Vacation Packages to St Lucia from Calgary
If you were randomly dropped off on the island of St. Lucia, you wouldn't be crazy to think you might be somewhere in the South Pacific. By appearance alone, St. Lucia isn't your prototypical Caribbean island. With its towering peaks, waterfalls, volcano and sometimes black sand beaches, it could easily pass for a lost Hawaiian island or one neighbouring exotic Tahiti.
Unspoiled rainforests and rugged coastlines create fresh, breath-taking vistas while the genuine warmth of the locals and the void of American fast-food chain restaurants cement the fact that mass tourism has yet to shuffle St. Lucia into the fold of other more commercial Caribbean hot spots. A drive around the island takes you through banana plantations, snakes up and around lush palm-dense hills and quiet, laid-back communities while always giving you a peek at St. Lucia's iconic, twin Piton Mountains. From intimate inns to lavish all-inclusive resorts, a garden-view room here is as popular as one with a view of the ocean.
As romantic as the island is (St. Lucia is one of the most popular Caribbean honeymoon destinations), it has a lot more to offer than couples massages, sunset dinners and quiet evenings. To immediately immerse in the islands culture, join the weekly Friday night 'Jump Up' street party in the northern town of Gros Islet and get ready to eat, drink and dance the night away. St. Lucia's cuisine is a delicious reminder of its French influence and the island's tasty Creole and Indo-Caribbean offerings can be found everywhere from resort restaurants to humble side-of-the-street food stalls. Other popular activities include a visit to the world's only drive-in volcano, Soufriere, and scuba-diving the many dive sites in the island's vicinity.
Cheap Vacations to St Lucia from Calgary