Outdoor Activities You Can Try While On St Lucia Holidays
December 5th, 2009 by Edward Watkinson, under Travel and Leisure. 1 Comment
St. Lucia is a beautiful island in the Caribbean. It is located-00 miles southeast of Florida. The area of this island is 238-square-mile, which makes it 27 miles long, and– miles wide. The landscape of this island is astonishingly attractive. With its mountain terrains, unspoiled beaches, crystal-clear waters, and luxurious accommodations, St. Lucia is an ideal location for Holidays.
It is a great destination for all the people who like to indulge in outdoor activities. If you are looking for a quiet peaceful time by yourself, you can relax under the shade of the coconut palms on the sandy beaches looking on to the serene blue waters. The island has a great variety of beaches for people to enjoy the most; there are whites sand beaches in the north of the island, and golden yellow and black beaches in the south.
If you are into outdoor sports, then St. Lucia offers you the opportunity to play golf or tennis is this scenic area. St. Lucia has an’-hole golf course, and several floodlit tennis courts. If you are a golf-lover, then you can find facilities such as pro shops where you can find everything, you require to enjoy a day at the St. Lucia Golf and Country Club. Tennis players can find floodlit courts that provide the professional equipment and facilities for visitors.
If you want to have a relatively peaceful, and serene outdoor activity, then there are several Historical and Natural sites in St. Lucia that you could visit. You can visit Morne Fortune, which was a battleground between the French, and the British for the control of St. Lucia. Alternatively, you can go to the Pigeon Island National Park, which also holds a significant importance in the history of St. Lucia. There are several other interesting places for sightseeing, such as The Pitons and The Sulphur Springs.
St. Lucia is an ideal holiday location for riding enthusiasts. You can go for mountain biking in the lush mountain terrain of this island, or you can go on horseback or to ATV to discover the historic treasures of St. Lucia. Ride through the scenic plantations, the magical rain forest, or along the tranquil eastern coastline of the island, and enjoy the beauties of nature with which, it is blessed.
The dense forests are full of hiking trails for the people who want to satisfy their thrill instinct. For this reason, the forestry department, and the St. Lucia national trust organise many hiking tours on the major trails. These tours are normally a full day activity.
Apart form all these, there are many options for water sports in St. Lucia. These activities include water-skiing, wind surfing, and whale watching, deep-sea fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, jet-ski riding, and many such other activities. Not only this, they also offer courses on these sports for the beginners.
For all such people who enjoy outdoor activities, St. Lucia has great in store for them. This is no doubt a wonderful place to visit in the summer holiday. If you visit it once, you are sure to come back again.
For St Lucia Holidays and other Caribbean holidays visit this Caribbean holiday website.
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