us as well.
We stopped along the way at some places that were not even on our initial radar. Then we went to Wingfield Estate- (you can buy Rum here), Romney Manor- (get a picture of the 400 year old tree as you drive up to the entrance on the way in), Brimstone Hill Fortress- (be prepared for a significant staircase hike up the hill to the top of the fort), Shipwreck Beach- (to see the Mongoose), and to Timothy Hill for some great pictures. I got to hold some monkeys along the way (for $5-$10 USD a stop), so bring cash if you want to do this.
We spent about four hours with our driver. After we said goodbye my husband realized he accidentally forgot something important in the vehicle and with an international phone call to the number provided on the Viator reservation, we got the driver to come back to retrieve the item. We were SO thankful!
Once back in town the port area has lots of restaurants, bars, shops, etc. so you could spend some time here before getting back on the ship.
A couple notes for travelers and some room for improvement for this company:
We were on island with three other cruise ships that day. We had booked way ahead and thought we were booking a completely private tour to begin at 9am for just the two of us. When we got off the ship and met up with Elvis (with his sunflower sign) in the port area, we were told that there was another tour at 10am that he was taking people on, and that we had a different driver- (this was not an issue at all). We were also informed, while standing there in port, that we had one more person joining us!?!? This was a solo man who had come from another ship. We weren't given an option on whether we wanted him to join us, and were just told this was what was going to happen. I don't believe that the solo man knew ahead of time that he was traveling around with us either!? That was shocking and disappointing, but what do you do in this situation? We were stuck.
Luckily, we all ended up agreeing on where we wanted to spend our day on the island, and we did get along well that day, but this could have been an problem for not just us, but also the solo sailor.
If the company is going to combine tours, there needs to be some communication ahead of our money being spent, and we need to be able to decide if we want to continue with extras or get a refund. It was wrong for them to just added someone so they could make more money off the same day. If it could be a semi private tour, then it needs to be titled this way.
My next suggestion for the company would be to communicate using the chat on Viator and answer any tourists comments/questions ahead of the tour. I had asked questions and never got a response. On other islands I received confirmations and helpful tips from other private drivers and that would have been nice in this case.
All in all, we had a nice day with a fun and friendly driver who went above and beyond for my husband while back in the port area. We got to meet someone new, and even took a picture with all of us to look back on. I gave this a four rating, just because it was semi private with little communication.
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C3033pitheresab
Mar 9, 2024
A great day seeing the best of St. Kitts - We were our Driver Elvis’s only two passengers. As we were both early & the ship was leaving at 4.30 we agreed what was important for us to see & set off. Elvis is a lovely man & was informative & coped really well with the hazardous roads & jam caused by a breakdown at the Fort. An interesting trip. Don’t bother with the Shipwreck Bar. Too busy, scruffy & restaurant staff rude but you might see a real free Monkey & Mongoose there. The next beach club Carambola further up was fabulous but like many of these beaches you hire a bed & brolly for the day & it’s only worth it if you are staying more hours.
All in all a great trip seeing some fabulous sights, getting great pictures & learning all about the culture of Basseterre.
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