Rickie tropical tours

Type & Conditions

This Mini Van Explorer Tour with driver and tour guide is a 3 days / 2 nights itinerary including :

► Transportation in a mini or maxi van (16, 27 seaters…) with driver and air conditioning, for 2 days

► Insurance and gas of the vehicle

► The assistance of one of our Vincentian guides in your vehicle, who meets you daily at your hotel after breakfast and guides you the day on your itinerary.

► 2 lunches

►Return to the same accommodation each night (please check our accommodation's selection hereunder)

► Airport to hotel round taxi trip included

► The South and the East Coast of St Vincent through 2 itineraries during which our guide will make you discover the history, fauna, flora, cuisine, art craft, beauty of our land and lifestyle of the Vincentians. You will visit the following sites:

► Day 1: At arrival, in the afternoon, our taxi will welcome you at the airport for a ride to your hotel.

► Day 2 : This is the first day of your Explorer tour. Our guide meets you, with the vehicle, at your hotel after breakfast, at 9 am . This fantastic day begins with a visit to Fort Charlotte , the Black Caribs Museum and Heritage Hall . Then we take you for a scenic coastal drive alongside the Atlantic Ocean . The road passes through the Byera Tunnel, which was built to open up Carib lands to settlement. You will pass the spectacular Rabacca River filled with volcanic sand and stones. The river drains the eastern slopes of La Soufrière and Mount Brisbane . You will pass through Orange Hill's banana and coconut plantations. At the north-western tip of the island are the villages where the Carib settled following the wars. These villages are still home to a large number of Vincentians of Carib descent. In Sandy Bay , you will be welcome by some Carib Indians who will offer you to share, the time of your visit, their culture and traditions. You will learn what is arrowroot, how it is made and what it is used for. You will reach then, Owia Salt Pond. Here, the Atlantic Ocean cascades over lava peaks and ridges into a large bathing pool with a breathtaking view of the mountains in the background. Then off for a swim in the pond's crystalline waters. You will enjoy a typical Carib cuisine lunch. Return will be about 4 pm .

► Day 3 : Your guide meets you at 9 am at your hotel after breakfast. Making our way to the Mesopotamia Valley , keep your camera ready for a perfect photo opportunity as we drive through small villages, banana and calaloo plantations. Scenic stops along the route with breathtaking views of the valley. The South Coast road offers spectacular ocean view passing up and through the villages of Glen, Calliaqua and Villa, where Fort Duvernette was built on a massive rock 195 feet above the sea level. Our guide will point out areas of interest along the way. Then on a scenic tour passing on the heights of the capital, Kingstown , we arrive to the oldest Botanical Garden in the western hemisphere. During the visit, you will admire the natural wonders of St Vincent , a descendant of one of the original breadfruit trees Captain Bligh brought and the rare St Vincent parrots : Amazona Guildingii. After a coastal drive up to Chateaubelair and a stop for lunch on our way, you will enter the tropical forest for a little walk which will take you on a bamboo bridge before to reach the unique site of Dark View Falls and its two waterfalls. There, you would have the choice between climbing to the upper fall if you wish to swim in a larger natural pond or to simply sit and enjoy a wonderful « shower » under the lower fall. You will return your hotel at about 4 pm .

Later in the evening, our taxi will meet you according to your flight departure to drop you off at the airport.

► Casual, cool summer clothes and sandals are recommended. For the hike in the rainforest, shorts, tee-shirts and ordinary outdoor shoes are recommended but be prepared to the eventuality of getting them wet ! Please do not forget to bring along your swimsuits, beach towels and snorkel equipment. This tour is suitable for everybody. Pregnant women must be aware that some roads are rugged on our way. At night, in the hotels and restaurants : shirt and long pants for the men and dress or equivalent for women.

►Visa: Immigration visas are required from nationals of the following countries : Dominican Republic , Jordan , Syria , Lebanon , China , Iraq , Iran , Nigeria

►Departure Tax: Each passenger over 12 years old must have the amount of 40 EC$ or 15 US $ to be paid for departure tax, directly to the immigration office at St Vincent airport when leaving the country.

►Travellers Insurance: you will be asked to provide us with a copy of the personal worldwide travelling insurance covering all members in your party. Please note that this insurance may be already included in your credit card contract. If that applies, it is valid only if you pay all your trip with the said credit card. This travel insurance coverage is mandatory for participating to our self drive adventure tours.

Accommodation is not included in our rates but comes as an extra fee. We will help you with pleasure in your reseach and reservations. This service is only offered to clients participating to our tours. We regularly operate a selection of the best accommodations on the island and propose several category of accommodation and rates:

► Inter Island Air Service “Air Shuttle”, international and regional flights to St Vincent : click here