Castries City Walking Tours: A Journey through Time with St. Lucia's History and Heritage
4.5
15 Ratings
Castries
Immerse yourself in the rich history and heritage of Castries City with our walking tours. Discover the captivating stories behind its landmarks, taste authentic St. Lucian food, and shop for unique souvenirs. Join us for an unforgettable journey through time!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Castries Market - Dash through Castries with us! Visit the Castries Food Market once rated by National Geographic as one of the top 10 Food Markets in the World.

Learn, smell and taste unique fruits, vegetables and spices. See fresh local produce transform into the most delightful cuisine all in the same place. Give your taste buds a tour of St. Lucian dining as we walk through a corridor of food. A food lover’s affair you can’t afford to miss out on.

We will visit the Vendors Arcade and Craft Market, ideal places to shop. Choose from a wide variety of batiks, carvings, mats, dolls and a wide array of other handcrafted items and have fun finding your perfect handcrafted souvenir or collectable.

What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Engage in the most personal exploration of Castries led by our local experts serving as your entertaining companions. St. Lucia’s entire history orbits around Castries, thus offering an ideal initial exposure to our culture and heritage. Join us on a historical journey. Be captivated by St. Lucia’s fascinating love story! Unravel the narrative of our discovery and the origins of our name. Comprehend why we were the subject of numerous battles and why we were considered the coveted jewel of the European powers. Wander through our parks, squares, and boulevards, immersing yourself in their compelling histories. Be captivated by the romantic tales of our street names, learn about significant buildings, and appreciate their architectural beauty. Interact and immerse yourself in the local atmosphere. Pick up a few words of our second language, French Creole. Savor authentic St. Lucian cuisine! Browse through local crafts, spices, rums, and souvenirs. Sip on a fresh coconut or two! Take home an unforgettable experience! Explore Castries with us!

Location
55 John Compton Hwy
John Compton Highway
Castries Vendor's Arcade, at the junction of Jeremie Street and the John Compton Highway.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ade_a
Oct 5, 2023
Must do tour of local history. - This tour was excellent. Schelly our guide was a fountain of knowledge and was attentive of your needs. You could debate points of view with her and she had obviously studied her Carribbean history. Food was authentic and amazingly tasty. She showed us food we had never seen and knew all their medicinal properties. Well done and would recommend.
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Catriona_d
Jun 7, 2023
Great - Shelly was brilliant! Very informative in all aspects of the tour. Some amazing food stops along the way so don't fill up on brekkie like we did! Would highly recommend!
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176lailac
Apr 25, 2023
Immerse Yourself in the St Lucian Culture - We had a great time on this tour. We had Schelly as our guide and we were so pleased with how she showed us around and all the interesting back stories we heard about what had happened in St Lucia and how it continues to progress. We started our tour at the food market, here we were introduced to a variety of mangos. We could not believe how different each one was, they had different textures, levels of juiciness and sweetness. We also got to try other exotic fruits we had not heard of before. Later, we walked around the downtown area, visited the park with the largest tree in St Lucia that is over 400 years old, we also took a tour at their local library and visited their Basilica Church. We finished the tour by stopping by the market to pick up some delicious lunch. We had the lamb soup and fish with rice platter. Both we're exceptionally good. I would definitely recommend this Food/Shopping/Walking tour if you are really interested in learning about the St Lucian culture and being immersed in it fully, because you won't get the same experience if you only stay within your hotel. On the way back we took one of their mini buses, it was only 2.75 EC (East Caribbean dollars) a lot cheaper than a personal taxi that would have been $40USD. Also we recommend to go on an empty stomach when doing the food tour so your tummy isn't full and and you can enjoy all the incredible food this island has to offer.
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Joe_d
Apr 15, 2023
Great experience - The best part of entire tour was our tour guide. I believe her name was Shelly. She took us though the markets where we were able to try some of local fruits and vegetables and she brought us to some local restaurants where we were able to try some of local dished and we finished it all off with some sweets from a local vendor. She went above and beyond to make sure that we did everything that we wanted and was very knowledgeable as well. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone.
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E4540sisamh
Apr 1, 2023
Excellent tour - We had a great time with Shelly. Hearing about life on the island from a local was really interesting and we both came away full of knowledge and food!
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Escape747127
Sep 7, 2022
Eat and Learn St. Lucia - This is an amazing tour if you ware wanting to explore the capital and learn the history of St. Lucia. Having a guided tour made it easy to explore the local markets and area. Our local guide made sure we got to experience a little of their local lifestyle and eat some amazing food. I highly recommend this tour and make sure you bring your appetite.
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891sadel
Sep 2, 2023
Great experience touring the Castries - I decided to book this tour for my family for us to learn some basic history about St. Lucia. Richardo was our tour guide, he was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We had an opportunity to not only learn about St. Lucia's rich history but we were able to sample some local produce in the market, have an authentic St. Lucian lunch and to shop for souvenirs. Ryan was our driver, he was on time and extremely knowledgeable about the history of St. Lucia as well and friendly. His vehicle was clean and comfortable. The tour seemed a little rush, I wish we had an opportunity to sample more local produce and possibly purchase these produce. While the lunch was good, I would have opted to skip lunch to enjoy local produce. Reserving the car was a bit challenging due to me having limited cell service. Luckily, I was able to work it out with the company.
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Brittnie
Apr 12, 2023
Informative - Shelly was informative and helpful with finding our items. We booked the History and shopping trip and it was a little over an hour.
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Nbcteacher
Mar 18, 2024
Unremarkable tour - My driver, Joseph, was excellent! He picked me up on time, got me back in time, was very personable and knowledgeable about the island. I wish he had been my guide. My guide, George, was not very knowledgeable, especially about Derek Walcott. It seemed like he wanted you to be finished quickly because he was hesitant about taking me to the Anglican Church and kept asking me if I wasn’t tired. I wasn’t tired at all and I would have liked to have seen more. It was a very short tour and I didn’t learn anything.
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Melanie_l
Jan 4, 2024
OK?! - Walking around Castries was interesting to my self as my grandfather was born there and to be able to walk in his footsteps was special. However the guide was lovely but prefered to talk more about her views on St Lucia, which was a little offputting.
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