St Lucia Birdwatching Tour: Experience Enthralling Bird-life in Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve

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Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve

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Embark on a thrilling birdwatching tour in St. Lucia’s Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve. Spot colorful birds as you hike through the dense forest and enjoy a delicious continental breakfast.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve - The best and unique way to discover the rainforest with your private guide.

Your professional naturalist guide will answer your questions, provide entertaining anecdotes and help identify the plants and wildlife. Watch for agouti (a guinea pig-like animal) on the ground and St Lucia’s native, endangered parrot, the Jacquot, flying through the air.

What's Included

Expert nature guide commentary & insight
Immersive oceanside forest hike
Spot 3 varieties of hummingbirds
Opportunity to see Amazona Versicolor, the national bird

What's Not Included

Gratuities

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Embark on a journey through the densely wooded Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve to observe the fascinating avian life as they soar through the sky and alights on the tree branches around you. Accompanied by a seasoned nature guide, you’ll have a chance to spot vibrant birds, followed by a tasty continental breakfast.
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Location

Castries Waterworks Forest Reserve

We are located in Chassin Babonneau at the Castries Waterworks Reserve. If you need transportation, it would be extra. Let us know via message if this is something you will need.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Nickiejane56

Mar 11, 2023

Wonderful, not to be missed toir - What a wonderful time our group of 4 had with our guide (and expert) Jessie! Jessie was able to take us into the forest and identify many, many birds - most by sightings and others (like the Mangrove Cuckoo) by call. Jessie was able to talk knowledgeably about all the flora & fauna of the rainforest and found the hideaway of a tarantula and a freshwater crab hiding under a rock! We cannot recommend the tour highly enough - well worth getting up at 4.30am!

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Bjp893

Mar 9, 2020

Interesting and educational - Our guide was Jean-Claude and he did an fantastic job explaining the flora as we moved slowly through the forest.

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Nancysteele

Feb 24, 2020

Ziplining from up high - So I agree with some reviews in that the tram up is very slow however the guide Alex provided a very good overview of the vegetation and wildlife in the region to keep it informative. The ziplining and hike were a good challenge. Alex and Jeffrey do a great job helping people relax so they can enjoy the adventure. Loved doing it! I would suggest some music or trivia game on the ride down to make it interesting. But really great team!

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Linda_s

Jan 21, 2020

A great glide through the rain forest.... - This is a very peaceful and very entertaining tour. Our young guide, Jean Claude, was quite knowledgeable about the rain forest trees and plants, and the tour is otherwise beautiful and quiet. The trip down is even better, with some stunning views. One of our party did the walking tour afterwards, which he found to be more challenging than it might have been (slippery rocks, etc), so I was glad I didn't go. Enjoyed very much.

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Ccross2019

Nov 17, 2019

Blast in the rain! - We had s great time. It was raining buckets but Melissa and Jimmy too great care of us. They enjoy their jobs even in the rain. Our safety and comfort was very important to them! They were Amazing!

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Gmh591959

Dec 12, 2018

Yet another experience not to be missed - When I booked this trip I was not sure what I would find. This experience in the rain forest is very relaxing and a must. Ok one tree looks like another WRONG the tree's in this forest all have a name and a reason for been in the forest. The tram ride take's around 2 hours and the guide who sits behind you tells you the story of the forest and its wildlife also. A complementary drink at the end is very welcome. You can also do zip wire but didn't try that but will next time.

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Richard

Mar 31, 2019

Interesting, informative great views, felt very safe. - Safe and secure chairlift style ride through the rainforest, with informed and entertaining commentary from local guide. Saw a wide variety of trees and learned of their uses as food, medicine and for making things. Wildlife was a bit limited, decent sightings of a handful of hummingbirds, but other than that it was butterflies and birds glimpsed at distance.There is the option to do a short nature walk with the guide on return to base, which we availed ourselves of; surprisingly everyone else went straight to the supplied fruit juices (very nice) and the inevitable gift shop. The wait time for the bus was a bit long but we saw plenty of birds and lizards, far more than in the treetops!

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Lezharrogate

Mar 20, 2019

Aerial view over rainforest to the sea, St Lucia - This was an excursion booked via P & O Cruises. We had a great time on the aerial tram after a 15 minute walk through the rainforest with a lovely guide who explained the foliage, giant ferns and trees. Saw beautiful hummingbirds too. Spectacular panoramic views of the coast on the decent. It rained really heavily on our way up which added to the experience! But we were undercover so didn’t get wet! Many thanks to our guide, she was fab. Highly recommend a visit here 👍

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Julie_c

Mar 2, 2020

Peaceful and smooth ride - The tour itself was great! It was smooth and peaceful. The workers at the cruise port were very helpful getting us to the correct bus. Our tour guide was very hard to understand. While he seemed very knowledgeable about the rainforest, we only got about 50% of what was said. After the tour, we had to wait for our return bus as our guide went on a hike with other people on the tour. This took way too long! It seemed unorganized at the end. Overall, was ok for the price. Our friends has a great tour guide.

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Kris

Jun 2, 2016

The gondola ride was nice. The 4.5... - <p>The gondola ride was nice. The 4.5 mile transfer was a rip off. The tour company wanted 25 per person which for our family of 5 was 125. I learned a big lesson, will be sure that transfers are always included in the future.</p>

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